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Khosrow Vaziri

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Known For

81 Years Old

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.

Born

Damghan, Semnan, Iran on 15th March 1942

Died

6th June 2023

All Credits

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WWF Wrestling Challenge
The Iron Sheik
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The Eric Andre Show
Self
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Raw
The Iron Sheik
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WWF Prime Time Wrestling
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Saturday Night's Main Event
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Biography: WWE Legends
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Naked News
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Hogan Knows Best
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Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
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WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
The Iron Sheik
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WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
The Iron Sheik
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WrestleMania
The Iron Sheik
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WrestleMania 2
The Iron Sheik
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WWE WrestleMania III
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WWE WrestleMania 13
Iron Sheik (Manager)
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Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
Self (Archival Footage)
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The Sheik
Self - The Iron Sheik
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WWE Royal Rumble 1992
Col. Mustafa
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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
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WrestleMania II
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WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
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WWE SummerSlam 1991
Col. Mustafa
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WrestleMania
The Iron Sheik
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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Colonel Mustafa
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Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
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WWE Survivor Series 1996
The Iron Sheik (Manager)
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WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
Manager
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WrestleMania III
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WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
The Iron Sheik
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The Wrestling Classic
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WWE Survivor Series 1991
Col. Mustafa
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WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
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Andre the Giant Image
Andre the Giant
The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
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Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
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WWE UK Rampage
Col. Mustafa
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time Image
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
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WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
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Heroes of Wrestling
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Mayday Z
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WWF Hulkamania 1
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WWE Hall of Fame 2005
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Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Himself
The Old Boys Image
The Old Boys
The Iron Sheik
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NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
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WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
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WWE The Brawl to End it All
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WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
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Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
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NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
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The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The Iron Sheik
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The Best of the WWF: volume 9
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The Best of the WWF: volume 7
The Iron Sheik
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Tag Team Champions
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
The Iron Sheik
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik Image
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
Himself
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest Image
WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
The Iron Sheik
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Biography: Iron Sheik
Iron Sheik / Self
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
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WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches Image
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
The Iron Sheik
We Will Rock You Image
We Will Rock You
Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
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WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
The Iron Sheik
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The British Bulldogs
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The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
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WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
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WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
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WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich
Col. Mustafa
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik Image
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World Image
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
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Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
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WWF: Best of Hulkamania Image
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
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Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly Image
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
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Iron Sheik: The Maim Event Image
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
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WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
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RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
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Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
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WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
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Savage
The Iron Sheik
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Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
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WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
The Iron Sheik
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WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
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Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1 Image
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
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The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan Image
The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan
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WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
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