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rdf:type	Wrestler
rdfs:label	Ed Farhat
rdfs:comment	Edward George Farhat (June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American professional wrestler best known as by his ring name The Sheik (or The Original Sheik to distinguish him from The Iron Sheik, a wrestler from the 1980s). He is also one of the originators of what became the hardcore wrestling style, and the uncle of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) legend Sabu.
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Birth Date	1926-06-09
Name	150 Class of 2007 Edward Farhat
billed	Syria
Weight	237.0
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Height	2.200000 180.34
Names	Great Hussein Sheik Of Araby The Original Sheik The Sheik
death date	2003-01-18
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TAB	General Merchandise Toys Magazine covers Image gallery Event history
Debut	1950
Retired	1998
abstract	Edward George Farhat (June 9, 1926 - January 18, 2003) was an American professional wrestler best known as by his ring name The Sheik (or The Original Sheik to distinguish him from The Iron Sheik, a wrestler from the 1980s). He is also one of the originators of what became the hardcore wrestling style, and the uncle of Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) legend Sabu.
is Trainer of	Sabu Timothy Brooks Sabu and Rob Van Dam Bruiser Brody Rob Van Dam