On the Hunt for the Sheik — South Florida's Most Feared Wrestler

Bodies, glow and glisten and fall

Bodies, stand and cheer and yell

C. Stiles

C. Stiles

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What does a star see

as it flies through the heavens

I find Joey Machete to say goodbye.

"How was the take?" I ask.

"Decent," he says. He earned several hundred dollars, and the wrestlers all got paid $25 to $500. Next up, Machete hopes to run events at the Davie Police Athletic League community center the second Friday of every month and in Fort Pierce once a month.

I ask Machete if I can have the Sheik's phone number. Maybe his manager can translate. Machete says he'll see if he can arrange it.

Over the next days and weeks, I try calling and calling the Sheik. But the phone just rings and rings. I never do get to meet him. But if I had to hazard a guess, I'd bet his eyes are hazel.

Photos by C. Stiles.