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 - WWF

09.1990 - 05.1991 (as Colonel Mustafa)

MANAGERS

• Freddie Blassie - WWF
• General Adnan - WWF (as Colonel Mustafa)
• Slick - WWF

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

 

AWARDS WON

• WWE Hall of Fame

2005