Ed Farhat

In 2003, he passed away, leaving behind his legacy as a trailbazer for the oncoming hardcore movement, a top national draw, and as one of the most respected athletes in the history of the Detroit area. See link for further details. Sheik wrestled into his 70s, but he also found the time to train future stars such as his nephew Sabu, Rob Van Dam and Scott Steiner. As several of these stories were written during the period after Return of the Jedi hit theaters and before The Phantom Menace was made, numerous potential errors in the Expanded Universe continue to exist and several of the tales have been deemed apocryphal with regards to the continuity of the six films. Outside of his in-ring role, he took control of the Detroit promotion, pushing himself on top as the United States Champion until the promotion died in the early 1980s. The decades long Galactic Civil War was finally over. He had major feuds with the likes of Bobo Brazil, Abdullah the Butcher, Pampero Firpo, Mark Lewin, Tiger Jeet Singh, Terry Funk and Fred Blassie. The remnants of the Imperial forces signed a peace treaty with the New Republic.

His favorite haunts in North America were Detroit, Los Angeles, and Toronto. Fifteen years after the Battle of Endor Admiral Pellaeon and the other Imperial leaders realized that further military conflict with the New Republic would be fruitless. The character of the madman from Syria had universal appeal, and the Sheik was a top drawing heel all over the country and in Japan. But the New Republic would weather all these storms. He was an explosive, crazy heel and to some people, the embodiment of insanity and cruelty. The New Republic would even be challenged by the Reborn Emperor - the spirit of Palpatine in a new clone body. His wild facial expressions and his ability to roll back his eyes, added to his violent repertoire, frightened fans and made them hate him. The New Republic would be challenged by Imperial commanders, such as Grand Admiral Thrawn, Admiral Daala, Admiral Pellaeon, and Ysanne Isard.

While many wrestlers of the era had to start all over again when they entered a new territory, the Sheik's reputation preceded him. The war continued for another 15 years. Fans also feared The Sheik. Within five years, well over half of what was Imperial space was under the control of the New Republic. Very few people ever got up from the fireball, not even André the Giant could go on after being hit by the Sheik's fireball during a match at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, which led to a Sheik victory over the giant legend in 1974, 15 years before Hulk Hogan supposedly broke André's winning streak at WrestleMania III. The destruction of the Death Star, the loss of Vader and the Emperor, and the defeat of the Imperial fleet represented a major turning point in the war. In desperation, he would light the fireball and toss it into the face of his opponent. In the Expanded Universe, the Battle of Endor was not the end of the story.

Concealed pencils were also common; however, his most feared tactic was his use of fireballs. Amidst the celebrations, Luke catches sight of the spirit figures of Ben Kenobi, Yoda, and the redeemed Anakin Skywalker. He would often lock on a hold that is normally mundane but not let go, forcing the opponent to give in. The entire galaxy celebrates the death of the Emperor, the downfall of the Empire and the virtual end of the Galactic Civil War. The Sheik had many strange habits. That evening, Luke cremates what remains of Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker. He did not speak at all on camera, relying on his flamboyant managers like Abdullah Farouk and later Eddy Creechman to get his message across. Han and Leia engage in a passionate kiss.

He was a star football player in high school and served his country in World War II before he became "The Sheik of Araby" or later, just "The Sheik." His calling card was his tendency for violence and foreign weapons, pencils being his favorite. Leia divulges that Luke is her brother. Edward Farhat was born to a family of Lebanese immigrants in Michigan. Sensing that Leia has feelings for Luke, Han tells her he will not interfere. Edward George Farhat (June 11, 1924–January 18, 2003) was a professional wrestler best known as The Sheik (or The Original Sheik to distinguish him from the wrestler the Iron Sheik of the 1980s). Luke and the remnants of his father Anakin escape the Death Star, and moments later, so do Lando and Wedge just as the Death Star explodes. He also won the PWI Most Hated Wrestler Award in 1972. Lando and Wedge Antilles, now the only remaining Rebel fighters inside the Death Star, fire at the super weapon's main reactor, causing its collapse.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him #368 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. With that, Anakin Skywalker, the former Lord Darth Vader, dies. 1-Time NWA Texas Heavyweight Title. Anakin says Luke was right about him, and asks him to tell his sister the same. 1-Time NWA International Heavyweight Title. Luke removes the helmet, revealing the pale face of his father. 1-Time NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Title. Realizing there is no hope for his survival, Anakin asks Luke to take his mask off so he can look upon his son with his own eyes.

1-Time WWA Martial Arts Title. The destruction of the Executor causes panic on the Death Star as Imperial personnel scramble to escape pods and shuttles, knowing that the battle is lost. 2-Time ICW United States Heavyweight Title. Other Rebel starships and fighters attack point blank at the Executor, leading to the Imperial flagship's bridge shields collapsing, before an out of control A-wing destroys the command deck and the Super Star Destroyer crashes into the surface of the battlestation. 1-Time United National Heavyweight Title (Tokyo). Upon having casualties, the group decides to split up and half of the fighters returns to the surface. 1-Time NWA Americas Heavyweight Title. Meanwhile, in an intense battle, Lando leads Wedge and his fighter group into the bowels of the Death Star followed by TIE Fighters.

3-Time United States Heavyweight Title (Toronto). Thus, the dramatic redemption of Anakin Skywalker begins as the former Dark Lord lifts the Emperor, and despite the deadly Force lightning surging through his suit, he drops his former master into a chasm, killing the Emperor. 12-Time United States Heavyweight Title (Detroit). Realizing that Luke cannot be turned to the Dark Side, the Emperor uses Force lightning against him to deliver the final blow. Vader is deeply affected by the sight of his son dying. Movie(s): I Like to Hurt People. They plant an explosive and escape the bunker before its destruction. With the shield down, the Death Star can be attacked. Finishing/Signature Move(s): Camel Clutch, Fireball, Hidden pencil. Han, Leia and Chewbacca regain access to the bunker.

Previous Manager(s): The Princess, Abdullah Farouk, Eddy Creechman. He declares himself a Jedi. Previous Identities: The Sheik of Araby. The Emperor encourages Luke to kill his father so the young Jedi can take Vader's place alongside Palpatine. But Luke controls his anger and throws aside his lightsaber. Professional Debut: 1950. Vader intends to turn her to the Dark Side if Luke won't, but Luke responds viciously, striking off Vader's right hand. Billed from: The Syrian Desert. Vader senses in his son's mind that Luke has a sister.

Hometown: Lansing, Michigan. On the Death Star, Luke attacks the Emperor fueled by anger, only to be deflected by Vader. Obituary Date: January 18, 2003 (heart failure). To decrease ship casualties the rebel fleet decides to attack the Imperial fleet at point blank, judging that the Emperor will not fire upon his own ships. Birthday: June 11, 1924. The Death Star is revealed to be fully operational. Weight: 247 lbs. An intense space battle begins as the Imperial fleet fights a holding action to prevent the Rebels from running for deep space, while the Rebel fleet battles to buy the surface party more time to complete their mission.

Height: 5'11. The Rebel fleet emerges from hyperspace for the battle, but discovers the shield is still up. A battle begins with the Rebels and Ewoks against the Empire. Solo and company are led out of the bunker, but the Ewoks begin their attack. On Endor, the Rebels enter the shield generator, only to be taken prisoner by waiting Imperial forces.

They go to the Death Star and meet the Emperor, who reveals that the Emperor himself coordinated the Rebels finding the secret plans and locating the shield generator so that the Alliance can fall into a trap. Luke surrenders peacefully to the Empire, and unsuccessfully tries to convince Vader to abandon the Dark Side. He reveals the truth to Leia: That she is his sister and Vader is their father. Luke decides the time has come for him to leave Endor and face Darth Vader.

The Ewoks agree to join the fight against the Empire. Luke cleverly uses the Force to get the Ewoks to set them free. The droid's friends are taken prisoner. Luke, Han, Chewie, and the droids fall into a trap set by Ewoks, who discover C3PO and treat him as their god.

A speeder bike chase ensues, resulting in Leia being separated from Han and Luke. Leia is awakened by an Ewok, one of Endor's forest creatures. The crew land on Endor only to be discovered by stormtroopers. As part of the plans, Luke and his companions must penetrate the shield generator on the moon of Endor to deactivate the shield that protects the Death Star. At the rendezvous point, the Rebel Alliance discusses plans to attack the Death Star.

Luke senses that his sister is Princess Leia. Kenobi also reveals that Luke has a twin sister, hidden from Luke at birth as protection from the Emperor. As Luke approaches his X-Wing, the spirit form of Ben Kenobi confirms that Vader was once Anakin Skywalker, a former Jedi who turned to the Dark Side. The Jedi Master gives one last mention of wisdom to Luke before he dies.

Yoda then reveals that Vader is indeed Luke's father. All that remains for Luke is to confront Vader. Luke has returned to complete his training, but Yoda says no further training is required. Luke and R2 arrive on Dagobah to find Yoda ill.

As he and Darth Vader walk past the thousands of Imperial troops assembled in the hangar bay, they discuss the plot to turn Luke to the Dark Side. Meanwhile, the Emperor arrives on the Death Star. The rest of the crew departs for the rendezvous point where the Rebel Alliance is assembling. Luke and R2-D2 head for Dagobah to return to Yoda.

Luke and crew manage to escape just before Jabba’s Sail Barge explodes. Boba Fett falls into the Sarlacc pit, and Jabba is choked to death by Leia. A large battle ensues. With the help of R2-D2, Luke retrieves a lightsaber.

Luke and his companions approach the Pit of Carkoon. As punishment, Jabba commands Luke and his friends to be destroyed by the Sarlacc. Luke overpowers the Rancor, but is captured by Jabba's minions. The next morning, Luke arrives to make one final plea to Jabba to release Solo, but Jabba orders Luke to be thrown into the pit of the Rancor monster.

Both Solo and Leia are captured. That night, Leia removes her disguise and frees Solo from the carbonite, only to be overseen by Jabba. Jabba sends Chewie to the prisons. That evening, Princess Leia, disguised as a bounty hunter, arrives with "prisoner" Chewbacca to collect bounty from Jabba.

R2-D2 and C-3PO arrive with a holographic message from Luke pleading Jabba to release Solo, but the droids end up slaves. Luke Skywalker and company arrive on Tatooine to rescue Han Solo, who is held prisoner in carbonite by the gangster Jabba the Hutt. The Empire is working on the construction of a second Death Star, which is to be more powerful than the first. Return of the Jedi takes place in 4 ABY, one year after the events of The Empire Strikes Back.

The following summary is based upon the original 1983 theatrical release version, and not upon the 1997 and 2004 re-releases..
. In this release Anakin appeared as he did in Episode III. However, during the final celebration, Shaw was replaced by Hayden Christensen.

In the DVD release, Shaw continued to be Anakin in the hanger bay scene. Sebastian Shaw played Anakin in the hanger bay and in the final celebration scene in the original film. A Gungan can be heard yelling "We-sa free" in this scene. During the sequence when the Emperor's defeat at Endor is announced to the galaxy, an additional scene showing the celebrations on Theed, Naboo was shown.

There have a few further minor changes to the film on this release - such as sound effects and improvements to the visual quality of the film. On September 20, 2004 the three original movies were finally released on DVD. As with the other two films of his original trilogy, Lucas issued a Special Edition of Return of the Jedi in 1997, making a number of cosmetic changes and additions, including replacing a piece of music from the closing scene. However, there are two extras wearing the rank of lieutenant in the scene where the Emperor arrives.

This was not recognized by the production staff until halfway through the film's shooting and the error remained uncorrected in the final version of the film. A serious wardrobe problem was present in the film in that all Imperial characters, regardless of rank, are shown wearing identical rank insignia, being that of an Imperial Navy Commander. See Star Wars (radio) for details. The first two Star Wars movies were adapted for National Public Radio in the early 1980s, but it was not until 1996 that a radio version of Return of the Jedi was heard.

The space battle between the Rebel and Imperial fleets, and the starfighter attack on the Death Star, were well-regarded by critics. His new light-sabre is green.). (Ironically, in the film's release poster, Luke Skywalker is depicted holding a blue light-sabre- a light-sabre colour which does not appear in the film. With a massive worldwide marketing campaign, Star Wars series artist Drew Struzan created the iconic and distinctive images for the movie posters and other advertising.

Contemporary critics seem to have been largely complimentary; in 1983, Roger Ebert gave the film a four-star rating at its 1983 release, and Gary Arnold at the Washington Post described it as "a triumph". The Ewoks are regarded as a deliberately cute merchandising opportunity, and the idea that a community of creatures whose technology was essentially Stone Age could, with minimal assistance, defeat the "Empire's best troops", is thought of as stretching credibility even in a simple adventure story. While the action sequences are well-regarded, including the speeder bike chase on the Endor moon and the climactic space battles, the battle between the Ewoks and the Stormtroopers remains a longtime fan complaint about the movie. Some indication of public opinion can be gained by its ranking in the IMDB Top 250 films list; as of June 2005 it was ranked 127 in the Top 250, compared with A New Hope at number 8, and The Empire Strikes Back at number 10.

In retrospect, Return of the Jedi is regarded by most critics and Star Wars fans as the weakest of the original trilogy. During production, in an attempt to maintain secrecy and disguise the filming from fans and press, it was alleged it was a horror film entitled Blue Harvest and utilizing the slogan "Horror Beyond Imagination". In any event, the original title was partially reused for Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. But it has also been claimed that Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was originally subtitled The Vengeance of Khan, and that the title was changed because of its similarity to Revenge of the Jedi.

The film was originally named Revenge of the Jedi until it was pointed out that revenge is contrary to the Jedi code, though many speculate that the change was always planned to throw off fans (as well as producers of counterfeit merchandise). Howard Kazanjian served as producer. The screenplay was written by Lawrence Kasdan and Lucas (with uncredited contributions by David Webb Peoples), based on Lucas' story. It also claims Lucas took over most of the post-production duties. However, some writers have noticed differences between Richard Marquand's shooting style and that of Lucas's own work.

The film's direction is credited to the late Richard Marquand, but reports have suggested that George Lucas was still heavily involved in the shooting of the film, and at least directed some of the second unit work. According to the book Empire Building, Lucas was on set for filming of Return of the Jedi almost every day, sometimes directing scenes himself, or instructing Marquand how he should shoot. It debuted in 1983, and was re-released with changes in 1997 and 2004. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is the sixth and final chapter of George Lucas's Star Wars film series. Dalyn Chew, Celia Fushille-Burke, Mercedes Ngoh, Jennifer Jaffe (special edition).

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Ewoks ... Michael McCormick, Simon Williamson, Swim Lee, Richard Robinson, Deep Roy, Hugh Spirit, Michael Quinn. Puppeteers ... Toby Philpott , David Alan Barclay , Mike Edmonds.

Jabba Puppeteers ... Tom Mannion. Stardestroyer Captain #2 ... Pip Miller.

Stardestroyer Captain #1 ... Jonathan Oliver. Stardestroyer Controller #2 ... Adam Bareham.

Stardestroyer Controller #1 ... Nicki Reade. Nicki ... Mike Cottrell.

Ewok Warrior ... Malcom Dixon. Ewok Warrior ... Jane Busby.

Chief Chirpa ... Mike Edmonds. Logray ... Jack Purvis.

Teebo ... Claire Davenport. Fat Dancer ... Annie Arbogast.

Sy Snootles ... Femi Taylor. Oola ... Jeremy Bulloch.

Boba Fett ... Kenny Baker. Paploo ... Warwick Davis.

Wicket ... Caroline Blakiston. Mon Mothma ... Dermot Crowley.

General Madine ... Tim Rose. Admiral Ackbar ... Denis Lawson.

Wedge ... Michael Carter. Bib Fortuna ... Kenneth Colley.

Admiral Piett ... Michael Pennington. Moff Jerjerrod ... Kenny Baker.

R2-D2 ... Alec Guiness. Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi ... David Prowse.

Darth Vader ... James Earl Jones. Voice of Darth Vader ... Frank Oz.

Performing Yoda ... Ian McDiarmid. The Emperor ... Sebastian Shaw.

Anakin Skywalker ... Peter Mayhew. Chewbacca ... Anthony Daniels.

C-3PO ... Billy Dee Williams. Lando Calrissian ... Carrie Fisher.

Princess Leia ... Harrison Ford. Han Solo ... Mark Hamill.

Luke Skywalker ...