Acting · b. 1942 · 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 ind...

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Andre the Giant Self (archive footage) 2018 The Old Boys The Iron Sheik 2015 Iron Sheik: The Maim Event 2014 The Sheik Self - The Iron Sheik 2014 WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 Colonel Mustafa 2014 WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden Iron Sheik 2013 We Will Rock You Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud 2011 Chris Benoit: The Aftermath Himself 2010 WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time The Iron Sheik 2010 WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik 2010 Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly The Iron Sheik 2009 WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event Iron Sheik 2009 WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams Iron Sheik 2009 Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik The Iron Sheik 2008 Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1 Iron Sheik 2006 WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology The Iron Sheik 2006 WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship Iron Sheik 2006 Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1 Iron Sheik 2006 Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2 Iron Sheik 2006 WWE Hall of Fame 2005 Iron Sheik 2005 The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s Self 2005 Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit Iron Sheik 2002 Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit Himself 2002 WWE WrestleMania X-Seven The Iron Sheik 2001 Heroes of Wrestling The Iron Sheik 1999 WWE WrestleMania 13 Iron Sheik (Manager) 1997 WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker Manager 1997 WWE Survivor Series 1996 The Iron Sheik (Manager) 1996 The Life And Times of Paul Boesch The Iron Sheik (archive footage) 1994 WWE Bashed in the USA Col. Mustafa 1993
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