Wrestling legend Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known as WWF star The Iron Sheik, is dead at 81.  Khosrow was born on March 15, 1942, in Damghan, Iran, and grew up in a working-class family which had little money and no running water. Although his passport read March 15.

Is The Iron Sheik related to Dwayne Johnson’s ‘The Rock’?

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of the biggest stars in pro wrestling. During his WWE career, he shared some memorable moments with several individuals, including one of the greatest heels in pro wrestling, The Iron Sheik.

Though a lot of fans tend to give The Rock credit for popularizing the word “jabroni,” he’s asserted that he actually got it from the Sheik.

The Sheik and The Rock have a mutual fondness for each other that stems back to the very beginning of The Rock’s wrestling career. The Iron Sheik was one of the WWF’s biggest stars when The Rock’s dad, Rocky Johnson, was in the company.