Ed Farhat
Birthday: 1926-06-07
Deathday: 2003-01-18
Place of birth: Lansing, Michigan, United States
Also known as: The Sheik, The Original Sheik, Edward Farhat, The Sheik of Araby
imdb_id: nm1348010
Biography:
Edward George Farhat was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name The Sheik. He is also one of the originators of what became the hardcore wrestling style, as the promoter of Big Time Wrestling, and the uncle of ECW wrestler Sabu. Farhat promoted his shows at Cobo Hall in Detroit and was the booker for Frank Tunney's shows at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto from 1971 to 1977.
