The Iron Sheik is trip me out here. I use to hate him because he was so evil back then with those sharpe camel boots of his. Now I can honestly admit, He played the bad guy part very well. I'm glad he was inducted in the Hall of Fame. He deserved it. He wrestled some great matches over the last 20 years. I wish wrestling could be like that again. WWE just sucks now.
Ravishing Rick Rude, The Iron Sheik, Macho Man Savage,Rick Flair, and The Rock are my fave wrestlers all time. My top 5 beats anybodys top 5 all day and nite. In the ring or on the mic!
The towel on his head is not even what Iranians wear. That’s an Arabic outfit, not Iranian, but he used it to promote his business. Most people don’t know the difference anyway 🤣🤣
At one time in Georgia Ole Anderson gave an interview and he was interrupted and jumped by a crew of Precious Paul Ellering, Killer Tim Brooks, Abdullah The Butcher, and The Iron Sheik. He was rescued by among others Stan The Man Hansen. Can you even imagine all these truly demented larger than life guys on a Monday Night or Tuesday Night rampage in their primes? Good Gravy!😱B.W.
Actually. outside the Entertainment world he considers himself American. As off the wall he sometimes gets I believe he's truly sincere about that. It's too bad that it wasn't until his final years in the business that he realized how much of an impact he had on American wrestling fans.
"i hope somevone call de San Francisco Californa Oakland hospital to bring ze ambulance...." "actually San Francisco & Oakland both have their own hospitals" "now you no have to correct me, i know my english not so good...."
LOL. That old school mentality of having fans believe your character is real 24/7 is rare in wrestlers today like The Sheik. There was a rare interview with the Sheik (I can't find it on the internet anymore) where for a good minute, his English was clear and the accent wasn't so thick. He was speaking about his daughter that almost made him cry.
Proud family man. Married a nice Minnesota girl. I think he has three daughters. Can’t imagine the fear their boyfriends had of Him. Home by 9! Yes sir. Home by 7.
GENE MEAN THE MEAN SHEIK KNOW ALL INTELLIGENT AMERICAN FAN FOR THE INTELLIGENT ITALIAN, IRANIAN, INTELLIGENT JEW ALL KNOW IRON SHEIK IS CALIFORNIA BEST WRESTLER FOREVER.
This is so good, classic stuff. I mean, the Sheik doesn't say even one intelligent or even one understandable sentence. Yet it comes off good on the mic! PLEASE, WITH THE FLAG!--love Gene Mean!
It's like a middle and last name. "Al" means "of" meaning where he comes from or where he was born...Like Sadaam Hussein, his full Arabic name was Sadaam Hussein Al -Tikriti IIRC...
Certainly not a bad inference or guess, but "min" or من means "of," in Arabic while "al" (ال) is a definite article directly equivalent to "the." So in the example you gave (Sadam), "al-Tikriti" would translate more dircetly to "Sadam Hussein The Tikritian" (or whatever the demonym would be in English) rather than "Sadam Hussein of Tikrit." Ultimately though in that specific context they mean basically the same thing, and I honestly have no idea if "al" is a word in Farsi outside of their Arabic-influenced naming convention.
1:02 "but the honest intelligent American, Arabian, Iranian on the oakland side said Iran Iran...." I guess if you are an honest American, you'd be cheering for Iran :)😃
The Iron Sheik was great back in the day, and truly he deserved to be WWF champ, but it's a shame he was used only as transitional one prior to Hogan. I wished his run as champion lasted longer
If it was a southern territory (where it was about the babyface chasing a heel champ), it could've been longer. However, WWF was all about the babyface triumphing against the heels trying to take his title
@Y2JROCKFAN: The truth about the Iron Sheik's past is VERY hard to piece together because the guy always kayfabes everything. You don't see wrestlers doing promos for local events like this anymore because PPVs have become more important than house shows.
Apparently, in real life Gene Okerlund and Iron Sheik were good friends....I think Gene was Sheik's best man at his wedding! Notice at 1:48 or so how Gene plays Sheik's praising of Allah to the hilt....lol....very funny stuff
The Iron Sheik should be hired to give out high school and college commencement speeches.
At the very least, a GEICO commercial
😂🤣
Agro
A rumor was reported that Iron Sheik was a speech therapist at a Cleveland clinic.
Exactly
Only the sheik's mustache has more charisma than any of today's top actors. Great entertainer.
After a hard day at work the Sheik’s promos make me alright!
Yes... a sheik promo a day keeps the doctor away haha
Iron Sheik/Mean Gene appearance combo & their interviews are legendary & historic. I miss those times.
*Gene Mean
Even though English wasn't his native language, no one can deny that Iron Sheik wasn't a master of promos. Always entertaining. God bless him.
Both...mean gene face gestures when interviewing him are 🤪
It's amazing. He debited as the Iron Sheik in 1984 and his English NEVER improved!
Nobody can deny that he *WAS a master of promos. He definitely was one.
I think that bad English was part of his shtick
It's funny as hell when Gene looks upward with Sheiky!
Same. What makes it even more hilarious is that he starts talking about Allah and Gene face looks like "Wait Allah is here?".
THAT'S RIGHT! NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CORRECT ME! I KNOW MY ENGALISH IS NOT GOOD LIKE YOU SIR!
lmao...the most polite heel ever
bro, I'm a San Antonio Spurs fan, but I still think you have the GREATEST account/screen name. EVER. PERIOD. LOL!
I really still don’t understand what the sheik is saying
He loved Gene Mean.
@@sheamus4300 *Channeling my inner Sheik* Needer ded Jin Min!
Gene mean was the best man at his wedding
I LOVE IRON SHEIK! His shit never gets old I swear! Bless his heart!
Exactly 💯
Mari is in love everyone 💕 congratulations Mari 👏
R.I.P to the Sheik!!!
Mean Gene's voice was perfect
The Iron Sheik has been at for 50 Years and not for one second has he ever broke character. Really. 😂😂😂
'That's right!'
'No, you don't have to correct me!'
- LMAO Sheik is the best
They are great wisdom in his speeches, encoded in Iranian accent.
F M Heel Sheik would give babyface promos in Farsi
Oh man never gets old all the iron sheik promo ..pure genius classic
The Iron Sheik is trip me out here. I use to hate him because he was so evil back then with those sharpe camel boots of his. Now I can honestly admit, He played the bad guy part very well. I'm glad he was inducted in the Hall of Fame. He deserved it. He wrestled some great matches over the last 20 years. I wish wrestling could be like that again. WWE just sucks now.
Iron Sheik Number One!
We will never see a greater heel, ever!
Ravishing Rick Rude, The Iron Sheik, Macho Man Savage,Rick Flair, and The Rock are my fave wrestlers all time. My top 5 beats anybodys top 5 all day and nite. In the ring or on the mic!
@@mcentepede classy Freddie Blassie beats all
mcentepede Ric*
Bakorafanboy13 how are u gonna disrespect jake the snake
Mateo Loza JAKE SNAKE
HAAAAAAAAPUH
IRON SHIEK BREATHE ON JAKE SNAKE HE RELAPSE PLAY 21 WITH 22 DA JABRONI
“All the white people and black people!!!”
😂🤣😂
Vite people I think you mean
Sheik was great at bringing people together.
''The great black star Junk yard Dog''
Around this time I saw the iron sheik eating at the el morocco restaurant in worcester, am. I was 13-14 years old and was eating with my mom and dad..
That was a great promo.
That night he humbled the black junk yard dog
you mean jan jar doll?
The Iron Sheik he beat de FAK outta dat Blak Howdy ehDoody
I never knew there was a sheik promo where the head towel stayed on.
Good call.
He's surprisingly calm here due to the shawl staying on
He started doing that a few months later.
The towel on his head is not even what Iranians wear. That’s an Arabic outfit, not Iranian, but he used it to promote his business. Most people don’t know the difference anyway 🤣🤣
I love when he calls HH "Hulka Hogahn"...the big JABRONI! Sheik #1
Sheik had swag..
bo0tsy1 yes he did lol
Sheiks eyebrows are cute, they slope down like he's sad, it's so adorable when he's yelling lol.
"Puhleeze with the flag."
Gotta love Mean Gene.
Sheik is the man. No wrestler active today can match the Sheik. They are not even close.
"'Im not school teacher!!" Shiek Galahani, Khosrow Vaziri........One of THE very Best!!! LL
At one time in Georgia Ole Anderson gave an interview and he was interrupted and jumped by a crew of Precious Paul Ellering, Killer Tim Brooks, Abdullah The Butcher, and The Iron Sheik. He was rescued by among others Stan The Man Hansen. Can you even imagine all these truly demented larger than life guys on a Monday Night or Tuesday Night rampage in their primes? Good Gravy!😱B.W.
Mean gene was the best man in Iron Sheik's wedding.
"Remember Jin Min, if some jabronie vant to stop de veddin, you take dem out and tell dem ACH PTUI!"
Sheik actually had his own style he is still strong and hilarious ..new cats learn
Mo King He is timeless
We will miss a one of the great legends. RIP Sheik!
I think the reason the Sheik is so good at the promos is he actually believes it :)
Yes. His wife Carol said he really thinks he is Iron Sheik.
Gene Mean and Shiekie Baby. Classic.
Great interaction between Sheiky and Gene Mean
Damn , the headwear didn’t get ripped off , disappointed
Such a great showman
oh my god he literally sounds like his batshit insane twitter feed
literally?
1985… oh how I wish I could go back.
Best heel ever
This time, gonna be..complainly different!
Actually. outside the Entertainment world he considers himself American. As off the wall he sometimes gets I believe he's truly sincere about that. It's too bad that it wasn't until his final years in the business that he realized how much of an impact he had on American wrestling fans.
This was actually very tame for Sheiky Baby.
You're always welcome in the Oakland and the San Fran...cisco, Sheiky Baby!
don't forget san cromento, as he calls it.
"i hope somevone call de San Francisco Californa Oakland hospital to bring ze ambulance...."
"actually San Francisco & Oakland both have their own hospitals"
"now you no have to correct me, i know my english not so good...."
Thankfully, both cities had one.
"Katy, bar the door". Love Mean Gene.
LOL... I always chose title screen number 7 also on my DMR-E80 . It's definitely the best looking.
Nice catch Get The Papers. I don’t always use that one, but usually do for my favorite stuff.
Sheik had the charisma
1:28 you don havv to Corrrrrrect me 🤣🤣😆 Legendary stuff
Even though he is kayfabed anti USA. Khasrow showed respect toward Gene Mean and his “intelligent American” fans.
LOL. That old school mentality of having fans believe your character is real 24/7 is rare in wrestlers today like The Sheik. There was a rare interview with the Sheik (I can't find it on the internet anymore) where for a good minute, his English was clear and the accent wasn't so thick. He was speaking about his daughter that almost made him cry.
Proud family man. Married a nice Minnesota girl. I think he has three daughters. Can’t imagine the fear their boyfriends had of Him. Home by 9! Yes sir. Home by 7.
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Mean Gene with the PERFECT lead in.....
Legendary
I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!! Iron Sheik got a beer in his face thanks to my ex husband! LOL
" You don't have to correct me, I know my English is not as good as you sir." Wow he was really polite there.
"The great black star..."
His moustache was always awesome.
These old Sheiky promos compared to now... no contest
RIP Sheiky Baby
GENE MEAN THE MEAN SHEIK KNOW ALL INTELLIGENT AMERICAN FAN FOR THE INTELLIGENT ITALIAN, IRANIAN, INTELLIGENT JEW ALL KNOW IRON SHEIK IS CALIFORNIA BEST WRESTLER FOREVER.
But intelligent Jew gets all the money and the Sheik ends up poor in the end.
Ted Striker Absolutely not guy has a fortune with television appearances & new documentary dvd thru wwe..
123clintonk
Have you seen how he lives?
lmao when gene looks up
as the sheik starts praying!!
ezzzactly.
god bless you, mr mcmahon, and the baby jesus.
For sure as you
@lockenjr: Gordon Solie used it too in Florida.
This is so good, classic stuff. I mean, the Sheik doesn't say even one intelligent or even one understandable sentence. Yet it comes off good on the mic!
PLEASE, WITH THE FLAG!--love Gene Mean!
It's like a middle and last name. "Al" means "of" meaning where he comes from or where he was born...Like Sadaam Hussein, his full Arabic name was Sadaam Hussein Al -Tikriti IIRC...
Certainly not a bad inference or guess, but "min" or من means "of," in Arabic while "al" (ال) is a definite article directly equivalent to "the." So in the example you gave (Sadam), "al-Tikriti" would translate more dircetly to "Sadam Hussein The Tikritian" (or whatever the demonym would be in English) rather than "Sadam Hussein of Tikrit." Ultimately though in that specific context they mean basically the same thing, and I honestly have no idea if "al" is a word in Farsi outside of their Arabic-influenced naming convention.
1:02 "but the honest intelligent American, Arabian, Iranian on the oakland side said Iran Iran...."
I guess if you are an honest American, you'd be cheering for Iran :)😃
THAT NAME!!!!! I AM GOING TO USE IT IN ICEPOSEIDON LIVE STREAM CHAT! "BLACK JUNK YARD DOG".
R.I.P. IRON SHEIK
mean gene was the best!! Long live the shiek......
P.A. leeese with the flag....priceless
Gene Mean!
Jar Jar Dog haha Iron Sheik was awesome
"And the Vhite peepil and Black peepil.
The Iron Sheik was great back in the day, and truly he deserved to be WWF champ, but it's a shame he was used only as transitional one prior to Hogan. I wished his run as champion lasted longer
If it was a southern territory (where it was about the babyface chasing a heel champ), it could've been longer. However, WWF was all about the babyface triumphing against the heels trying to take his title
@Y2JROCKFAN: The truth about the Iron Sheik's past is VERY hard to piece together because the guy always kayfabes everything.
You don't see wrestlers doing promos for local events like this anymore because PPVs have become more important than house shows.
Make him humble!Old country way!
Anybody know what transpired between Junkyard Dog and the Sheik that preceded this?
Love The Sheik he is the best. More heat than a hot ha ha. Love you Sheiky baby. He had the most heat ever.
The best, we need another middle East character like him in the world of wrestling
#MeanGene #GOAT
he always gives good interview to that intelligent jew gene mean
Gene always looked like he was about 50 years old. In actual fact in this interview he's 24
Sorry, but that statement is not close to being an "actual fact". He was born in 1942, so he would be about 43. A lot closer to 50.
hahaha. are u fuckin kiddin me
Lmao
😆🤣😂
Rip mean gene
The iron sheik paved the way for rusev.
Mr Gene Mean.
Well, just imagine the suffering the English language would take in a mic battle between Sheiky and Dusty Rhodes.
I thought that was Gene's name spelled wrong in the title, until I remembered it's a city or something in America. Okerlund > Oakland in my heart
lol iron shiek still better promo than anyone in the wwe today
That because there's no way in hell anyone could write a promo like that
"The great Black star" .... within weeks, around the time of Wrestlemania, that sort of language was no longer used.
... furthermore the Iron Sheik spoke less in his native tongue.
Mr. Junkyard Dog would be a great name for a Chihuahua
Apparently, in real life Gene Okerlund and Iron Sheik were good friends....I think Gene was Sheik's best man at his wedding! Notice at 1:48 or so how Gene plays Sheik's praising of Allah to the hilt....lol....very funny stuff
amen
Gene mean!
Mister Jar Jar Doll, whatever your name is...
@bassmaster18470 you said it captain
@Doug41160: Sheiky's problem wasn't his English. It was his geography.
Gene Mean
WTF did he just say @ 00:46 ? Talk about a heat seeker! 😂
Keep in mind that Ellering alone could bring the late great Buzz Sawyer, Jake Roberts, The Spoiler, and the very young Road Warriors!B.W.
Mean Gene was like what da fak get outta here with that shit
Hes the best lol
Can anything possibly beat the Iron Sheik?