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1944–1946. Battles/wars. World War II. Edward George Farhat (June 7, 1926 – January 18, 2003) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name The Sheik (often called The Original Sheik to distinguish him from The Iron Sheik, who debuted in 1972). In wrestling, Farhat is credited as one of the originators of the hardcore ...
Jan 26, 2003 · Jan. 26, 2003. Edward Farhat, who as the Sheik more or less single-handedly escalated the violence and commercial appeal of professional wrestling in the early years of television, died on Jan. 18 ...
Jan 23, 2023 · Farhat retired from the ring in 1998 at the age of 72 and died on Jan. 18, 2003, at the age of 76. The Sheik was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by a pair of noted pro wrestlers, his nephew ...
Jun 8, 2023 · Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, best known to wrestling fans as the Iron Sheik, died this week at the age of 81. Born in 1942, the Iron Sheik wore many hats—and kaffiyeh —over the course of a ...
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Edward George Farhat (June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American professional wrestler best known as by his ring name The Sheik (or The Original Sheik to distinguish him from The Iron Sheik, a wrestler from the 1980s). He is also one of the originators of what became the hardcore wrestling style, and the uncle of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) legend Sabu. He started out wrestling ...
Sep 1, 2022 · In his new book, “Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling’s Original Sheik,” noted wrestling writer Brian R. Solomon tells the amazing story of one of wrestling’s original “heels,” which was the industry’s catchphrase for villains of the ring. Farhat, born in Lansing in 1926 and raised here, died at 77 in ...
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Jan 18, 2024 · Published: 18 Jan 2024, 09:11. Today marks 21 years since the passing of a performer Dave Meltzer calls “one of both the most famous and infamous characters in the history of the business.”. Ed Farhat, known worldwide as The Sheik, passed away on this day 21 years ago. Meltzer’s tribute to his life and career was published in the January ...
