Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

March 14, 1942 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Damghan, Semnan, Iran

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

Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit

WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution

Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World

WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87

WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship

Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik

RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide

WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik

WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1

WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams

Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit

WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown

WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker