Name: Iron Sheik, iconic wrestling villain, dead at 81
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The Iron Sheik, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler, has died at 81, his official Twitter account announced Wednesday. Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri was an Iranian-born American who debuted in the WWE ring in 1973 as the Iron Sheik. He was the only Iranian champion in WWE history, winning the 1983 WWF World Heavyweight Championship. He was introduced to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 and retired from wrestling in 2010. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/iron-sheik-dies/507-33a6a439-b60d-4fe6-adb9-2c73ca425710 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay

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