Title:
Iron Sheik
Description:
- Titles: WWE Champion; World Tag Team Champion
- Memorable Moment: Iron Sheik will always be remembered for ending Bob Backlund’s nearly 6-year run as WWE Champion in December 1983 amid controversy. The Iranian had injured Backlund during a televised endurance challenge using the Sheik’s famed Persian dubs, and would take advantage just days later during a title match at Madison Square Garden. The Sheik trapped Backlund in his vaunted signature move, the Camel Clutch. Backlund, incapacitated and unable to escape the hold, refused to submit. The champion’s manager, WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Skaaland, feared Backlund would suffer permanent injury and threw in the towel, which forever etched the Iron Sheik’s name in history.
- Memorable Moment: Iron Sheik will always be remembered for ending Bob Backlund’s nearly 6-year run as WWE Champion in December 1983 amid controversy. The Iranian had injured Backlund during a televised endurance challenge using the Sheik’s famed Persian dubs, and would take advantage just days later during a title match at Madison Square Garden. The Sheik trapped Backlund in his vaunted signature move, the Camel Clutch. Backlund, incapacitated and unable to escape the hold, refused to submit. The champion’s manager, WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Skaaland, feared Backlund would suffer permanent injury and threw in the towel, which forever etched the Iron Sheik’s name in history.
Theme:
Mattel Elite Collection Legends
Manufacturer:
Mattel
Year:
2010
Series:
2
Date Added:
2023-04-09 07:16:49
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$27.87
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-04-06
Date Added:
2023-04-09 07:16:49
