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Iron Sheik

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The Resume

    (September 9, 1942-June 7, 2023)
    Born in Damghan, Iran
    Birth name is Kozrow Vaziri
    Former WWE Heavyweight Champion and WWE Tag Team Champion
    Olympic Wrestler for Iran
    Bodyguard for the Shah of Iran

Why he might be annoying:

    His WWE Heavyweight Title reign lasted less than a month.
    He came to the WWE during the Iran Contra and heavily praised his home country, which made the audience go nuts.
    After his usual tag team partner, Nikolai Volkoff, would sing the Russian National Anthem, his catch phrase would be, ‘Iran, number one, Russia, number one, USA' and he'd spit on the ground.
    He had a horrible voice and his character would also insist on singing the Iranian National Anthem.
    He was arrested in 1987 for possession of marijuana and cocaine.
    He made a comeback to the WWE in 1991 as Colonel Mustafa, Sgt. Slaughter's comrade when he was an Iraqi sympathizer; the comeback wasn't a huge success.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His title win over Bob Backlund, though controversial, was a huge shock that fans talked about for decades.
    He lost the title to Hulk Hogan, giving the birth of ‘Hulkamania.'
    He and Nikolai Volkoff have the distinction of being the first people to win a title at a WrestleMania by winning the Tag Titles at WrestleMania 1.
    Fred Blassie managed him.
    He won the gimmick battle royal at WrestleMania 17, which surprised many people.
    He's a master of the Iranian Clubs, which are 75 pounds each and he could twirl them around like toothpicks.
    His daughter was murdered in May of 2003.

Credit: Reo Rogerz


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 15 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 353 Votes: 39.38% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 67 Votes: 46.27% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 93 Votes: 50.54% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 63.27% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 60 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 66 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 114 Votes: 54.39% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 161 Votes: 60.25% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 405 Votes: 67.65% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 338 Votes: 61.24% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 331 Votes: 61.03% Annoying