Arp Laszlo • Comics • ADHDJun 8, 2023
Arp Laszlo • Comics • ADHD
Legit sad about his passing, I hoped to meet him once so he could call me a #jabroni & needlessly swear at me. Hated the guy as a kid but recognized that he was the closest thing to someone like me in the #WWF (not ideal since he was a heel). He was required watching, whether he was in the ring or cutting a promo as he felt more ‘real’ than most wrestlers.

He’s also a textbook case for pro wrestlers needing a union, healthcare, and retirement because his slew of injuries made old age painful & difficult.

Rest in power, Sheiky.

https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/37812697/the-iron-sheik-pro-wrestling-legend-hall-famer-dies-81

#WWE #ProWrestling #AEW #IronSheik #RIPIronSheik
The Iron Sheik, pro wrestling legend and Hall of Famer, dies at 81 - ESPN

Pro wrestling legend The Iron Sheik, who won the WWF title in the early 1980s and was later inducted into the Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 81.

ESPN
Jun 8, 2023 at 12:36pmWeb
Show threadArp Laszlo • Comics • ADHDJun 8, 2023
Plus, he catapulted #HulkHogan into the stratosphere by putting him over when he lost the belt to Hogan. He does not get enough credit for helping Hogan make millions and live a cushy life.

(In #ProWrestling terms, putting someone ‘over’ is to make them look good. He made Hogan look legit by losing to him and making it seem like he was a very difficult opponent for whom Hogan had to dig extra deep to defeat. Sheiky was hated by the crowd too (his whole character leaned into political tensions & xenophobia) so that made Hogan’s win even more emotional.

This is slightly different from the general pro wrestling term ‘over,’ which means fans care about a wrestler, either as a face (hero) or a heel (villain).)

#WWE #WWF