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Originally Posted by molson
At the risk of geeking out too much, the Iron Sheik has far surpassed the national fame (even mainstream fame) of the original Sheik. In fact, Ed Farhat is usually referred to as the "Original Sheik", to distinguish from the more famous Sheik. So I think "The Sheik" is an acceptable short form for The Iron Sheik.
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Probably becomes an age/era thing. Safe to say I'm above the knowledge curve of the average person, at least around the curve for the average middle-aged smartmark, but I'll use the context to figure out which one is being referred to with the short form. I'd probably opt for the longer version in a discussion about wrestlers in general but be fine with the shorter form if the context is TIS's era.