Forget about all those so-called Internet celebrities who became quasi-famous thanks to YouTube and social medianone of them have experienced the kind of popular and sustained renaissance that the Iron Sheik. What started off as the Sheik yelling and cursing rather nonsensically at people and at celebrities has turned him into a bona fide star. People all around the world have watched his videos on YouTube, where he shouts obscenities in his thick Farsi accent, and comes up with clever ways of insulting people (using such terms as Tic Tac D*** and Grasshopper Balls. As of the making of this documentary, the Iron Sheik has 450,000 Twitter followers, his Facebook page has been liked around 50,000 times, he has appeared on Howard Stern, his Tweets have been featured on Comedy Centrals show @Midnight, and he has made appearances with numerous celebrities. Truly, its a heartwarming sight to see the Iron Sheik enjoying a new kind of popularity without having to get into the ring anymore. He spent the bulk of his life entertaining (and scaring) the audience with his antics, and he is one person who has definitely earned the respect of wrestling fans everywhere. Iron Sheiks is currently available on iTunes, and for more information on it, be sure to visit http://sheikmovie.com/
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
