The Sheik Ran Detroit: Big Time Wrestling at Cobo Arena!

Before the madness, there was a mastermind. The Sheik wasn’t just the wildest man in the ring—he owned Detroit’s wrestling scene. As the promoter of Big Time Wrestling, he turned Cobo Arena into a warzone every week. From blood-soaked brawls to sold-out crowds, this is the legacy of the man who built the house.
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[catyear]

I wish there was a promotion around today that was Half as Good as Big Time Wrestling was back in the 60’s and 70’s …
R.I.P. Mighty Sheik !

[edwardmarkins]

I loved being 11 years old in 1972 and watching Detroit Big Time Wrestling . A long list of favorites including Bulldog Don Kent, the Kangaroos, Flying Fred and Wild Bull Curry, Pampero Firpo, Cowboy Frankie Lane, Thunderbolt Patterson, Bobo Brazil, and The SHEIK among many other greats. I watched on Channel 13 out of Huntington, WV. I remember attending a Big Time Wrestling event in Ironton, Ohio at the football stadium.

[plertisdibble]

This is when wrestling was real, not the fake stuff of today.

[brucesturton]

Dave, who managed the sheik first you or bulldog browler.