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Khosrow Vaziri
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.
As actor
Andre the Giant
The Old Boys
NOWRUZ: Lost & Found
Iron Sheik: The Maim Event
The Sheik
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
We Will Rock You
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
WWE: Legends of Wrestling - Andre the Giant and Iron Sheik
Maz Jobrani: Brown and Friendly
WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event
WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams
Ring Roasts I: A Comedic Tribute to The Iron Sheik
Grand Masters of Wrestling: First Blood Vol. 1
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
WWE: The History Of The WWE Championship
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 1
Grand Masters of Wrestling: Volume 2
WWE Hall of Fame 2005
The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '80s
Southern Discomfort: Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
Alabama Outlaws - Wrestling on the Indie Circuit
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Heroes of Wrestling
WWE WrestleMania 13
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
WWE Survivor Series 1996
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch