Iron Sheik

Real Name
Khosrow Ali Vaziri

Birthday
March 15, 1943

Hometown
Tehran, Iran

Height
6'0"

Weight
262 lbs

Marital Status
Married to Caryl

Trained by
Verne Gagne

Debut
1972

Previous Names
Great Hussein Arab
 Great Hossein Arab
 Ali Vasari (Georgia)
 Col Mustafa (WWF)

Finishing Move(s)
The Camel Clutch

Favorite Move(s)
Rocking Horse
Various Suplexes

Notable Feuds
 Jim Duggan
 Sgt Slaughter
 Dick Murdoch
 Bob Backlund
 Hulk Hogan
 Killer Bees

Title History
 (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title [as Ali Vaziri] defeating Rick Martel (1977);
 NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Bull Ramos defeating Jesse Ventura & Jerry Oates
(April 18, 1978);
 NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Bobby Bass defeating Don Leo Jonathan & Jake Roberts (July 24, 1978);
 NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight title defeating Jim Brunzell (May 11, 1980);
 NWA (Toronto) Canadian Heavyweight title [Great Hossein Arab] defeating Dewey Robertson
 (May 25, 1980);
 NWA (Toronto) Canadian Heavyweight title [Great Hossein Arab] defeating Angelo Mosca
(August 10, 1980);
 NWA National Television title defeating Ron Garvin by DQ in Tournament Final (May 28, 1983);
 WF World Heavyweight title [Managed by Fred Blassie] defeating Bob Backlund (December 26, 1983);
 WWF Tag Team titles w/Nikolai Volkoff defeating Mike Rotunda & Barry Windham (March 31, 1985);
 NWA 2000 (North Carolina) American Heritage Heavyweight Title defeating Timber
 (December 27, 1997);
 WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Hall of Fame Inductee (April 2, 2005)