Episode 4: The Hogan Era - The Iron Sheik

Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling Podcast

Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling

Sports, Wrestling

4.8 • 356 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The Hogan Era podcast episode 4 is all about the Iron Sheik and one of the biggest rivalries ever in the WWE.

The most significant name in professional wrestler history is Hulk Hogan. Hulk was not only the greatest star in his era but also one of the greatest ever to grace the WWE ring. Hulk was the face of WWE in the 1980s as well as early 1990s until he departed for WCW.

The Hulk Hogan vs Iron Sheik rivalry is considered by many to be one of the most important in professional wrestling history. Today host John Poz will breakdown one of the most significant feuds in WWE history from MSG to the Boston Gardens to the Philadelphia Spectrum to all points in between. This is the Iron Sheik feud episode!

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0:57.0	A Hello and welcome to the Hogan era podcast right here on the two-man power trip of wrestling feed.
1:33.2	I am, of course, your host, J.P. John Paz.
1:37.2	Now, today on the Hogan era podcast, we want to talk about the beginning of the Hogan era,
1:43.1	but more specifically the Iron
1:45.7	Sheik, the man from Tyran, Iran, the big villain back in the early 80s, especially with
1:52.7	everything that was going on politically and in the world with Iran and all the terroristic
1:59.0	activities and all their just absolutely healish nature of Iran,
2:04.7	just in general in that era.
2:06.4	So for Sheikh to play this character from Iran, well, he really is from Iran,
2:11.3	but he played this character really kind of pumping up his roots and really playing into the anti-patriotism at the time.
2:19.1	It was just really one of those things where it's like they could never do that today
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