Top 50 Greatest Wrestling Heels of all time
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22. Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik is one of the greatest heels in professional wrestling, projecting an arrogant ring persona and riding opponents into submission with his signature hold, the Camel Clutch.
If you follow the Iron Sheik on Twitter, then you know what kind of insane heel we’re dealing with here. But in the 1980s, he was the hottest heels in the pro wrestling world.
The Iranian Revolution in 1979 helped popularize Sheik’s gimmick, which started as The Great Hossein Arab in AWA. He made the move to WWE in 1979 but left in 1980, after which he re-debuted in the NWA as The Iron Sheik.
He would return to WWE in 1983 where he would have arguably his most infamous heel run. Sheik feuded with the all-American Hulk Hogan, and ultimately lost to him at Madison Square Garden in January 1984 to unofficially launch the era of Hulkamania.
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