Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, or the Iron Sheik as he is better known, recently passed away. He was famous for being a world champion; however, not many people know about another WWE record of his. What is this unknown WWE record? Let's find out!
As per Meltzer, "Once when Vince McMahon and I were discussing Sheik, he made a mention that Sheik or Marty Jannetty held the record for most times being fired.”
The Iron Sheik had five runs with WWE, starting in 1979. Despite being released, he made multiple returns in 1983, 1988, and 1991.
With a career of almost four decades, The Iron Sheik has the record of being the longest serving wrestler to his name.