Best Promos - Iron Sheik - Zoom It!

[@7505hynz]

The cameraman knows to zoom in on the Shiek when he senses Gene can't hold in his laugh. Classic!!

[@ThaCorporate]

I caught that 😂 Camaraman did the same with Dr. Schultz promos as well 😂 Mean Gene was laughing hysterically

[@ratius1979]

In tears here watching that🤣

[@treasurethetime2463]

He lost it.

[@joemama5259]

😂😂😂😂

[@Ditka-89]

Just noticed that lol. As soon as Sheik called Gene “intelligent Jew business man” he knew he was gonna break

[@jimothyfarthammer]

RIP Sheik. This is one of my favorite promos ever.

[@victorphillips9004]

Same here. RIP Sheik.

[@Elmsmore]

Exactly!

[@kpas22105]

EXACTLY!!!!

[@medivh1272]

PRECISELY

[@koolaidman531]

Mean gene almost lost it so the camera had to zoom in on sheikie

[@maraviyoso8473]

Iron Sheik was a quite underrated promo guy back in the day. Even with his broken English, you can tell the guy didn't miss a beat.

[@lino580nunya5]

Maravi Yoso exactly!!!

[@JebeTheGreat]

It's all about the confidence and conviction. He didn't let his broken English stop him, he had a message to get through and he was going to get it through with whatever words first came in his mind. Didn't worry about coming out right or grammatically correct.

[@ellismarquez8410]

@@JebeTheGreat Sheik definitely has a way with words.

[@TheHelado36]

Maravi Yoso I think that his style was actually very good !

[@lino580nunya5]

Maravi Yoso precisely 😂

[@mikerophone235]

"Now...Corporal Kurushner..." "... Corporal Kirshner" "WHATEVER!" Amazing. Rest Easy Shiek 😔

[@robertrangiuia2613]

Love that part too

[@KGilliam91]

EXACTLY!

[@AaronTheEagle1]

Last time, you was lucky that blonde was your partner!

[@jmx7224]

*Corpel Kruschter

[@GeDiceMan]

**Speaks jibberish with broken english* **Still pulls better promos than 95% of today's stars*

[@V-for-Vendetta01]

He isn't speaking gibberish. It's a little difficult to understand due to his accent

[@FaxanaduJohn]

@@V-for-Vendetta01 he is talking gibberish for a fair bit of that.

[@conquistador5228]

Correction : speaks wisdom with broken English

[@BravaBlaze]

Facts!

[@charlesbukowski9836]

100% of them ... seriously

[@robfinlay8058]

Iron Sheik didn't play a character, he WAS a character. This is what is missing in wrestling today.

[@krenwregget7667]

that's not the only thing missing from wrestling today.

[@vpghahat6328]

EXACTLY!!

[@noicemate9111]

This is actually all too common in wrestling today. Everyone is just an exaggerated version of themselves which can be great but there’s no cartoonish characters anymore like kane or taker

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

PRECISELY!

[@Thunda1986]

Kayfabe has been ruined

[@AJK666007]

"Intelligent Jew like yourself" 🤣🤣🤣

[@mustaffa1611]

they had to cut away from gene mean because he started laughing when he said that

[@jamessollazzo4860]

he always called gene a jew

[@ZackMorris1]

Calling people a jew even when they weren't so casually and zero blowback was so 80s and I miss it so much!

[@mustaffa1611]

@@ZackMorris1 those good times are back my friend

[@bradsanders407]

He said not yourself

[@alex3373]

“Corporal Kirchner” “WHATEVER!!!” 😂😂😂😂😂 Sheiki Baby was the man!!

[@gamebriz4163]

💪EXACTLY 💪

[@charlescarter4608]

Fun Fact: Gene Mean was Sheiks Best Man at his real life wedding.

[@unlimitedprogress3882]

Charles Carter no way lmao thats funny

[@lrodnyc9047]

Charles Carter picture the scene as the vows were being read & exchanged: Priest: "For richer or poorer"... Mean Gene: "Exactly" Priest: "In sickness & in health"... Mean Gene: "Precisely"...🤣😂

[@chriscostner7410]

I thought I heard him say “Gene Mean”! LOL

[@CFKMAN]

He did say GENE MEAN! LMAO !

[@fabs5211]

michael Castle A to the Z...

[@erlexar]

Shiek’s promo beats 95% of today’s wrestling promos in the WWE lol

[@alwillk]

My 3 year old nephew has more charisma than todays wrestlers.

[@AxeDharme]

It beats 80% of the promos from that day too

[@Stjurgeon]

Well, his (or anyone else's back then) weren't scripted.

[@leotolstoy5207]

Not just WWE. Everywhere.

[@thegreatone9923]

Beats 100%

[@unrealeck]

He looks like one of those stereotypical calisthenics strong men from the 1920s and 30s.

[@GeneralKenobiSIYE]

Eck more like the 1910s

[@JohnDoe-id1es]

Eck eggZOKlee

[@anthologyofinterest1]

he eats 6 lbs of un-rendered hogfat every morning to maintain his robust musculature

[@hasanrumi8553]

anthologyofinterest1 but he is Muslim

[@ellismarquez8410]

BULLY!

[@troyw1000]

This interview was more entertaining than the last 5 WWE years combined.

[@aarongentry1567]

Was it really now?

[@troyw1000]

@@aarongentry1567 yeah it was.

[@Ozziemints]

Absolutely!!👍👍👍👍

[@theoakman80]

@@aarongentry1567 not even debatable

[@Buckshot_Roberts]

Exactly!

[@anish3183]

RIP SHEIK BUBBA, MAKING JABRONIES HUMBLE FOR ETERNITY

[@charlesgreen8703]

“EXACTLY”…you are definitely an “intelligent American Jew wrestling fan, business man…from the MIYOMI!”

[@BakriPeluddin]

No hes is Indion and hes from Las Anjaless!! U Jabroni😂😂😂

[@AreaEightyNine]

*”EXACTLY!”*

[@droopy562]

You can hear the camerman laughing lol

[@rayrodrigo3999]

lol

[@ferdelance2299]

LMAO!!!

[@newgame897]

droopy562 SEND FOR THE MAN

[@pikkon899]

They laughed because Shieky Baby called "Gene Mean" an "Intelligent Jew"

[@afarro]

You mean CAMA-RE-MAN ?

[@Rebelrider24601]

RIP Iron Sheik. Thanks so much for all the memories and entertainment. As a 11 year old you and Volkoff were the only bad guys I cheered for!

[@youtubepro9201]

I cheer for the Dream Team Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake One up on you. 😉👌

[@MJBYouTubeNetwork]

Thank you very much Gene Mean.

[@dharsh06]

so funny

[@subj3ctt0chang3]

He is an intelligent Jew.

[@c0m4g1bb]

Miss Jennifer Banks loool

[@TheEnigma7111]

what is "gene"?

[@TruthBTold-]

Miss Jennifer Banks I swore I heard dat right... Gene Mean

[@stevevr1965]

Iron Shiek and Gene Mean !!!! What a combination and pure gold !!!

[@Best_Wrestling_Promos]

stevevr1965 - Think of all the tons of local promos we have never seen where these two guys are on coke cutting promos til 2 am 🤣

[@wildwoolyshambler]

precisely EXACTLY precisely EXACTLY

[@d00ks]

wildwoolyshambler lmfaoooo

[@johnnyace2287]

EXACTLY!!

[@cesarsolis5449]

@@johnnyace2287 WHATEVER

[@johnnyace2287]

@@cesarsolis5449 welcome to da miami

[@MrSwish702]

😂😂😂😂🤦

[@MarkMeans]

"Intelligent Jews...like yourself..." LOL! Gene was about to break out laughing. Love the old promos

[@bradsanders407]

He said "not yourself" which makes it 100x more funny. Thafs why they had to cut away from gene he wasnt gonna be able to hold it in and longer.

[@kitekiter4417]

Dude he clearly says like yourself. Only two people keep saying he said not yourself. Listen to it again ​@@bradsanders407

[@Kayfabedreamsmusic]

I love it when Gene cracks

[@crashpal]

Kayfabedreamsmusic i wonder how he reacted after the cameras went off

[@osbonoam]

The best!

[@JS-lo8hr]

And the cut away to the shitty graphic. Good shit

[@ericmonaco4509]

*SEND FOR THE MAN*

[@ZackMorris1]

Jesus this never gets old how good he was with that off the boat English. It's incredible!

[@lrodnyc9047]

Omg, I'm sitting in my car in tears while LMAO...ppl must be looking at me like what is wrong with that guy...this promo is GOLDEN!! as a kid in the 80's I was too captivated to understand any of the promos...now as an adult, seeing them from a different perspective, they are hilarious & classic...I realize now that Mean Gene was a great sidekick to all these stars...the good old days

[@SemmiOh]

Luis Rodriguez I thought the same thing. We could care less about the promo or what was being said. It was more like, "hey, cool it's the Sheik and Volkoff", or "hey cool it's Macho Man". Years later re-watching these and I'm like, wtf how did I miss the dialogue?

[@MJKW24]

Well said!

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

@@SemmiOh I agree wholeheartedly, Sir!

[@garrymorgan2341]

Calvin Carpenter EXACTLY

[@lino580nunya5]

Precisely

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

These two were gold together! Mean Gene had a very hard time keeping a straight face on this one!! 😂 Thank you so much for the memories, Mr. Okerlund! Fly easy, Sir!! 🙏

[@rayrodrigo3999]

I watch this promo at LEAST 3-4 times a week lol

[@Legenddragon3000]

Andres de Villanueva i watch it almost everyday. Lol

[@Ehsanmand]

Ex-actly

[@rayrodrigo3999]

Checking in

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

I think that I will have to start watching this promo weekly, as well!! This is pure comedy gold, right here!!😂

[@shawnshippp9198]

Precisely

[@Norbz74]

R.I.P. Iron Sheik, one of the greats. He’s now reunited with Mean Gene and I’m sure they’re conducting more interviews up there.

[@vpghahat6328]

They are too busy making people humble

[@davidkrywczuk5529]

Gene mean 😂

[@marcuswong1784]

lol the mustache twirl and flex at the end was the cherry on top

[@bigal1456]

Rumor has it that the Iron Sheik is the only person in the world who understands Scott Steiner's math equations

[@vermontmike9800]

This comment deserves a thousand likes

[@tafua_a]

The Iron Sheik taught Steiner everything he knows, Math included.

[@Plainview-tu7xn]

Exactly!

[@MSAMediaChannel]

Of course. The Iron Sheik understands Steiner Math better than Einstein does The Theory of Relativity. 😝

[@rodzor]

Hilarious, Gene trying not to laugh when he says "Intelligent Jew like yourself"

[@lepe]

He said "NOT like yourself"

[@bradsanders407]

*not. I dont know how anyone hears like. He clearly says not. Ita the only clear word he said.

[@kitekiter4417]

No he said like yourself.

[@chestercopperpot4455]

Like

[@emreask4631]

My favorite wrestler of all time, and my favorite promo of him. Today is the first time that I'm watching The Iron Sheik without laughing. RIP legend of the earth. Miss you forever bubba

[@antonsaysyee]

Love the way they play off each other "precisely" "EXACTLY!" and the zoom when Mean Gene is starting to break lol

[@Best_Wrestling_Promos]

Yep! Phenomenal...

[@milotherussianblue3691]

Mean Gene always had the outstanding ability to set the Sheik up for a great promo.

[@Best_Wrestling_Promos]

Milo The Russian Blue- totally. He did it w macho man too. Gene was the best

[@JB-xh5mc]

EXACTLY!

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

We will miss you, Sheiky. I hope you and Gene Mean are making them all humble up at the great Wrestlemania in the sky.

[@michaelgonzalez1042]

R.I.P. Hossein Vaziri aka Iron Sheik, please spread some love and heartfelt condolences to his family. The Iranian-born athlete became one of the most reviled and yet most popular personalities in WWE during the 1970s and 1980s.

[@RogerSegerJr]

RIP "MEAN" Gene! You were the voice of many childhood "wrestling matches" between my brother and I. We always would stop and think what you would say about our moves.....Godspeed Brother!

[@shrotcake]

Im happy he's on Twitter, cause his rants on there are equally hilarious!

[@heelturnsface]

Mean Gene's cracking up.

[@thaloh]

I think he signaled the camera man to zoom into Shiek so he could let it out, LOL!

[@Griezz]

Well, whatcha gonna do when Shiekie-baby says "... an intelligent Jew, like yourself..." to you?

[@Ravenholm337]

***** EXACTLY!

[@tonymctony4551]

Exactly!!

[@knightrdrx]

I never saw him do that before...that I remember...hard to keep a straight face standing next to these guys

[@scarefaceR18]

0:16 "Thank you very much Gene Mean!" hahaha

[@bluenickels]

My god... The Iron Sheik in Miami, home of his medicine!! This must've been a crazy day.

[@IggyMontpellierPro]

bluenickels In the MY-OH-MEH. I guess many wrestlers did snowflakes that day.

[@evanzwesley3159]

WELCOME TO DA MIAMI LOL

[@japantuning88]

A to the Z.

[@TykonBlue]

FAACK DA MA-I-MI

[@JZ-zy8jn]

Mayomi*

[@Andy-o2f]

One of THE great showmen of the 20th century. If I could invite any 5 people to dinner, The Shiek would be one of them.

[@bellelaure8745]

0:51 intelligent jewish people like yourself hahahahaha

[@MrFaDookie]

Loulta Sanchez not like yourself.....

[@thegreatergood6673]

Lol mean gene about to laugh

[@kiangulo]

Mean Gene wanted to laugh at that.

[@BravoIllusion]

Lmao he's trying not to laugh

[@bradsanders407]

He said not. Yall need to clear your ears out and get a better laugh.

[@leediggs6359]

What amaze me is how the iron sheik stayed in character while everyone else was laughing

[@Vinnce12]

Character?

[@leediggs6359]

@@Vinnce12 Yes The Character Of The Iron Sheik

[@MrSwish702]

Character??😶

[@planegaper]

"Thank you very much Gene mean!" ..18 sec ..look on gene's face is priceless..

[@drumzRfun1]

:57 - Gene Mean starts to lose it so the camera pans off him. Pure gold. Exactly!

[@dante666jt]

RIP The One and Only Iron Sheikh! You will be missed sir

[@matimus100]

He wasn't a Christian show some respect!

[@actionbill7035]

THE INCOMPARABLE IRON SHEIK.....WHEN I NEED TO HAVE SOME UNCONTROLLABLE, NONSTOP LAUGHTER, I JUST GO TO "GENE MEANS" INTERVIEWS WITH THE MOST HILARIOUS WRESTLER OF ALL-TIME,THE ONE,THE ONLY, IRON SHEIK!!!

[@1AstralKing]

Tank you vurry much, Gene Mean.

[@stepsman2010]

one of the best heels ever. He cracks me up every time he grabs the mic

[@RamManNo1]

The GOAT!!!! No one comes close to sheik in promos. Dude could wrestle too!

[@Best_Wrestling_Promos]

RamManNo1 - the sheik is the funniest, no doubt about it...

[@adiliusthegreat]

You know the moment the camera got turned off, gene died laughing! The camera man didn't even wait...hahaha! Iron sheik is comedy, in its purest form.

[@Džejms_Bong]

It's insane how many golden moments happened in less than 100 seconds . You can't write this shit! This short promo alone is more quotable and funnier than any comedy movie in last 15 years. R.i.P Sheik

[@Caolan114]

Fan: Was sheik always this crazy? Hogan: well back in the day we told him his drug test came back positive he said "Oh thank you thank you"

[@MrFaDookie]

Tuff...

[@chrismemphis8062]

That was Marty Janetty

[@punkem733]

@@chrismemphis8062 Yup it was marty, and it's one of the most hilarious stories ever. The 80's stories with shiek and hacksaw were classic. These two rode together a lot, and were basically the coke bros.

[@bradsanders407]

Like wwf was drug testing back then. And if they were it was to suspend whoevers came back clean.

[@3luckydog]

“Tank you Gene Mean…” 😂😂😂

[@Eric-steele]

todays wrestlers dont have the performance class in front of the camera that sheik and guys of his generation had

[@Best_Wrestling_Promos]

ExACTly, Gene Mean...

[@maraviyoso8473]

+The Best Wrestling Promos of All Time Eck ZAT lee

[@EmmaBonn96]

I will say though, that I if you look back at 2009 Miz, right when he was starting to use I'm awesome. If you look back there, it plainly obvious that he spent time studying tapes of Iron Sheik. Crowd control, Pacing, Emphasis, Sheik set the bar for all of these.

[@CGoody564]

It's like broken matt hardy. You can't take it seriously... but... he never let's up. this goes beyond kayfabe. It's as if he truly believes that everyone is a jabroni jew that needs to be made hum-bel.

[@vibes3360]

It was a different time...then80's,cocaine, the fashion,no pc,iphones...mo instant gratification...it was awesome,

[@etchalaco9971]

"ExActly!", "WhaRRever!", "ExActly!", "ExActly!" "Gene Mean"...Pure gold. RIP Iron Sheik! You made my childhood fun.

[@busylookinghere8225]

The best promo guy to live....unbelievable talent

[@AmitKumar-ym7bw]

When I was a little boy watching I never noticed Mean Gene beginning to laugh. This is awesome to see. Thanks for the upload.

[@mobpsy1526]

My god what an amazing promo. This ability of him, the Macho Man and others lost forever, like Tears in Rain.

[@aaronjackson9385]

😢😢😢😢

[@RoyFr]

Never gets old watching these are all gold😂

[@mickmoart]

"Tank you Gene Mean!" LOL! AWESOME!!! :P

[@tardiscommand1812]

I’m still impressed after all these years that Mean Gene called it Persia. He’s a man that knows his world history

[@paulrevere1479]

“You better get ready because Sheik born ready”. I love that line

[@tafua_a]

Zoom it! Zoom it!

[@brucemichaelgrossman4913]

Sheik is one of the best promos of the 80’s.

[@AKSourGod]

BIG DAMN RESPECT TO IRON SHEIK! A Legend! And RIP to Mean Gene Okerlund! I could be feeling down, and watching a video of Mean Gene Corpsing in these old school wwe Promos always picks me up.

[@blackbird17blackbird17]

The most talented man in WWF. A true Legend.

[@randysavage5956]

Somewhere in Miami a coke dealer made a ton of money when Sheiky Baby hit the town!

[@worthwords420]

😂😂😂😂

[@SemmiOh]

First of all Randy Savage, it's not Miami.....it's MeeYOMEE!!!!

[@deasttn]

Exactly

[@randalsavage790]

An imposter

[@strothermartin5368]

@@deasttn EXACTLY!

[@RejectedSpiritX]

RIP to these two legends

[@matimus100]

Show some respect he wasn't a Christian!

[@MorganGCook]

Mustache like that automatically wins any argument. OR makes killer promos. Fackin' Boolsheet!!

[@GordiansKnotHere]

I'm on an Iron Sheik binge right now. When life gets tough, he is my spirit animal...

[@romeotango58]

The Iron Sheik is an all time great, no wrestler today even comes close!

[@peterl2017]

One of the best ever, no breaking kayfabe with him. My first memories of wrestling was the Iron Sheik against Angelo King Kong Mosca in a steel cage match! Great times.

[@rolling1863]

camera has to zoom "out" on Mean Gene he's about to lose it

[@moz6388]

I love How he Kept on going forward Even though Everyone Hated Him he wasn't as loved as hogan or The Other legends.. But still he never Gave up and quit. Respect for him

[@kobe51]

EXACTLY!

[@jcpenny3606]

Many wrestlers back then really enjoyed playing a heel more than a face. It's easy to be a face but kind of boring.

[@joedowd1210]

SHEIK WAS A GREAT INTERVIEW BACK IN THE DAY. TREMENDOUS WRESTLER.MASTER OF THE SUPLEX. GREAT TALENT.

[@PDF1981]

you have intelligent comment my friend lol

[@MorganGCook]

Pierre De Freitas Congraturation!!

[@tonymazz1721]

What a character. Never really thought much of him in the 80s when watching wrestling, but as I go back and watc his promos he was better and funnier than I thought at that time. RIP Shiek

[@JMDewald]

I remember him back then and he had real 'bad guy' image. To a young mind he was a scary villain.

[@boxingin]

By far one of the greatest heels and promo greats of all time!

[@yanibambang3047]

the greatest interview & R.I.P Iron Sheikh also The Iron Sheikh reminds me of if Soda Popinski was Iranian

[@alex3373]

Notice how the camera pans away cause Mean Gene was about to laugh 😂, Love the Iron Sheik!!

[@ludvigborga3676]

The way Shiek and Slaughter stayed in character during a botched interview was amazing.

[@Best_Wrestling_Promos]

Here to inform you that the Iron Sheik was never doing a character. That was really him!

[@amtownsyou]

I know mene gene was on the floor in tears when the camera cut

[@Pasan34]

Gene Mean was cracking up

[@deasttn]

@@Pasan34 Gene mean

[@rcpearl5571]

1:20 “Precisely”. “EGSAKKLY”!

[@celestialscripture]

I used to love it when Sheik would call Gene "Gene Mean".

[@agereaver]

Thank you very much Gene Mean - RIP IRON SHEIK! (Just noticed Gene laughing and the camera pulling in to get him off screen, classic!)

[@HULK-HOGAN1]

1:08 when Sheik roared, "WHATEVER" he was an inch away from shooting a promo on Gene Mean himself for daring to interrupt him lol

[@navbuoy]

He really played off of Mean Gene well. Quite the character...I have to hand it to the Shiek - he was in great shape - just a natural and no doubt he was tough as nails and strong as an Ox.

[@SemmiOh]

EXACTLY!!.....PRECISELY!!!.....WHATEVER!!!!

[@HappyBanjo-oc3pc]

R.I.P. Iron Sheik. Nobody did a more hilarious interview than you.

[@BradyOnBARS]

Lol low key I haven’t ever seen a Sheik promo, and this is probably the greatest promo I’ve ever seen. 😂

[@Best_Wrestling_Promos]

You MUST watch all Iron Sheik on my channel! They are all EPIC

[@curtisfoy6735]

Mean Gene trying his best not to bust out laughing 😂😂😂

[@willfisk3676]

Every time Mean Gene was interviewing the Sheik he must have taught to himself 'Here we go again'

[@IggyMontpellierPro]

Will Fisk He probably thought about sad things to avoid laughing hysterically.

[@DeathBringer769]

Will Fisk You know that's what he was thinking whenever he'd see the Macho Man walk towards him too... you know you're in for a treat, lol.

[@IggyMontpellierPro]

RRRRRRRRANDY SAVEEDGE, FAK YEW CHEEP JEW SANAVABETCH.

[@Nightrain76]

He was a genius on the promo.

[@whysoserial2]

Tank you Gene Mean!!!! LMFAO

[@TuMalditaMadre]

But he put the Jews over in this promo!

[@justafanofnerdculture7602]

@@TuMalditaMadre Yes, he did!😂

[@deasttn]

Exactly

[@eyehatefarcebook11]

Tanks 4 the memories Gene Mean!!! or Gean Mene... R..I..P We all miss you.

[@davidpage3893]

I like how he gets into his character ranting, raving and how he always refers to Gene Okerlund as “Gene Mean”

[@Best_Wrestling_Promos]

It wasn’t a character, that’s why it’s so great

[@davidpage3893]

@@Best_Wrestling_Promos OH YEAH!

[@elmaster6207]

This guy makes me laugh every time I hear him talk but in a guy way, his promos were (and still are) Amazing.

[@BrokeNerfing]

You can tell who are the funniest guys in the locker room because when they speak Gene Mean always tries not to laugh lol

[@meanmachinelive5216]

I love how he called him Gene Mean lol

[@riesenbuhai]

Nikolai did this too.. Gene always tries to hide his laughter you see this when he m oves his hand to his face and the camera man zooms on Sheik cause Gene can't hold onto himself, not in this but in another video

[@alexanderlugo6318]

INTELLIGENT JEW LIKE YOURSELF!!! Cpl. Kirschner.... WHATEVER!!! Danny Spivey.... EXACTLY!!! Precisely.... EXACTLY!!! ZOOM IT!!! Smacks his pecs, twists the handlebars, flexes for the camera. Classic Shiek!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MACHOMANRANDYSAVAGE2211]

Mean Gene and The Iron Sheik together again.....cameraman zoom......what talents

[@anthonyurgitano2114]

Gene meen almost broke character to laugh every time he had sheeky baby doing promos lolol rest in to both legends so many great memories. 🙏🙏🙏

[@The147350]

Exactly why I love this guy. Best wishes Sheik

[@mpazs]

This is pure gold :'-)

[@estebanvillalobos2303]

i miss the 80's like you wouldn't believe