The Sheik and Big Time Wrestling celebrated by The Detroit History Podcast
DETROIT – The Detroit History Podcast kicked off its sixth season telling the tale of The...
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Tag: Ed Farhat
Guest column: My book on The Sheik secures his legacy
By BRIAN R. SOLOMON – For SlamWrestling.net As you’re reading this, the fulfillment of my...
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I was there the night The Sheik bit a fan!
One of the more disturbing incidents of my career in pro wrestling happened in Flint, Michigan....
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Rowell’s book on ‘The Sheik’ is a friend’s remembrance
Gary “G.J.” Rowell has an interesting library of wrestling books out. The latest, Mat...
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How The Sheik helped heal Detroit after 1967 riots
It was a hot Summer in the City of Detroit in 1967. Lyndon Johnson was president, “Light My...
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Time to get hardcore with the Sabu autobiography!
The autobiography of Sabu starts off with a bang – literally – as Sabu recalls being shot in the...
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Sheik’s son, Captain Ed George, dead at age 71
Ed Farhat Jr., the oldest son of “The Sheik,” died this morning, March 22, 2021, due...
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Tom Farhat, The Sheik’s youngest son, dies
Tom Farhat, the youngest of two sons born to “The Sheik” Ed Farhat and his wife Joyce,...
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New Sheik DVD too short, needs much more
Long before ECW put itself on the map with its hardcore style, The Sheik was terrorizing opponents...
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The Sheik still lives … in Florida
In the 1960s, The Original Sheik was perhaps the most violent character that the professional...
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The Sheik (Ed Farhat) & Sabu story archive
The Sheik (Ed Farhat) was one of the greatest villains in pro wrestling history and his nephew,...
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