The Iron Sheik became WWE Champion the day after Christmas in 1983 when he defeated Bob Backlund at Madison Square Garden. The victory was a controversial one, as Backlund's manager Arnold ...

Ed Farhat, known around the world as The Sheik, is one of those men, and for this he is recognized as a WWE Hall of Famer ... by another Hall of Famer, The Iron Sheik, as well as Farhat's ...