Iron Sheik, professional wrestler and WWF Champion, dies at age 81 | CNN

"The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, was born in Iran where he first began his wrestling career. He grew to prominence in the US in the 1980s as “one of the greatest villains in sports-entertainment history,” best recognized for his “curled boots and dreaded Camel Cutch finishing hold” and anti-American sentiment against other professional wrestlers, according to the WWE."