Khosrow Vaziri
Born: 1942-03-15 in Damghan, Semnan, Iran
Died: 2023-06-06
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2018
- Andre the Giant as Self (archive footage)
2015
- The Old Boys as The Iron Sheik
2014
- The Sheik as Self - The Iron Sheik
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1 as Colonel Mustafa
- Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2013
- WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden as Iron Sheik
2012
- The Eric Andre Show as Self
2011
- We Will Rock You as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
2010
- WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time as The Iron Sheik
- Chris Benoit: The Aftermath as Himself
- WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2009
- WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event as Iron Sheik
- WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams as Iron Sheik
- Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly as The Iron Sheik
2008
- Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik as The Iron Sheik
2006
- WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology as The Iron Sheik
- WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship as Iron Sheik
- Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2 as Iron Sheik
- Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1 as Iron Sheik
- Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1 as Iron Sheik
2005
- The Greatest Stars of the 80's as Self
- Naked News
- Hogan Knows Best
- WWE Hall of Fame as Self - Inductee (as The Iron Sheik)
- WWE Hall of Fame 2005 as Iron Sheik
2002
- Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit as Iron Sheik
- Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit as Himself
2001
- WWE WrestleMania X-Seven as The Iron Sheik
1999
- Heroes of Wrestling as The Iron Sheik
1997
- WWE WrestleMania 13 as Iron Sheik (Manager)
- WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker as Manager
1996
- WWE Survivor Series 1996 as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
1994
- The Life And Times of Paul Boesch as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
1993
- Raw as The Iron Sheik
- WWE Bashed in the USA as Col. Mustafa
1992
- WWE World Tour 1992 as Col. Mustafa
- WWE UK Rampage as Col. Mustafa
- WWE Royal Rumble 1992 as Col. Mustafa
- WWE UK Rampage '92 as Col. Mustafa
- WWF: Best of Hulkamania as Iron Sheik
1991
- Hulkamania 6 as Colonel Mustafa
- WWE SummerSlam 1991 as Col. Mustafa
- WWE Survivor Series 1991 as Col. Mustafa
- WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91 as Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
1990
- WCW The Great American Bash 1990 as The Iron Sheik
1989
- NWA WrestleWar 1989 as The Iron Sheik
- WCW WrestleWar 1989 as The Iron Sheik
- NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun as The Iron Sheik
1988
- The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World as The Iron Sheik
- WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón as The Iron Sheik
1987
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87 as The Iron Sheik
- The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches as The Iron Sheik
- WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87 as The Iron Sheik
- WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87 as The Iron Sheik
- WrestleMania III as The Iron Sheik
- Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports as The Iron Sheik
- WWE WrestleMania III as The Iron Sheik
1986
- WWF Wrestling Challenge as The Iron Sheik
- The British Bulldogs as The Iron Sheik
- The Best of the WWF: volume 9 as The Iron Sheik
- WWE Detroit Wrestling '86 as The Iron Sheik
- Tag Team Champions as The Iron Sheik
- WrestleMania 2 as The Iron Sheik
- WrestleMania II as The Iron Sheik
- The Best of the WWF: volume 7 as The Iron Sheik
- Villains of the Squared Circle as The Iron Sheik
- WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 as The Iron Sheik
- WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86 as The Iron Sheik
1985
- Saturday Night's Main Event as The Iron Sheik
- WrestleMania as The Iron Sheik
- The Hulkster Hulk Hogan as The Iron Sheik
- WWF Prime Time Wrestling
- NWA World Championship Wrestling as The Iron Sheik
- WWF Hulkamania 1 as The Iron Sheik
- Andre the Giant as The Iron Sheik (Archive footage)
- WrestleMania as The Iron Sheik
- Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams as The Iron Sheik
- The WWF's Amazing Managers as The Iron Sheik
- Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest! as The Iron Sheik
- The Wrestling Classic as The Iron Sheik
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85 as The Iron Sheik
- Most Unusual Matches as The Iron Sheik
1984
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 as The Iron Sheik
- WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84 as The Iron Sheik
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84 as The Iron Sheik
- WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84 as The Iron Sheik
- Tuesday Night Titans as The Iron Sheik
- WWE The Brawl to End it All as The Iron Sheik
1982
- World Class Championship Wrestling as The Iron Sheik
1981
- Mid-South Wrestling as The Iron Sheik
1980
- WWF Championship Wrestling as Great Hossein Arab
1977
- Savage as The Iron Sheik
1975
- WWF All-Star Wrestling as The Great Hussein Arab
1973
- WWE Old School as The Iron Sheik