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WWE Legend Curses Russell Wilson After Forgettable Return Against Seattle Seahawks

Published 09/13/2022, 11:31 AM EDT

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After spending almost a decade with Seattle Seahawks, they traded Russell Wilson to Denver Broncos earlier this year. However, Wilson’s first encounter playing with Broncos came against his former team Seahawks.

The Professor didn’t receive a great ovation from the crowd and the fans watching from their homes. There were many reactions from the fans and celebrities over this Wilson – Seahawks reunion recently.

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The Iron Sheik shares his disappointment with the Denver Broncos debut of Russell Wilson 

WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik is an iconic legend in the wrestling universe. After his retirement, he has taken Twitter as a platform to fight. He often shares notorious tweets and also speaks up his mind on the social media platform.

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Subsequently, Sheik also shared his thoughts on the recent match between Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. Clearly, Russell Wilson’s performance did now impress the former WWE Champion as per what he tweeted. Sheik, in his tweet, wrote, “RUSSELL WILSON YOU COST ME BIG TIME YOU SON OF A B***H.”

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Brandon McManus missed a 64-yard field goal attempt with 20 seconds left. Furthermore, this helped Seahawks walk out from the field with a victory involving Wilson as the quarterback.

Moreover, Wilson was also booed upon his return to play against his former team. Earlier this month, Wilson signed a five-year, $245 million contract extension with Denver Broncos.

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It is no secret that Sheik still has some anger left over his arch-rival Hulk Hogan. He often shares tweets in which he trash-talks about The Hulkster. Similarly, once he shared about a record that only Hogan has achieved, however, it was more of an insult.

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The Iranian WWE star wrote, “HULK HOGAN HAS BEEN A BIG TIME JABRONI FOR 15,343 STRAIGHT DAYS. NO ONE WILL BREAK THAT EVER BUBBA.”

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The Iron Sheik was a popular heel throughout the 1980s. He is famous for being the first Iranian-born WWE star to win the WWE Championship. However, his title reign lasted for about a month, as Hogan defeated him to usher in the Hulkamania era in WWE.

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The Iron Sheik lost his WWE title to Hulk Hogan on 23rd January 1984 at Madison Square Garden. Sheik was the heel at the time and had generated massive heat from the audience. Meanwhile, Hogan was the ultimate babyface. That match changed the landscape for pro-wrestling as Hogan went on to become the ultimate superstar on the WWE roster after that first title win.

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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