Khosrow Vaziri
Known for: Acting
Born: March 15, 1942
Died: June 6, 2023
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 Volko…
Known for
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
Savage
1977
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
The Sheik
2014
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
2006
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
2006
Tag Team Champions
1986
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
2009
Most Unusual Matches
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
2006
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985
Andre the Giant
1985
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
1992
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
NOWRUZ: Lost & Found
2015
The Old Boys
2015
WWF Hulkamania 1
1985
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
1987
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
1984
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
Mayday Z
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
1985
We Will Rock You
2011
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
WrestleMania
1985
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
The British Bulldogs
1986
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
The Wrestling Classic
1985
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
WWE UK Rampage
1992
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
1987
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
Hulkamania 6
1991
Andre the Giant
2018
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
NWA WrestleWar 1989
1989
WrestleMania II
1986
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
Hogan Knows Best
2005
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1985
The Eric Andre Show
2012
Naked News
2005
Raw
1993
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
WWE Old School
1973
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
Clash of the Champions
1988
WWF Superstars
1986
WWE Pay Per View
1985