Khosrow Vaziri
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1942-03-15
Day of Death
2023-06-06 (81 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
Acting
Mayday Z
as Iron Sheik
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
as Himself
(2024)
Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
as Self (Archival Footage)
(2023)
Biography: Iron Sheik
as Iron Sheik / Self
(2018)
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
The Old Boys
as The Iron Sheik
(2014)
The Sheik
as Himself/The Iron Sheik
(2014)
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
as Colonel Mustafa
(2014)
(2013)
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as Iron Sheik
(2011)
We Will Rock You
as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
(2010)
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
as The Iron Sheik
(2010)
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
as Himself
(2010)
(2009)
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
as Iron Sheik
(2009)
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
as Iron Sheik
(2009)
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
(2006)
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
as Iron Sheik
(2006)
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
as Iron Sheik
(2006)
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
as Iron Sheik
(2006)
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
as Iron Sheik
(2005)
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
as Iron Sheik
(2002)
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
as Iron Sheik
(2002)
(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)
(1997)
(1996)
WWE Survivor Series 1996
as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
(1994)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
(1992)
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
as Col. Mustafa
(1992)
WWE UK Rampage
as Col. Mustafa
(1992)
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
as Iron Sheik
(1992)
WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich
as Col. Mustafa
(1991)
WWE Survivor Series 1991
as Col. Mustafa
(1991)
WWE SummerSlam 1991
as Col. Mustafa
(1991)
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
as Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
(1990)
WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
as The Iron Sheik
(1989)
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
as The Iron Sheik
(1989)
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
as The Iron Sheik
(1988)
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
as The Iron Sheik
(1988)
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
as The Iron Sheik
(1987)
WWE WrestleMania III
as The Iron Sheik
(1987)
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
as The Iron Sheik
(1987)
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
as The Iron Sheik
(1987)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
as The Iron Sheik
(1987)
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
as The Iron Sheik
(1987)
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
as The Iron Sheik
(1986)
WrestleMania II
as The Iron Sheik
(1986)
WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
as The Iron Sheik
(1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as The Iron Sheik
(1986)
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
as The Iron Sheik
(1986)
Tag Team Champions
as The Iron Sheik
(1986)
The British Bulldogs
as The Iron Sheik
(1986)
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
as The Iron Sheik
(1986)
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
as The Iron Sheik
(1986)
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
as The Iron Sheik
(1985)
WrestleMania
as The Iron Sheik
(1985)
Andre the Giant
as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
(1985)
The Wrestling Classic
as The Iron Sheik
(1985)
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
as The Iron Sheik
(1985)
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
as The Iron Sheik
(1985)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
as The Iron Sheik
(1985)
The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan
as The Iron Sheik
(1985)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
as The Iron Sheik
(1985)
WWF Hulkamania 1
as The Iron Sheik
(1984)
WWE The Brawl to End it All
as The Iron Sheik
(1984)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
as The Iron Sheik
(1984)
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
as The Iron Sheik
(1984)
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
as The Iron Sheik
(1984)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
as The Iron Sheik
(1977)
Savage
as The Iron Sheik