Iron Sheik

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (; (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.

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
Finishing moves
Camel clutch
Signature moves
Boston crab, whiles while rockin the opponent back an fort
Multiple suplex variations
Belly tae back
Belly tae belly
Gutwrench
Short-airm clothesline
Managers
The Grand Wizard
Freddie Blassie
Jimmy Hart
Slick
Daryl Van Horne
General Adnan

Championships an accomplishments
Century Wrestling Alliance
CWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA National Television Championship (1 time)
Internaitional Association of Wrestling
IAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
IAW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – wi Brian Costello
Maple Leaf Wrestling
NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (2 times)
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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 New Zealand British Commonwealth Championship (1 time)
NWA 2000
NWA 2000 American Heritage Championship (1 time)
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) – wi Bull Ramos
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)

Category:1942 births
Category:2023 daiths
Category:American male professional warstlers
Category:Iranian emigrants tae the Unitit States
Category:Iranian male professional warstlers
Category:Iranian Shia Muslims
Category:Fowk frae Tehran
Category:Perfaisional warstlin trainers
Category:WWE Hall of Fame