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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 15, 1942
Died
June 6, 2023
Place of Birth
Damghan, Semnan, Iran
Also Known As
- The Iron Sheik
- Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri
- حسین خسرو علي وزیری
- Col. Mustafa
- Hussein Arab
- Ali Vasari
- Great Hossein Arab
Khosrow Vaziri
0.2 Popularity
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
6.8
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
7.3
Self (archive footage)
Andre the Giant
2018
0.0
The Iron Sheik
The Old Boys
2015
0.0
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
7.4
Self - The Iron Sheik
The Sheik
2014
🎬
10.0
Colonel Mustafa
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
9.2
Iron Sheik
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
7.9
Self
The Eric Andre Show
2012
3.4
Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
We Will Rock You
2011
8.3
The Iron Sheik
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
Credits
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
6.8
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.3
The Old Boys
as The Iron Sheik
2015
0.0
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
0.0
The Sheik
as Self - The Iron Sheik
2014
7.4
🎬
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Colonel Mustafa
2014
10.0
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Iron Sheik
2013
9.2
The Eric Andre Show
as Self
2012
7.9
We Will Rock You
as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
2011
3.4
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as The Iron Sheik
2010
8.3
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
0.0
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
as Himself
2010
0.0
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
as The Iron Sheik
2009
7.4
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Iron Sheik
2009
10.0
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Iron Sheik
2009
7.1
🎬
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
as The Iron Sheik
2008
0.0
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as The Iron Sheik
2006
7.9
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
as Iron Sheik
2006
10.0
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
as Iron Sheik
2006
0.0
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
as Iron Sheik
2006
0.0
🎬
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
as Iron Sheik
2006
0.0
Naked News
2005
6.0
Hogan Knows Best
2005
5.2
The Greatest Stars of the 80's
as Self
2005
8.0
WWE Hall of Fame
as Self - Inductee (as The Iron Sheik)
2005
6.0
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
as Iron Sheik
2005
7.0
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
as Himself
2002
0.0
🎬
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
as Iron Sheik
2002
8.2
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as The Iron Sheik
2001
8.8
Heroes of Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik
1999
1.0
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
as Manager
1997
0.0
WWE WrestleMania 13
as Iron Sheik (Manager)
1997
7.5
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
1996
7.3
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
1994
10.0
WWE Bashed in the USA
as Col. Mustafa
1993
0.0
Raw
as The Iron Sheik
1993
6.8
WWE World Tour 1992
as Col. Mustafa
1992
0.0
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
as Iron Sheik
1992
0.0
WWE UK Rampage
as Col. Mustafa
1992
5.0
WWE UK Rampage '92
as Col. Mustafa
1992
0.0
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Col. Mustafa
1992
6.8
Hulkamania 6
as Colonel Mustafa
1991
0.0
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Col. Mustafa
1991
7.7
WWE SummerSlam 1991
as Col. Mustafa
1991
7.7
🎬
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
as Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
1991
0.0
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
as The Iron Sheik
1990
10.0
WCW WrestleWar 1989
as The Iron Sheik
1989
0.0
NWA WrestleWar 1989
as The Iron Sheik
1989
0.0
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
as The Iron Sheik
1989
0.0
🎬
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
as The Iron Sheik
1988
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
as The Iron Sheik
1988
0.0
Clash of the Champions
as The Iron Sheik
1988
0.0
🎬
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
as The Iron Sheik
1987
10.0
🎬
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
as The Iron Sheik
1987
0.0
WrestleMania III
as The Iron Sheik
1987
8.3
WWE WrestleMania III
as The Iron Sheik
1987
7.3
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
as The Iron Sheik
1987
0.0
🎬
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
as The Iron Sheik
1987
0.0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as The Iron Sheik
1987
0.0
🎬
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
as The Iron Sheik
1986
0.0
🎬
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
as The Iron Sheik
1986
0.0
The British Bulldogs
as The Iron Sheik
1986
4.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as The Iron Sheik
1986
0.0
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as The Iron Sheik
1986
6.8
Villains of the Squared Circle
as The Iron Sheik
1986
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
as The Iron Sheik
1986
0.0
🎬
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
as The Iron Sheik
1986
0.0
WrestleMania II
as The Iron Sheik
1986
6.4
WrestleMania 2
as The Iron Sheik
1986
8.7
Tag Team Champions
as The Iron Sheik
1986
0.0
The WWF's Amazing Managers
as The Iron Sheik
1985
0.0
The Wrestling Classic
as The Iron Sheik
1985
6.1
NWA World Championship Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik
1985
0.0
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
as The Iron Sheik
1985
0.0
Andre the Giant
as The Iron Sheik (Archive footage)
1985
6.2
Saturday Night's Main Event
as The Iron Sheik
1985
8.4
Saturday Night's Main Event
as Colonel Mustafa
1985
8.4
WrestleMania
as The Iron Sheik
1985
6.6
Most Unusual Matches
as The Iron Sheik
1985
0.0
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as The Iron Sheik
1985
10.0
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1985
8.8
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik
1985
8.8
WWF Hulkamania 1
as The Iron Sheik
1985
0.0
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as The Iron Sheik
1985
0.0
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
as The Iron Sheik
1985
0.0
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
as The Iron Sheik
1984
0.0
🎬
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
as The Iron Sheik
1984
0.0
🎬
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
as The Iron Sheik
1984
0.0
🎬
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
as The Iron Sheik
1984
0.0
WWE The Brawl to End it All
as The Iron Sheik
1984
10.0
Tuesday Night Titans
as The Iron Sheik
1984
10.0
World Class Championship Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik
1982
0.0
Mid-South Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik
1981
0.0
WWF Championship Wrestling
as Great Hossein Arab
1980
6.0
Savage
as The Iron Sheik
1977
0.0
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as The Great Hussein Arab
1975
0.0
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik
1975
0.0
WWE Old School
as The Iron Sheik
1973
0.0
WWE Old School
as Iron Sheik
1973
0.0
WWE Old School
as Colonel Mustafa
1973
0.0
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
as Himself
N/A
0.0
Mayday Z
as Iron Sheik
N/A
0.0
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
as Himself
N/A
0.0