What The Iron Sheik Was Doing Near The End Of His Life

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

The dark days eventually waned for The Iron Sheik, though it's safe to say the pain of his losses stuck with him for the rest of his days. Nobody goes into professional wrestling for the wins. It's a fictional production. They take up the athletic performance because they love to entertain, and the Sheik has found a way to scratch that itch off the mat as well. 

Bleacher Report recounts how the legend gained a large following through appearances on The Howard Stern Show, which was later leveraged into a Twitter following. At the time of his death the Sheik has over 664,000 followers and tweeted fun things like a threat to "suplex" Chris Hemsworth for playing Hulk Hogan in an upcoming biopic and other NSFW content.

Outside of Twitter, The Iron Sheik's life seemed simple. He was close with his grandchildren and was known to, on occasion, give them a lecture that's become famous in his family circle after the tragic death of his daughter, about the dangers of being too hard on one's self. And, with the exception of the occasional speaking gig, that seemed to be how the former wrestler lived out his final years. 

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