4. He Was Arrested For Cocaine Possession In 1987
While riding with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan in 1987 the two were pulled over in New Jersey for a suspected DUI. Duggan was found to be high on marijuana while Sheik was under the influence of cocaine. Also, Sheik had an eight ball of docaine in his possession and the two were arrested. Not only was this a controversial ordeal because of the drug arrest but Duggan and Sheik were current WWF rivals. These were the days of kayfabe and the two supposedly hated each other in the ring. Being buddies who rode together was considered sin to many in the business at the time. Both men saw there careers halted immediatly. Duggan saw the arrest as the end of any push he might have seen in the WWF. Sheik's career in the company would effetively be over.