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:
- 12
- First Appeared:
- In the movie WrestleMania 1985-03-31
- Latest Project:
- Movie WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time 2010-12-07
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time | 2010-12-07 | |
| 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 SummerSlam 1991 | Colonel Mustafa | 1991-08-26 |
| Movie | WWE Survivor Series 1991 | Colonel Mustafa | 1991-11-27 |
| Movie | WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution | Iron Sheik | 1990-07-07 |
| Movie | NWA WrestleWar 1989 | Iron Sheik | 1989-05-07 |
| 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 |