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

Raw

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

WWF Superstars

WWF Wrestling Challenge

The Eric Andre Show

WWE Pay Per View

Mid-South Wrestling

All Movies (80)

• Andre the Giant2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• NOWRUZ: Lost & Found2015 · as Self
• The Old Boys2015 · as The Iron Sheik
• Iron Sheik: The Maim Event2014
• The Sheik2014 · as Self - The Iron Sheik
• WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 12014 · as Colonel Mustafa
• WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden2013 · as Iron Sheik
• We Will Rock You2011 · as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
• WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time2010 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik2010
• Chris Benoit: The Aftermath2010 · as Himself
• Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly2009 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event2009 · as Iron Sheik
• WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams2009 · as Iron Sheik
• Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik2008 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology2006 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship2006 · as Iron Sheik
• Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 12006 · as Iron Sheik
• Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 22006 · as Iron Sheik
• Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 12006 · as Iron Sheik
• The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s2005 · as Self
• WWE Hall of Fame 20052005 · as Iron Sheik
• Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit2002 · as Himself
• Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit2002 · as Iron Sheik
• WWE WrestleMania X-Seven2001 · as The Iron Sheik
• Heroes of Wrestling1999 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker1997 · as Manager
• WWE WrestleMania 131997 · as Iron Sheik (Manager)
• WWE Survivor Series 19961996 · as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
• The Life And Times of Paul Boesch1994 · as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
• WWE Bashed in the USA1993 · as Col. Mustafa
• WWE World Tour 19921992 · as Col. Mustafa
• WWF: Best of Hulkamania1992 · as Iron Sheik
• WWE UK Rampage1992 · as Col. Mustafa
• WWE UK Rampage '921992 · as Col. Mustafa
• WWE Royal Rumble 19921992 · as Col. Mustafa
• Hulkamania 61991 · as Colonel Mustafa
• WWE Survivor Series 19911991 · as Col. Mustafa
• WWE SummerSlam 19911991 · as Col. Mustafa
• WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '911991 · as Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
• WCW The Great American Bash 19901990 · as The Iron Sheik
• WCW WrestleWar 19891989 · as The Iron Sheik
• NWA WrestleWar 19891989 · as The Iron Sheik
• NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun1989 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón1988 · as The Iron Sheik
• The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World1988 · as The Iron Sheik
• WCCW Christmas Star Wars '871987 · as The Iron Sheik
• WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '871987 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE WrestleMania III1987 · as The Iron Sheik
• The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches1987 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '871987 · as The Iron Sheik
• Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports1987 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Houston Wrestling: November '861986 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Houston Wrestling: October '861986 · as The Iron Sheik
• The British Bulldogs1986 · as The Iron Sheik
• The Best of the WWF: volume 91986 · as The Iron Sheik
• Villains of the Squared Circle1986 · as The Iron Sheik
• The Best of the WWF: volume 71986 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Detroit Wrestling '861986 · as The Iron Sheik
• WrestleMania II1986 · as The Iron Sheik
• Tag Team Champions1986 · as The Iron Sheik
• The WWF's Amazing Managers1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• The Wrestling Classic1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '851985 · as The Iron Sheik
• Andre the Giant1985 · as The Iron Sheik (Archive footage)
• WrestleMania1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• The Hulkster Hulk Hogan1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• Most Unusual Matches1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWF Hulkamania 11985 · as The Iron Sheik
• Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '841984 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '841984 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '841984 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '841984 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE The Brawl to End it All1984 · as The Iron Sheik
• Savage1977 · as The Iron Sheik
• Mayday Z— · as Iron Sheik
• YouShoot: The Iron Sheik— · as Himself
• RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide— · as Himself

All TV Shows (24)

• Biography: WWE Legends2021
• The Eric Andre Show2012 · as Self
• Naked News2005
• Hogan Knows Best2005
• WWE Hall of Fame2005 · as Self
• Raw1993 · as The Iron Sheik
• Clash of the Champions1988 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWF Wrestling Challenge1986 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWF Superstars1986 · as The Iron Sheik
• NWA World Championship Wrestling1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Saturday Night's Main Event1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Saturday Night's Main Event1985 · as Colonel Mustafa
• WWE Pay Per View1985
• WWF Prime Time Wrestling1985
• WWF Prime Time Wrestling1985 · as The Iron Sheik
• Tuesday Night Titans1984 · as The Iron Sheik
• World Class Championship Wrestling1982 · as The Iron Sheik
• Mid-South Wrestling1981 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWF Championship Wrestling1980 · as Great Hossein Arab
• WWF All-Star Wrestling1975 · as The Great Hussein Arab
• WWF All-Star Wrestling1975 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Old School1973 · as The Iron Sheik
• WWE Old School1973 · as Iron Sheik
• WWE Old School1973 · as Colonel Mustafa