Iron Sheik
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (Persie: حسین خسرو علي وزیری; (born 15 Mairch 1942; deed 7 Juin 2023) wis a Iranian American professional warstler an actor better kent bi his ring name The Iron Sheik. He is kent for endin the near sax-year World Wrestling Federation Championship reign o Bob Backlund, an for bein the man Hulk Hogan defeatit for his first WWF Championship.
| The Iron Sheik | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri |
| Born | 15 Mairch 1942 Tehran, Iran[1][2] |
| Dee'd | 7 Juin 2023 (aged 81) |
| Residence | Fayetteville, Georgie, Unitit States[3] |
| Spoose(s) | Caryl Peterson (m. 1976; div. 2005) |
| Childer | Marissa Jeanne Vaziri (1976–2003) Tanya an Nikki[4] |
| Professional wrestlin career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ali Vasari[5] Col. Mustafa[5] Great Hossein Arab[5] The Iron Sheik[1] |
| Billed hicht | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[5][1] |
| Billed wicht | 258 lb (117 kg)[5] |
| Billed frae | Tehran, Iran Baghdad, Iraq (as Col. Mustafa) |
| Trained bi | Verne Gagne[1] Billy Robinson |
| Debut | 1972[5] |
| Retired | 2010 |
Cast as a heel in the 1980s, he later gained popularity on Opie and Anthony, Kidd Chris, The Howard Stern Show, an on the internet due tae his shoot interviews an ootbursts on the wrestlin industry an the hatred he expressed for various warstlers.
In wrestlin
eedit- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
- Boston crab, whiles while rockin the opponent back an fort
- Multiple suplex variations
- Short-airm clothesline
- Managers
Championships an accomplishments
eedit- Century Wrestling Alliance
- CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- Internaitional Association of Wrestling
- IAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IAW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – wi Brian Costello
- Maple Leaf Wrestling
- Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) – wi The Texas Outlaw
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA Hall of Fame (Cless of 2008)
- NWA New Zealand
- NWA 2000
- NWA 2000 American Heritage Championship (1 time)
- Pacific Northwest Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #134 o the 500 best singles wrestlers o the "PWI Years" in 2003
- PWI ranked him #96 o the 100 best tag teams o the "PWI Years" wi the Nikolai Volkoff in 2003
- World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWF Championship (1 time)
- WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – wi Nikolai Volkoff
- Winner of Wrestlemania X-Seven Gimmick Battle Royal
- WWE Hall of Fame (Cless of 2005)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Most Underrated Wrestler (1980)
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- ↑ Greenberg, Keith Elliot (14 August 2013). "After Addiction and Tragedy, The Iron Sheik Gets Back Up off the Mat". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 11 Januar 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e f "Iron Sheik Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 20 September 2008.