Khosrow Vaziri
Acting
Born March 15, 1942 · Damghan, Semnan, Iran
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 ind…
Known For · 40 titles
Raw
WWF All-Star Wrestling
WWF Superstars
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Mid-South Wrestling
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
World Class Championship Wrestling
NWA World Championship Wrestling
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
The Eric Andre Show
WWE Old School
Clash of the Champions
Tuesday Night Titans
WWF Championship Wrestling
Biography: WWE Legends
Naked News
WWE Hall of Fame
Hogan Knows Best
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Andre the Giant
WrestleMania
WWE Survivor Series 1996
WWE WrestleMania 13
WWF Hulkamania 1
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
WWE WrestleMania III
The Wrestling Classic
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE UK Rampage
Tag Team Champions
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WrestleMania II
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
The Sheik
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Most Unusual Matches
Andre the Giant