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