10 Awesome Facts From The Iron Sheik’s Documentary
10. He Came Up With The Word 'Jabroni'
Anyone who has ever watched the Rock speak has heard him insult his opponents with a wide variety of words and clever phrases, but one of his most commonly-used terms was Jabroni. For those who dont know what that means, a jabroni is a wrestling term for jobber or enhancement talent, i.e. someone whose sole purpose is to make others look good in a match. The Rock has used this term more than anyone, but hes not the one who came up with it. In this documentary, the Rock gave Sheik 100% credit for that term, which has become a part of wrestling lexicon and is easily one of the most recognizable of the Rocks catchphrases. While he did use it first on WWE programming, the truth is that the Iron Sheik used the term long before that when talking to people backstage. The following are the words said by the Rock in this documentary: Let me tell you something about the word, Jabroni. So, I was very lucky and fortunate to have coined the word, Jabroni publicly, on TV. Utilize it as part of my Rock speak. And had it become part of pop culture. And now the word, Jabroni, is connected to me . When a lot of people think, Jabroni, oh yeah, thats the Rocks word. No, no, no, no. Its not my word. Its The Iron Sheiks word. I give the Iron Sheik all the credit in the world for the word, Jabroni. So there you have it. Hossein Khosrow Vaziri is the one who came up with one of the most famous wrestling words in history, and influencing one of the greatest talkers in WWE history.
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.
