Khosrow Vaziri
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.
98 acting credits
Acting · 98
Raw
1993
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWF Superstars
1986
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982
WWE Pay Per View
1985
The Eric Andre Show
2012
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
Biography: WWE Legends
2021
WWE Old School
1973
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
Clash of the Champions
1988
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
1985
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
Naked News
2005
Hogan Knows Best
2005
WWE Hall of Fame
2005
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
WrestleMania II
1986
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
Andre the Giant
2018
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
WrestleMania
1985
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
The Sheik
2014
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
Hulkamania 6
1991
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
Andre the Giant
1985
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
The British Bulldogs
1986
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
Mayday Z
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WWE World Tour 1992
1992
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
The Wrestling Classic
1985
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991
We Will Rock You
2011
Most Unusual Matches
1985
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
NWA WrestleWar 1989
1989
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
The Old Boys
2015
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
Savage
1977
WWE UK Rampage
1992
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
1984
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
2009
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
1985
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
2006
Tag Team Champions
1986
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
2006
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
—
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
1992
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
1987
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
2006
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
WWF Hulkamania 1
1985
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
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WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
1987