The Iron Sheik Challenged Toronto’s Mayor

The Iron Sheik Challenged Toronto’s Mayor ranks 6th in the list of top 10 History’s Strangest Arm Wrestling Incidents. Few wrestlers have a longer career than Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, also known as the Iron Sheik. The man, who was born in 1942, is now in his late 70s and regularly rips it up on Twitter, doling out foul-mouthed remarks on whatever the news of the day is in classic Sheik manner.

Toronto mayor Rob Ford's crack usage made headlines in Ontario, Canada in 2013. The Sheik arrived in Toronto to challenge the mayor to an arm wrestle. What's the reason? He wanted to see if the mayor was a genuine gentleman. The Sheik then threatened to put the Camel Clutch on Ford, while City Hall guards implored him to keep his voice down, as if anybody could silence the Iron Sheik. Unfortunately, security asked him to leave because there was no arm wrestling contest going on.

Date: 2013