Hossein Kohsrow Ali Vaziri
Hossein Kohsrow Ali Vaziri is a semi-retired Iranian professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name The Iron Sheik. He is known for ending the near six-year World Wrestling Federation Championship reign of Bob Backlund, and for being the man Hulk Hogan defeated for his first WWF Championship. A heel throughout the 1980s, he later gained popularity on Kidd Chris, The Howard Stern Show, and on the Internet due to his shoot interviews and outbursts on the wrestling industry and the hatred he expressed for various wrestlers.
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- Born:
- Mar 15, 1940 In Tehran
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 18
- First Appeared:
- In the movie WWE The Brawl to End it All 1984-07-23
- Latest Project:
- Movie WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden 2013-08-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden | 2013-08-13 | |
| Movie | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | 2010-12-07 | |
| Movie | Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik | The Iron Sheik | 2008-10-08 |
| Movie | WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship | Iron Sheik | 2006-09-05 |
| Movie | WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology | 2006-10-17 | |
| Movie | WWE WrestleMania X-Seven | The Iron Sheik | 2001-04-01 |
| Movie | WWE WrestleMania 13 | Iron Sheik | 1997-03-23 |
| Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1996 | Iron Sheik | 1996-11-17 |
| Movie | WWE Royal Rumble 1992 | Colonel Mustafa | 1992-01-19 |
| Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1991 | Colonel Mustafa | 1991-11-27 |
| Movie | WWE SummerSlam 1991 | Colonel Mustafa | 1991-08-26 |
| Movie | WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution | Iron Sheik | 1990-07-07 |
| Movie | NWA WrestleWar 1989 | Iron Sheik | 1989-05-07 |
| Movie | WWE WrestleMania III | Iron Sheik | 1987-03-29 |
| Movie | WrestleMania II | Iron Sheik | 1986-04-07 |
| Movie | WrestleMania | The Iron Sheik | 1985-03-31 |
| Movie | The Wrestling Classic | Iron Sheik | 1985-11-07 |
| Movie | WWE The Brawl to End it All | Iron Sheik | 1984-07-23 |