NATIONALITY

Iran

BILLED HEIGHT

180 cm

FINISHING MOVE

Camel Clutch

✝️ Deceased (Lived 81 Years)

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The Iron Sheik

Real Name: Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri

WWE

BILLED WEIGHT

110 kg

DEBUT YEAR

1972

STYLE

Technical

Best Matches

WWE

⏱️ 14m Jun 16, 1984

Sgt. Slaughter vs. The Iron Sheik

MSG Network | Boot Camp

⏳ Age at match: 42 Years

🔥 REWATCH HYPE

21%

SCORE

8.48

WWE

⏱️ 10m Dec 26, 1983

Bob Backlund vs. The Iron Sheik

Championship Wrestling | Singles

⏳ Age at match: 41 Years

👀 REWATCH HYPE

0%

SCORE

6.20

WWE

⏱️ 10m Jul 27, 1986

Billy Jack Haynes vs. The Iron Sheik

All-Star Wrestling | Singles

⏳ Age at match: 44 Years

👀 REWATCH HYPE

0%

SCORE

6.00

WWE

⏱️ 12m May 25, 1985

Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo vs. Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik

All-Star Wrestling | Tag Team

⏳ Age at match: 43 Years

👀 REWATCH HYPE

0%

SCORE

6.00

WWE

⏱️ 15m May 05, 1984

Hulk Hogan vs. The Iron Sheik

Championship Wrestling | Singles

⏳ Age at match: 42 Years

👀 REWATCH HYPE

0%

SCORE

6.00

WWE

⏱️ 9m Oct 20, 1986

Jacques Rougeau vs. The Iron Sheik

WWF Superstars | Singles

⏳ Age at match: 44 Years

👀 REWATCH HYPE

0%

SCORE

5.90

WWE

⏱️ 22m Oct 20, 1986

B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell vs. Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy vs. Big Machine & Super Machine vs. Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart vs. Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine vs. Chief Jay Strongbow & Steve Gat

WWF Superstars | Tag Team Battle Royal

⏳ Age at match: 44 Years

👀 REWATCH HYPE

0%

SCORE

5.80

WWE

⏱️ 6m Mar 31, 1985

Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo vs. Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik

WrestleMania | Tag Team

⏳ Age at match: 43 Years

🔥 REWATCH HYPE

19%

SCORE

5.65

WWE

⏱️ 15m Nov 10, 1984

Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik vs. Sgt. Slaughter & The Junkyard Dog

WWF on PRISM Network | Texas Tornado

⏳ Age at match: 42 Years

🔥 REWATCH HYPE

6%

SCORE

5.60

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The Iron Sheik | Analytics

🗺️ Career Panoramic Archive

The Iron Sheik

12.5+ (Diamond)

10-12.4 (Legendary)

8-9.9 (Excellent)

6-7.9 (Good)

4-5.9 (Average)

< 4 (Bad)

2001

1990

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

1980

W

Win

L

Loss

-

Draw / DC

Title Match

2001

L

1990

L

1988

L

1987

L

1986

L L L L L L L L L L

1985

1984

L L L L L L L L L L L

1983

1980

🕵️‍♂️ Historical Milestones for Elite Matches

The Iron Sheik

Match Types Distribution

Singles 15

Tag Team 12

Battle Royal 4

Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team 3

Boot Camp 1

⚔️ Top Singles Rivals

0 Wins

2 Matches

0 Wins

2 Matches

0 Wins

2 Matches

0 Wins

1 Matches

Billy Jack Haynes

0 Wins

1 Matches

🤝 Tag Team Dynamics

Most Frequent Partner:

Nikolai Volkoff 12 Matches

Most Opposing Team:

Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo

(Faced 4 times as teams)

📊 Performance Analytics

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The Iron Sheik

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