Hossein Kohsrow Ali Vaziri

Hossein Kohsrow Ali Vaziri is a semi-retired Iranian professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name The Iron Sheik. He is known for ending the near six-year World Wrestling Federation Championship reign of Bob Backlund, and for being the man Hulk Hogan defeated for his first WWF Championship. A heel throughout the 1980s, he later gained popularity on Kidd Chris, The Howard Stern Show, and on the Internet due to his shoot interviews and outbursts on the wrestling industry and the hatred he expressed for various wrestlers.

Born:

Mar 15, 1940 In Tehran

Movie/TV Credits:

18

First Appeared:

In the movie WWE The Brawl to End it All 1984-07-23

Latest Project:

Movie WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden 2013-08-13