{"id":1977842,"date":"2023-07-19T19:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T23:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwe-hall-of-famer-iron-sheiks-cause-of-death-revealed\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T19:09:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T23:09:36","slug":"wwe-hall-of-famer-iron-sheiks-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwe-hall-of-famer-iron-sheiks-cause-of-death-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron Sheik&#8217;s cause of death revealed: WWE Hall of Famer."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwwe-hall-of-famer-iron-sheiks-cause-of-death-revealed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977842&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>WWE\u2063 Hall of Famer The \u2064Iron Sheik&#8217;s Cause of Death Revealed<\/h2>\n<p>In a heartbreaking revelation, \u200bthe\u200b cause\u2063 of\u200b death for\u2062 WWE legend The Iron Sheik has been unveiled.\u200c According to his\u200d death certificate,\u200d the late-wrestler passed away \u200bfrom a\u200b cardiac \u2063arrest at the age of 81.<\/p>\n<p>The official document, obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/07\/19\/iron-sheik-died-of-cardiac-arrest\/\"\u200c target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ,<\/a> \u2064states that the\u2064 Pro\u2064 wrestling\u200c icon, born \u200bHossein \u2063Khosrow Ali Vaziri, \u200bsuccumbed to\u2064 natural causes. He\u2063 had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wwe-hall-of-famer-iron-sheiks-cause-of-death-revealed\/\" title=\"Iron Sheik's cause of death revealed: WWE Hall of Famer.\">battling congestive heart \u200cfailure<\/a> and \u2062hypertension before his \u2064passing.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cIron Sheik, famously known\u2063 as Hulk Hogan&#8217;s nemesis, passed away \u2062in \u200cGeorgia\u2063 on \u2063June 7. The news\u200b of his death was shared on Twitter,\u200d with his family\u200d describing him as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-uaw-union-president-sentenced-on-corruption-charges\/\" title=\"Former UAW union president sentenced on corruption charges\">devoted family man<\/a>&#8221; and more.<\/p>\n<blockquote\u2062 class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p\u200b lang=\"en\" \u200bdir=\"ltr\">RESPECT THE\u2063 LEGEND FOREVER \ud83d\ude22 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cr6CC9pXSO\">pic.twitter.com\/Cr6CC9pXSO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Iron Sheik (@the_ironsheik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/the_ironsheik\/status\/1666462933604265990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It is with\u2063 great\u200c sadness \u2064that we \u200dshare the news of \u2062the passing of The\u200d Iron \u200dSheik, but we\u2064 also take solace in knowing \u200bthat\u200b he \u2063departed this world peacefully, leaving \u200cbehind \u2063a legacy \u2062that \u2062will\u2062 endure for\u200b generations \u200cto come,&#8221; the\u2063 statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Beyond the wrestling persona\u200d that the world knew so well, The Iron\u2064 Sheik was a\u2063 devoted family \u2063man,&#8221; it\u200c added. \u200c&#8221;He cherished \u200dthe love and support of his wife of\u200b 47\u2062 years Caryl, \u200bwho\u2064 stood \u2064by his side through \u200cthick and thin, offering\u200b unwavering\u200c encouragement\u2064 throughout his life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their\u200b bond was\u200d an anchor, providing \u200dhim with the strength\u2064 to\u200d face\u200d the challenges that\u200d life\u2063 presented,&#8221; \u2063the statement \u2062continued. &#8220;To his children, \u200dTanya, Nikki, \u200cMarissa, and\u200c son-in-law\u2062 Eddie,\u2063 he\u200c was not just a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-multiple-heart-attacks-wrestling-legend-scott-hall-on-life-support\/\" title=\"After Multiple Heart Attacks Wrestling Legend Scott Hall on Life Support\">wrestling icon<\/a>. He was a\u200b loving\u200d and dedicated father. He instilled in them\u2063 the values of \u200dperseverance, determination,\u2062 and the importance\u200b of following their \u2062dreams.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Born on March 15,\u200d 1943, in\u200b Iran, <a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hulk-hogan-nemesis-the-iron-sheik-dies-at-81\" target=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">Vaziri<\/a> \u200bidolized\u200c Iranian Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler \u200cGholamre Takhti,\u2063 who \u200clater worked \u2062as a bodyguard \u2062for the\u200b Shah \u200dof \u2062Iran. He would eventually\u2064 <a \u200bhref=\"https:\/\/prowrestlingstories.com\/pro-wrestling-stories\/hulk-hogan-iron-sheik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">immigrate<\/a>\u200b to the United States \u2064and become part \u200cof several U.S. Olympic Greco-Roman \u200ccoaching squads in the 70s.<\/p>\n<p>In 1979, he \u200dmade \u2063his\u2063 debut in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and\u200d became the only Iranian\u200b champion in WWE \u2062history\u2062 after winning \u2064the \u200cWWF Heavyweight \u200bChampionship\u2062 in December 1983.\u200c However, \u200bhis \u2064reign was short-lived as\u200c Hulk Hogan swiftly\u200d took the title from \u2064him, sparking a\u200c long-standing\u2063 rivalry. Their\u200d <a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jljPR7opQac\" target=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\">initial\u200b match<\/a> in January 1984 resulted in Hogan&#8217;s stunning victory, \u2062which marked the\u2063 birth\u200b of &#8220;Hulkamania.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Iron Sheik\u200d was rightfully inducted \u2062into \u200cthe WWE\u2064 Hall of Fame\u2062 in \u200c2005.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik died at 81 due to cardiac arrest, as stated in his death certificate. The document, obtained by TMZ, confirms that the pro wrestling legend, born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, passed away from natural causes in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":219,"featured_media":1977843,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/219"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}