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* FeatherBoaContrictor: He would sometimes carry a python boa constrictor or some other large, powerful snake on his shoulders on his way to the ring. Since The Sheik was a cheater he wasn't above sicking the snake on his opponents either. He would sometimes have to cut his opponent himself when the reptile refused to bite.
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* FeatherBoaContrictor: FeatherBoaConstrictor: He would sometimes carry a python boa constrictor or some other large, powerful snake on his shoulders on his way to the ring. Since The Sheik was a cheater he wasn't above sicking the snake on his opponents either. He would sometimes have to cut his opponent himself when the reptile refused to bite.
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* FeatherBoaContrictor: He would sometimes carry a python boa constrictor or some other large, powerful snake on his shoulders on his way to the ring. Since The Sheik was a cheater he wasn't above sicking the snake on his opponents either. He would sometimes have to cut his opponent himself when the reptile refused to bite.
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* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Anyone who ever beat The Sheik had beaten the unbeatable, since The Sheik rarely lost. The Sheik's longest string of matches one was one hundred and twenty seven!
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* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Anyone who ever beat The Sheik had beaten the unbeatable, since The Sheik rarely lost. The Sheik's longest string of matches one was one hundred and twenty seven!seven! One of his most memorable losses was when Wrestling/BoboBrazil beat him for the United States title belt.
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* MotorMouth: In the rare event Sheik did speak, it wouldn't be in English and would often sound like gibberish, because of how fast he spoke. Even those who have heard him speak English claim he was nigh impossible to understand because of how fast he spoke.
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* UnderwearOfPower: He would sometimes wear a suit or otherwise something more elaborate and less exposing, but when the bell rang he'd always strip out of it, if he hadn't started in his tights already.
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* UnderwearOfPower: He would sometimes wear a suit suit, trench coat or otherwise something more elaborate and less exposing, but when the bell rang he'd always strip out of it, if he hadn't started in his tights already.
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* EnemyMine: He had such a grudge against Wrestling/AtonioInoki that he offered to help Muhammad Ali fight Inoki.
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Edward George Farhat (June 9, 1924--January 18, 2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter and trainer from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI as '''The Sheik'''. He started in the late 1940s and was a huge star from the 1950s through the 1970s. While best known for his work in Detroit, he was also a major name in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} and seemingly everywhere else he wrestled for decades, drawing money all over the place. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''16'''-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-us-h.html NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/un.html NWA United National Champion]] and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-h.html NWA Americas (Los Angeles) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 1972, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "The Most Hated Wrestler," and he was also one of the most ''attacked'' wrestlers of all time, often suffering stabbings. Along with various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, he competed for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{FMW}}, the WWC in Puerto Rico and many independents. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame posthumously in 2007.
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Edward George Farhat (June 9, 1924--January 18, 2003) was an American Army wrestler and soldier who turned {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter and trainer from after returning to civilian life. He resided in and first started achieving fame in UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI as '''The Sheik'''.Sheik Of Araby'''. He started in the late 1940s and was a huge star from the 1950s through the 1970s. While best known for his work in Detroit, he was also a major name in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} and seemingly everywhere else he wrestled for decades, drawing money all over the place. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''16'''-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-us-h.html NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/un.html NWA United National Champion]] and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-h.html NWA Americas (Los Angeles) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 1972, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "The Most Hated Wrestler," and he was also one of the most ''attacked'' wrestlers of all time, often suffering stabbings. Along with various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, he competed for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{FMW}}, the WWC in Puerto Rico and many independents. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame posthumously in 2007.
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* ArabOilSheikhArabOilSheikh: His gimmick was that of an eccentric heir to a fortune, royalty in all but name, whose affluence and pampering allowed his antisocial tendencies to go unchecked.
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* AxCrazy: Always. He once threatened to kill an amateur wrestler who claimed to know "Ed" after snatching him by the throat. There are reports of him chasing fans through hotels while swinging a sword.
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* FinishingMove: Sleeper hold, Camel Clutch(after Gori Guerrero introduced it).
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* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Anyone who ever beat The Sheik had beaten the unbeatable, since The Sheik rarely lost. The Sheik's longest string of matches one was one hundred and twenty seven!
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: He started out in professional wrestling the same way he did in the army, keeping his opponent close to the mat with legal holds, keeping his face shaven and his hair short. But he didn't make a lot of money that way, so he went the way of TheGimmick.
* FinishingMove: Sleeper hold, [[NameOfPower CamelClutch(after Clutch]](after Gori Guerrero introduced it).as la de a caballo).
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: He started out in professional wrestling the same way he did in the army, keeping his opponent close to the mat with legal holds, keeping his face shaven and his hair short. But he didn't make a lot of money that way, so he went the way of TheGimmick.
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* '''[[{{Heel}} HEEL]]''': Perhaps one of the greatest examples ever. He made ''a lot'' more money this way than as the patriotic baby {{face}} soldier, to the point hardly anyone even knows, much less remembers that Ed Farhat the star football player army wrestler ever existed.
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* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThemScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: He was the promoter of Detroit, or one of them when Wrestling/DickTheBruiser attempted to expand into the city. He broke several "rules" of wrestling promoting and made lots of money, but eventually burned out Detroit for both himself and Bruiser, proving why promoters followed rules regarding GarbageWrestling.
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* TheMentor: To his nephew Wrestling/{{Sabu}} and Wrestling/RobVanDam.
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'''Edward George Farhat''' (June 9, 1924--January 18, 2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter and trainer from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI as '''The Sheik'''. He started in the late 1940s and was a huge star from the 1950s through the 1970s. While best known for his work in Detroit, he was also a major name in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} and seemingly everywhere else he wrestled for decades, drawing money all over the place. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''16'''-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-us-h.html NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/un.html NWA United National Champion]] and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-h.html NWA Americas (Los Angeles) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 1972, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "The Most Hated Wrestler," and he was also one of the most ''attacked'' wrestlers of all time, often suffering stabbings. Along with various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, he competed for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{FMW}}, the WWC in Puerto Rico and many independents. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame posthumously in 2007.
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* RingOldies: Out of necessity. See MoneyDearBoy above.Money, Dear Boy on the Trivia page.
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* BadassTeacher: To his nephew Wrestling/{{Sabu}} and Wrestling/RobVanDam, among others.
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* BadassTeacher: To his nephew Wrestling/{{Sabu}} and Wrestling/{{Sabu}}, Wrestling/RobVanDam, Rick and Wrestling/ScottSteiner among others.others. He was even UsefulNotes/MuhammadAli's pro wrestling trainer.
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'''Edward George Farhat''' (June 9, 1924--January 18, 2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter and trainer from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI as '''The Sheik'''. He started in the late 1940s and was a huge star from the 1950s through the 1970s. While best known for his work in Detroit, he was also a major name in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} and seemingly everywhere else he wrestled for decades, drawing money all over the place. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''16'''-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-us-h.html NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/un.html NWA United National Champion]] and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-h.html NWA Americas (Los Angeles) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 1972, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "The Most Hated Wrestler," and he was also one of the most ''attacked'' wrestlers of all time, often suffering stabbings. Along with various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, he competed for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{FMW}}, the WWC in Puerto Rico and many independents. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2007.
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'''Edward George Farhat''' (June 9, 1924--January 18, 2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter and trainer from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI as '''The Sheik'''. He started in the late 1940s and was a huge star from the 1950s through the 1970s. While best known for his work in Detroit, he was also a major name in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} and seemingly everywhere else he wrestled for decades, drawing money all over the place. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''16'''-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-us-h.html NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/un.html NWA United National Champion]] and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-h.html NWA Americas (Los Angeles) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 1972, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "The Most Hated Wrestler," and he was also one of the most ''attacked'' wrestlers of all time, often suffering stabbings. Along with various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, he competed for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{FMW}}, the WWC in Puerto Rico and many independents. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame Wrestling/WWEHallOfFame posthumously in 2007.
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'''Ed Farhat''' (1924?-2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter and trainer from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI as '''The Sheik'''. He started in the late 1940s and was a huge star from the 1950s through the 1970s. While best known for his work in Detroit, he was also a major name in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} and seemingly everywhere else he wrestled for decades, drawing money all over the place. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''16'''-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-us-h.html NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/un.html NWA United National Champion]] and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-h.html NWA Americas (Los Angeles) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 1972, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "The Most Hated Wrestler," and he was also one of the most ''attacked'' wrestlers of all time, often suffering stabbings. Along with various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, he competed for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{FMW}}, the WWC in Puerto Rico and many independents. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2007.
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'''Ed Farhat''' (1924?-2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter and trainer from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI as '''The Sheik'''. He started in the late 1940s and was a huge star from the 1950s through the 1970s. While best known for his work in Detroit, he was also a major name in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} and seemingly everywhere else he wrestled for decades, drawing money all over the place. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''16'''-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-us-h.html NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/un.html NWA United National Champion]] and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-h.html NWA Americas (Los Angeles) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 1972, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "The Most Hated Wrestler," and he was also one of the most ''attacked'' wrestlers of all time, often suffering stabbings and other [[HateDumb excessive reactions]]. Along with various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, he competed for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{FMW}}, the WWC in Puerto Rico and many independents. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2007.
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'''Ed Farhat''' (1924?-2003) was an American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er, promoter and trainer from UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}}, MI as '''The Sheik'''. He started in the late 1940s and was a huge star from the 1950s through the 1970s. While best known for his work in Detroit, he was also a major name in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} and seemingly everywhere else he wrestled for decades, drawing money all over the place. Among his in-ring achievements, he was a '''16'''-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-us-h.html NWA (Detroit) United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/un.html NWA United National Champion]] and a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/s/hw/ams-h.html NWA Americas (Los Angeles) Heavyweight Champion]]. In 1972, ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' named him "The Most Hated Wrestler," and he was also one of the most ''attacked'' wrestlers of all time, often suffering stabbings and other [[HateDumb excessive reactions]].stabbings. Along with various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, he competed for [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{FMW}}, the WWC in Puerto Rico and many independents. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and into the Wrestling/{{WWE}} Hall of Fame in 2007.
