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
Top 40 Movies
Andre the Giant
2018
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
WrestleMania
1985
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
The Sheik
2014
Savage
1977
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
We Will Rock You
2011
WrestleMania II
1986
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
Andre the Giant
1985
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
Mayday Z
N/A
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
Hulkamania 6
1991
The Wrestling Classic
1985
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
Most Unusual Matches
1985
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
WWE UK Rampage
1992
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
Tag Team Champions
1986
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988