Khosrow Vaziri
Biography
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (Persian: حسین خسرو علی وزیری) better known by his ring name The Iron Sheik, is an Iranian retired professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and actor. He is the only Iranian champion in WWE history, having won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983. His villainous character peaked during the 1980s WWF wrestling boom and his rivalry with Hulk Hogan turned Hogan into one of the greatest television heroes of the decade. He later formed a tag team with Nikolai Volkoff, which won the WWF Tag Team Championship at the inaugural WrestleMania event. In 2005, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. A heel throughout the 1980s, Sheik later gained popularity on Kidd Chris, The Howard Stern Show, and on the internet due to his shoot interviews, vulgar language, and his intense dislike for some of his fellow professional wrestlers, particularly Hulk Hogan.
Known For
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
The Iron Sheik
WrestleMania
The Iron Sheik
WrestleMania II
The Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania III
The Iron Sheik
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
The Iron Sheik
The British Bulldogs
The Iron Sheik
The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan
The Iron Sheik
WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
The Iron Sheik
Savage
Iron Sheik (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania 13
Himself
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Iron Sheik / Self
Biography: Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik
The Wrestling Classic
Iron Sheik
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Col. Mustafa
WWE SummerSlam 1991
The Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
The Iron Sheik
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
Iron Sheik
Mayday Z
The Iron Sheik
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Self - The Iron Sheik
The Sheik
The Iron Sheik
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
Iron Sheik
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
The Iron Sheik
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
The Iron Sheik
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
The Iron Sheik
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
The Iron Sheik
The Old Boys
The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
The Iron Sheik
WWF Hulkamania 1
The Iron Sheik
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Self (Archival Footage)
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
The Iron Sheik
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
The Iron Sheik
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
The Iron Sheik
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
The Iron Sheik
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
The Iron Sheik
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
The Iron Sheik
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
The Iron Sheik (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Iron Sheik
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Self (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
The Iron Sheik
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
Himself
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
Himself
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
Iron Sheik
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
We Will Rock You
Iron Sheik
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Colonel Mustafa
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Iron Sheik
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Iron Sheik
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The Iron Sheik
Tag Team Champions
Himself
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
The Iron Sheik
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
The Iron Sheik
Heroes of Wrestling
The Iron Sheik
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
The Iron Sheik
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
The Iron Sheik
WWE The Brawl to End it All
The Iron Sheik
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Col. Mustafa
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Col. Mustafa
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Col. Mustafa
WWE UK Rampage
Col. Mustafa
WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich
Manager
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
The Iron Sheik
WrestleMania
The Iron Sheik
WrestleMania 2
The Iron Sheik
WrestleMania III
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-03-15
Place of Birth
Damghan, Semnan, Iran
Also Known As
The Iron Sheik