Khosrow Vaziri
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 15, 1942
Day of Death: June 6, 2023 (81 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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Actor The Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania III
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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Actor The Iron Sheik
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Actor The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Actor The Iron Sheik
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
1986
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WrestleMania II
Actor The Iron Sheik
The British Bulldogs
Actor The Iron Sheik
WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
Actor The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Actor The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Actor The Iron Sheik
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Actor The Iron Sheik
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
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WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
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Tag Team Champions
1985
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WrestleMania
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The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan
Actor The Iron Sheik
The Wrestling Classic
Actor The Iron Sheik
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
Actor The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
Actor The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
Actor The Iron Sheik
WWF Hulkamania 1
Actor The Iron Sheik
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
Actor The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
