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.
Filmography Bray Wyatt: Becoming Immortal
2024
Self (Archival Footage)
Details Biography: Iron Sheik
2023
Iron Sheik / Self
Details Andre the Giant
2018
Self (archive footage)
Details The Old Boys
2015
The Iron Sheik
Details Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
2014
Character TBA
Details The Sheik
2014
Himself/The Iron Sheik
Details WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
2014
Colonel Mustafa
Details WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013
Iron Sheik
Details We Will Rock You
2011
Abdul Hassan Omar Kassan Margud
Details WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
2010
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
2010
Character TBA
Details Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
Himself
Details Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
2009
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
2009
Iron Sheik
Details WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
2009
Iron Sheik
Details Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
2008
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
2006
Iron Sheik
Details Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
2006
Iron Sheik
Details Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
2006
Iron Sheik
Details Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
2006
Iron Sheik
Details WWE Hall of Fame 2005
2005
Iron Sheik
Details Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
Himself
Details Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
2002
Iron Sheik
Details WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001
The Iron Sheik
Details Heroes of Wrestling
1999
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
Manager
Details WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
Iron Sheik (Manager)
Details WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
The Iron Sheik (Manager)
Details The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
1994
The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
Details WWF: Best of Hulkamania
1992
Iron Sheik
Details WWE U.K. Rampage 1992
1992
Col. Mustafa
Details WWE U.K. Rampage Tour '92: Munich
1992
Col. Mustafa
Details WWE Royal Rumble 1992
1992
Col. Mustafa
Details WWE Survivor Series 1991
1991
Col. Mustafa
Details WWE SummerSlam 1991
1991
Col. Mustafa
Details WWE SummerSlam Spectacular '91
1991
Col. Mustafa (Ringside)
Details WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
1990
The Iron Sheik
Details NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
1989
The Iron Sheik
Details NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
The Iron Sheik
Details WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
The Iron Sheik
Details The Best of the WWF: volume 16 Around the World
1988
The Iron Sheik
Details WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87
1987
The Iron Sheik
Details WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '87
1987
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE WrestleMania III
1987
The Iron Sheik
Details The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
1987
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: January '87
1987
The Iron Sheik
Details Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports
1987
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
1986
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE Houston Wrestling: October '86
1986
The Iron Sheik
Details The British Bulldogs
1986
The Iron Sheik
Details The Best of the WWF: volume 9
1986
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
1986
The Iron Sheik
Details The Best of the WWF: volume 7
1986
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
1986
The Iron Sheik
Details WrestleMania II
1986
The Iron Sheik
Details Tag Team Champions
1986
The Iron Sheik
Details Andre the Giant
1985
The Iron Sheik (archive footage)
Details The Wrestling Classic
1985
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
1985
The Iron Sheik
Details WrestleMania
1985
The Iron Sheik
Details The Hulkster: Hulk Hogan
1985
The Iron Sheik
Details Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!
1985
The Iron Sheik
Details The WWF's Most Unusual Matches
1985
The Iron Sheik
Details WWF Hulkamania 1
1985
The Iron Sheik
Details WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest
1985
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '84
1984
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84
1984
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE St. Louis Wrestling: September '84
1984
The Iron Sheik
Details WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
The Iron Sheik
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