Is the GrandWizardsLair a KKK reference?

I like his products and he's a real gem in the threads here, but I learned (thanks Wikipedia) the original supreme racist's (leader) title was the Grand Wizard, and couldn't help but wonder if this has been talked about at all


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[22 Points] harbor_3:

Maybe.


[19 Points] whatisopsec:

No.


[21 Points] whoiiinvitedthisguy:

Yes.


[2 Points] throwahooawayyfoe:

IIRC, The Grand Wizard was an old professional wrestler.


[2 Points] None:

Someone summon him he's on reddit. Just can't remember his name


[2 Points] frunobulaxpoodle:

No it isn't, google "Ernie Roth"


[2 Points] GrandWizardsLair:

Sorry we missed this until now: anyway, here's the true story.

Ernie Roth was a gay Jew who hoped to break into the broadcasting industry. He had a chance to pick up some money on the side working as a wrestling manager, but at that time (the late 60s/early 70s) professional wrestling was considered white trash entertainment and he was afraid being connected to the industry would ruin his chances of making it as a sports broadcaster. So he got a pair of sunglasses and a fez and became Abdullah al-Farouk, manager and handler to a recent Iranian emigre named Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, aka the Iron Sheik. (Yes, THAT Iron Sheik).

After that gig ended Roth decided to continue in the wrestling industry. He traded his fez for a turban and acquired a large collection of sunglasses, then renamed himself "the Grand Wizard of Wrestling." And thus began the career of the Greatest Mind the Wrestling World Has Ever Known. The Grand Wizard had an uncanny gift for stirring up crowds: on more than one occasion he had to leave arenas under police protection because people were screaming for his head.

Roth died in 1987 1983 of a heart attack: rumor has it cocaine played a role in his death but nobody knows for certain. (We know Roth loved speedy drugs: anybody who doubts it can watch a few of his greatest moments on YouTube). For decades the turban sat idle, then ... well, we all know what happened next, don't we?


[1 Points] speedfleek:

Buy your drugs and keep this bullshit out of it. TGWL is a wonderful person and vendor.


[1 Points] MollieIsYourFriend:

it was asposed to be a secret :(


[1 Points] MagaSwaggaa:

Gtfo with this shit