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: The Sheik
Wrestler’s Court: Jade Cargill and her streak
On November 2, AEW aired its latest edition of Dynamite. The show featured four title matches and...
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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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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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Private screening of Iron Sheik documentary a humbling experience
When you say the name “Iron Sheik” to a wrestling fan, regardless of generation, a number of vivid...
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Mad Dog Vachon: A filmmaker’s memories – PAGE 2
Remembering a Where Are They Now? article published by the Toronto Star in 1983 which I’d...
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Documentary reveals the Iron Sheik’s good and bad
Whether you’re an old school wrestling fan from the 1980s, or someone who learned about The...
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Producer attempting to document Detroit’s wrestling history
Award-winning producer Mark Nowotarski is trying to finalize his documentary on the history of...
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My first wrestling show! Bobo vs The Sheik!
We’re in 1982, and I’m going to my very first independent wrestling show. And I...
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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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New Sheik DVD to show Detroit impact, legacy
The last time The Sheik was in the national wrestling spotlight was back in 2007 when he was...
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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 untold story of Louis Papineau
Throughout the rich history of professional wrestling there are a thousand stories that have never...
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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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