Khosrow Vaziri

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (Persia: حسین خسرو علی وزیری) lebih dikenal dengan nama cincinnya The Iron Sheik, adalah pensiunan pegulat profesional, pegulat amatir, dan aktor asal Iran. Dia adalah satu-satunya juara Iran dalam sejarah WWE, setelah memenangkan Kejuaraan Kelas Berat Dunia WWF pada tahun 1983. Karakter jahatnya memuncak pada booming gulat WWF tahun 1980-an dan persaingannya dengan Hulk Hogan mengubah Hogan menjadi salah satu pahlawan televisi terhebat pada dekade ini. Dia kemudian membentuk tim tag dengan Nikolai Volkoff, yang memenangkan Kejuaraan Tim Tag WWF di acara perdana WrestleMania. Pada tahun 2005, ia dilantik ke dalam Hall of Fame WWE. Sepanjang tahun 1980-an, Sheik kemudian mendapatkan popularitas di Kidd Chris, The Howard Stern Show, dan di internet karena wawancara pengambilan gambar, bahasa vulgar, dan ketidaksukaannya yang kuat terhadap beberapa rekan pegulat profesionalnya, terutama Hulk Hogan.

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.