7.3
Andre the Giant
2018
Khosrow Vaziri
Acting
Born March 15, 1942Died June 6, 2023Damghan, 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.
Movies
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0.0
NOWRUZ: Lost & Found
2015
0.0
The Old Boys
2015
0.0
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
7.4
The Sheik
2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
10.0
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
9.2
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
3.4
We Will Rock You
2011
8.3
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
0.0
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
0.0
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
7.3
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
2009
7.5
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
7.1
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
0.0
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008
7.9
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
10.0
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
0.0
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
2006
0.0
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
2006
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
0.0
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
2006
7.8
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
2005
8.5
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
0.0
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
8.0
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
8.8
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
1.0
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
10.0
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
7.5
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
10.0
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
0.0
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
0.0
WWE World Tour 1992
1992
0.0
WWF: Best of Hulkamania
1992
5.0
WWE UK Rampage
1992
0.0
WWE UK Rampage '92
1992
0.0
WrestleMania: The Greatest Hits
1992
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
10.0
Hulkamania 6
1991
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
7.7
WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
0.0
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991
7.7
WCW The Great American Bash 1990
1990
7.0
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989
0.0
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
0.0
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
10.0
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
1987
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
0.0
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
1987
7.4
WWE WrestleMania III
1987
0.0
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
0.0
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
0.0
Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
0.0
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
0.0
WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
4.0
The British Bulldogs
1986
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
0.0
Villains of the Squared Circle
1986
0.0
The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
0.0
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
6.4
WrestleMania II
1986
0.0
Tag Team Champions
1986
0.0
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
6.2
The Wrestling Classic
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
1985
7.0
Andre the Giant
1985
6.6
WrestleMania
1985
0.0
The Hulkster Hulk Hogan
1985
10.0
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
9.0
Most Unusual Matches
1985
0.0
Hulkamania 1
1985
6.0
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
0.0
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
0.0
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
0.0
WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
10.0
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
0.0
Savage
1977
0.0
Mayday Z
0.0
YouShoot: The Iron Sheik
0.0
RFVideo Face Off Vol. 2: When Worlds Collide
TV Shows
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7.4
Biography: WWE Legends
7.9
The Eric Andre Show
6.1
Naked News
5.3
Hogan Knows Best
7.2
WWE Hall of Fame
6.8
Raw
0.0
Clash of the Champions
6.8
WWF Wrestling Challenge
7.2
WWF Superstars
7.2
WWF Superstars
0.0
NWA World Championship Wrestling
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
8.8
WWF Prime Time Wrestling
9.0
Tuesday Night Titans
0.0
World Class Championship Wrestling
0.0
Mid-South Wrestling
0.0
WWF Championship Wrestling
0.0
WWF All-Star Wrestling
0.0
WWF All-Star Wrestling
0.0
WWE Old School
0.0
WWE Old School
0.0