Acting
Khosrow Vaziri
1942-03-15 · Damghan, Semnan, Iran
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
Raw
The Eric Andre Show
Andre the Giant
Naked News
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
WrestleMania
WWE WrestleMania III
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WrestleMania II
The Sheik
WWE WrestleMania 13
Hogan Knows Best
Biography: WWE Legends
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
The Wrestling Classic
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Movie credits · 80
Andre the Giant
NOWRUZ: Lost & Found
The Old Boys
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
The Sheik
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
We Will Rock You
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Heroes of Wrestling
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
WWE WrestleMania 13
WWE Survivor Series 1996
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
WWE Bashed in the USA
WWE World Tour 1992
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
WWE UK Rampage
WWE UK Rampage '92
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Hulkamania 6
WWE Survivor Series 1991
WWE SummerSlam 1991
TV credits · 18
Biography: WWE Legends
The Eric Andre Show
Naked News
Hogan Knows Best
WWE Hall of Fame
Raw
Clash of the Champions
WWF Wrestling Challenge
WWF Superstars
NWA World Championship Wrestling
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
Tuesday Night Titans
World Class Championship Wrestling
Mid-South Wrestling
WWF Championship Wrestling
WWF All-Star Wrestling
WWE Old School
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