HALL OF FAME

The Iron Sheik

STATISTICS

  • Height: 6'0"
  • Weight: 258 lbs.
  • From: Tehran, Iran
  • Years Pro: 1973-2001

OTHER RING NAMES

  • Colonel Mustafa
  • Hussein Arab

TRAINER

  • Verne Gagne

TAG TEAMS

  • The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff

FACTIONS

  • The Triangle of Terror

MANAGERS

  • Freddie Blassie
  • General Adnan
  • Jimmy Hart
  • Skandor Akbar
  • Slick

PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Birth Name: Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri
  • Date of Birth: 03.15.1942
  • Place of Birth: Damghan, Imperial State of Iran
  • Date of Death: 06.07.2023 (aged 81)
  • Place of Death: Fayetteville, Georgia, USA
  • Known Relatives: 
    • Caryl Peterson (wife - 1976-his death in 2023)

CHAMPIONSHIPS WON

    • Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (with Bull Ramos)

    04.18.1978 - 06.10.1978

    • Vancouver Canadian Tag Team Championship (with Bobby Bass)

    07.24.1978 - 10.09.1978

    • Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship

    05.11.1980 - 11.01.1980

    • Canadian Heavyweight Championship

    05.25.1980 - 07.20.1980 (as Hussein Arab)

    • Canadian Heavyweight Championship

    08.10.1980 - 12.28.1980 (as Hussein Arab)

    • National Television Championship

    05.28.1983 - 07.17.1983

    • WWF World Championship

    12.26.1983 - 01.23.1984

    • WWF World Tag Team Championship (with Nikolai Volkoff)

    03.31.1985 - 06.17.1985

    • CWA Heavyweight Championship

    03.21.1993 - 10.23.1993