Review of The Sheik (2014) by Rob A — 11 Sep 2015
I just watched The Sheik's movie and I liked it.
This movie really shines light on how important he was and is to sports entertainment.
People talk about crossover guys, like Lesner, Lashly or Brooks (CM Piunk) or Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Kurt Angle and Lesner (?) coming back the other way, The Sheik could have easily made a strong go in MMA, I'm not sure what is striking ability would have been like (I'm guessing above average) but his wrestling skills and strength would have kept him in bouts.
So Bob Backlund holds the WWF World Championship for six years and refuses to drop the Heavy Weight strap to Hogan, he claimed the fans would never buy it if he lost to Hogan, he said that the Hulk wasn't a legitimate athlete. Guess who he thought was ?
If people don't hate the Sheik Hogan never gets over, he needed a bad guy and he got the best, America Vs Iran, it was huge and current at the time. Hogan goes on to to change everything, Putting guys over in wrestling is part of the business all the greats get it, sometimes you lose and its your job to sell it.
Watch the movie. The Rocks talks about the influence he's had on his career.
This review of The Sheik (2014) was written by Rob A on 11 Sep 2015.
The Sheik has generally received positive reviews.
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