The Iron Sheik's cause of death has been revealed.
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known as The Iron Sheik, passed away at the age of 81 on June 7. Tributes from around the wrestling world immediately poured in for the legend, as he was a renowned for his contributions to the business.
TMZ Sports obtained the WWE Hall of Famer's death certificate and reported that he died of cardiac arrest. This manner of death was ruled to be natural. Officials noted that Sheik suffered from congestive heart failure as well as hypertension prior to his passing.
The Iron Sheik had a legendary career, as he held the WWF World Heavyweight Championship and lost the title to Hulk Hogan in a match that somewhat launched Hulkamania. He also memorably teamed up Nikolai Volkoff to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship.
Hulk Hogan previously commented on The Iron Sheik passing away. Click here to see what he had to say.
MVP looked back on his friendship with The Iron Sheik and noted that the legend called him The Gimmick Man. More information is available here.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts also shared a story about The Iron Sheik. Check out his comments here.
