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The Iron Sheik
Born(1942-03-15)March 15, 1942Damghan, Iran
DiedJune 7, 2023(2023-06-07) (aged81)Fayetteville, Georgia, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)The Iron SheikCol. MustafaGreat Hussein ArabGreat Hossein ArabAli VasariRyan Allen
Billed height6ft 0in (183cm)
Billed weight258 lb (119 kg)
Billed fromTehran, Iran
Trained byVerne GagneBilly Robinson
Debut1972

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri (March 15, 1943), better known by his ring name, The Iron Sheik, was an Iranian professional wrestler who was best known for wrestling for NWA and WCW. He was born in Damghan, Iran.

He was a one-time WWF Champion, three-time WWF Tag Team Championship with Nikolai Volkoff and was also inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 by Sgt. Slaughter.

He ended the near six year World Wrestling Federation Championship reign of Bob Backlund and was the man Hulk Hogan faced against for his first WWF Championship. He is also known for his shoot interviews on The Howard Stern Show, Opie and Anthony and Kidd Chris and also the internet.

His finishing move was the Camel clutch.

Vaziri died on June 7, 2023 in Fayetteville, Georgia at the age of 81.[1] His cause of death was cardiac arrest caused by congestive heart failure and hypertension.[2]

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