Khosrow Vaziri
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1942
- Died
- June 6, 2023 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Damghan, Semnan, Iran
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
Filmography
Mayday Z
Movie · as Iron Sheik
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
Movie · as Himself
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
Movie · as Himself
Biography: WWE Legends
TV · 1 ep
Andre the Giant
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Old Boys
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
NOWRUZ: Lost & Found
Movie · as Self
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
Movie
The Sheik
Movie · as Self - The Iron Sheik
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Movie · as Colonel Mustafa
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Iron Sheik
The Eric Andre Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
We Will Rock You
Movie · as Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Movie · as Himself
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
Movie
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
Movie · as Iron Sheik
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Movie · as Iron Sheik
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
Movie · as Iron Sheik
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Movie · as Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Movie · as Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
Movie · as Iron Sheik
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
Movie · as Iron Sheik
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Movie · as Self
Hogan Knows Best
TV · 1 ep
Naked News
TV · 1 ep
WWE Hall of Fame
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Movie · as Iron Sheik
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Movie · as Himself
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Heroes of Wrestling
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE WrestleMania 13
Movie · as Iron Sheik (Manager)
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
Movie · as Manager
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Movie · as The Iron Sheik (Manager)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Movie · as The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
WWE Bashed in the USA
Movie · as Col. Mustafa
Raw
TV · as The Iron Sheik · 10 eps
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
Movie · as Iron Sheik
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Movie · as Col. Mustafa
WWE UK Rampage
Movie · as Col. Mustafa
WWE UK Rampage '92
Movie · as Col. Mustafa
WWE World Tour 1992
Movie · as Col. Mustafa
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE SummerSlam 1991
Movie · as Col. Mustafa
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Movie · as Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
WWE Survivor Series 1991
Movie · as Col. Mustafa
Hulkamania 6
Movie · as Colonel Mustafa
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WCW WrestleWar 1989
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Clash of the Champions
TV · as The Iron Sheik · 1 ep
WWE WrestleMania III
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WrestleMania II
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
The British Bulldogs
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Villains of the Squared Circle
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Tag Team Champions
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV · as The Iron Sheik · 13 eps
WWF Superstars
TV · as The Iron Sheik, Wrestler (Colonel Mustafa) · 15 eps
WrestleMania
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
The Wrestling Classic
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Most Unusual Matches
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Andre the Giant
Movie · as The Iron Sheik (Archive footage)
Hulkamania 1
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
The WWF's Amazing Managers
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
TV · as The Iron Sheik, Colonel Mustafa · 4 eps
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
TV · as The Iron Sheik · 1 ep
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV · as The Iron Sheik · 1 ep
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWE The Brawl to End it All
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
Tuesday Night Titans
TV · as The Iron Sheik · 16 eps
World Class Championship Wrestling
TV · as The Iron Sheik · 3 eps
Mid-South Wrestling
TV · as The Iron Sheik · 4 eps
WWF Championship Wrestling
TV · as Great Hossein Arab · 1 ep
Savage
Movie · as The Iron Sheik
WWF All-Star Wrestling
TV · as The Great Hussein Arab, The Iron Sheik · 8 eps
WWE Old School
TV · as The Iron Sheik, Colonel Mustafa · 15 eps