Cast
Khosrow Vaziri
Acting
Cast
Khosrow Vaziri
Known for
Acting
Born
1942-03-15
From
Damghan, Semnan, Iran
Died
2023-06-06
Also known as The Iron Sheik, Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, حسین خسرو علي وزیری
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.
WrestleMania II
as The Iron Sheik
WrestleMania
as The Iron Sheik
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
as The Iron Sheik
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Colonel Mustafa
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania III
as The Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania 13
as Iron Sheik (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as The Iron Sheik
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as The Iron Sheik
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
as Self
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Iron Sheik
The Sheik
as Self - The Iron Sheik
WWE SummerSlam 1991
as Col. Mustafa
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
as The Iron Sheik
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Iron Sheik
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
Andre the Giant
as The Iron Sheik (Archive footage)
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Col. Mustafa
The British Bulldogs
as The Iron Sheik
Hulkamania 6
as Colonel Mustafa
The Wrestling Classic
as The Iron Sheik
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
as Manager
WWE Bashed in the USA
as Col. Mustafa
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Col. Mustafa
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
as Iron Sheik
WCW WrestleWar 1989
as The Iron Sheik
WWE UK Rampage '92
as Col. Mustafa
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
as The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
as The Iron Sheik
We Will Rock You
as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
WWE UK Rampage
as Col. Mustafa
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as The Iron Sheik
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Iron Sheik
Villains of the Squared Circle
as The Iron Sheik
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
as Himself
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
as The Iron Sheik
WWE The Brawl to End it All
as The Iron Sheik
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
as The Iron Sheik
WWE World Tour 1992
as Col. Mustafa
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
as Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
Most Unusual Matches
as The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Amazing Managers
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
as The Iron Sheik
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
as The Iron Sheik
WWF Hulkamania 1
as The Iron Sheik
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
as The Iron Sheik
Mayday Z
as Iron Sheik
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
as The Iron Sheik
Savage
as The Iron Sheik
Tag Team Champions
as The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
as The Iron Sheik
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
as The Iron Sheik
The Old Boys
as The Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
as Iron Sheik
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
as The Iron Sheik
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
as The Iron Sheik
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
as The Iron Sheik
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
as The Iron Sheik
NWA WrestleWar 1989
as The Iron Sheik
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
as Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as The Iron Sheik
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
as Iron Sheik
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
as The Iron Sheik
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
as Iron Sheik
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
as Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
as Iron Sheik
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
as Himself
NOWRUZ: Lost & Found
as Self
Heroes of Wrestling
as The Iron Sheik
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
as The Iron Sheik
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
as Himself
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
as Himself
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
as The Iron Sheik