Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 15, 1942
Died
Jun 06, 2023
Place of Birth
Damghan, Semnan, Iran
Credits
98 titles
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
Filmography
Biography: WWE Legends
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
NOWRUZ: Lost & Found
Self
The Old Boys
The Iron Sheik
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
The Sheik
Self - The Iron Sheik
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Colonel Mustafa
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Iron Sheik
The Eric Andre Show
Self
We Will Rock You
Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
The Iron Sheik
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Himself
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
The Iron Sheik
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Iron Sheik
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Iron Sheik
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
The Iron Sheik
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
Iron Sheik
Naked News
Hogan Knows Best
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Self
WWE Hall of Fame
Self
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Iron Sheik
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Himself
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
The Iron Sheik
Heroes of Wrestling
The Iron Sheik
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
Manager
WWE WrestleMania 13
Iron Sheik (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1996
The Iron Sheik (Manager)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
WWE Bashed in the USA
Col. Mustafa
Raw
The Iron Sheik
WWE World Tour 1992
Col. Mustafa
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
Iron Sheik
WWE UK Rampage
Col. Mustafa
WWE UK Rampage '92
Col. Mustafa
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Col. Mustafa
Hulkamania 6
Colonel Mustafa
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Col. Mustafa
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Col. Mustafa
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
The Iron Sheik
WCW WrestleWar 1989
The Iron Sheik
NWA WrestleWar 1989
The Iron Sheik
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
The Iron Sheik