| Jose Luis Arias Romero | |
|---|---|
 Romero when he worked as "Gran Sheik" | |
| Birth name | Jose Luis Arias Romero |
| Born | December 20, 1951 Querétaro, Mexico[1] |
| Died | December 29, 2013 (aged 62) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Gato[1] Arias Romero[1] Ari Romero[1] Hussein El Gran Sheik/Gran Sheik Shadow V[1] Karma[1] |
| Billed height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15.6 st) |
| Billed from | Iraq (As El Gran Sheik) |
| Trained by | Lou Thesz |
| Debut | October 1967 – Querétaro, Mexico[1] |
| Retired | 2012 |
Jose Luis Arias Romero (December 20, 1951 – December 29, 2013), was a Mexican professional wrestler who wrestled in Mexico, the United States and Japan, under the ring name Ari Romero. Romero earned the nickname "El Rey del Tenedor" ("The King of the Fork") by using a fork to make his adversaries bleed in his matches. He was also nicknamed "El Rey de las Cadenas" (Spanish for "King of the chains").