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