The Iron Sheik

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	Name: Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri	Preferred Name: The Iron Sheik
	Date Of Birth: Mar 14th 1943	Place of Birth: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
	Nationality: IRN	Gender: Male
	Matches: 175 (11 Pay Per View)
	Date Of Death: Jun 7th 2023	Cause of Death: natural causes
	Place of Death: Fayetteville, Georgia, United States
	Ring Name(s): Ali Vaziri, Colonel Mustafa, Hussein Arab, Khosrow Vaziri, Muhammad Farouk, The Great Hussein, The Iron Sheik

The Iron Sheik

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card/ date	match			match type	title(s)
WWF The Wrestling Classic Nov 7th 1985	Junkyard Dog	def. (pin)	The Iron Sheik
WWF WWF Live Oct 25th 1985	B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell	def.	Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik
WWF MSG Show (Oct '85) Oct 21st 1985	Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid	def. (pin)	Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik
WWF Fresno Show (Sep '85) Sep 16th 1985	Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid	def. (pin)	Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik
WWF WWF Live Aug 3rd 1985	Barry Windham (c) & Mike Rotundo (c)	def.	Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik		WWF Tag Team Titles
WWF MSG Show (Jul '85) Jul 13th 1985	The Iron Sheik	def. (pin)	Swede Hanson
WWF King of the Ring '85 Jul 8th 1985	Don Muraco	def. (pin)	The Iron Sheik		WWF King of the Ring (title change)
WWF King of the Ring '85 Jul 8th 1985	The Iron Sheik	def. (pin)	Jim Brunzell
WWF King of the Ring '85 Jul 8th 1985	The Iron Sheik	def. (pin)	Ricky Steamboat
WWF King of the Ring '85 Jul 8th 1985	The Iron Sheik	def. (pin)	B. Brian Blair
WWF WWF Live Jun 10th 1985	Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo	def. (DQ)	Nikolai Volkoff (c) & The Iron Sheik (c)		WWF Tag Team Titles
WWF WWF Live Jun 7th 1985	Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo	def. (DQ)	Nikolai Volkoff (c) & The Iron Sheik (c)		WWF Tag Team Titles
WWF MSG Show (May '85) May 20th 1985	Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo	def. (CO)	Nikolai Volkoff (c) & The Iron Sheik (c)		WWF Tag Team Titles
WWF Saturday Night's Main Event Taping May 10th 1985	Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo & Ricky Steamboat	def. (pin)	George Steele & Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik	6-person tag
WWF WWF Live Apr 28th 1985	Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo	def. (CO)	Nikolai Volkoff (c) & The Iron Sheik (c)		WWF Tag Team Titles
WWF MSG Show (Apr '85) Apr 22nd 1985	Mike Rotundo	def.	The Iron Sheik
WWF WrestleMania Mar 31st 1985	Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik	def. (pin)	Barry Windham (c) & Mike Rotundo (c)		WWF Tag Team Titles (title change)
WWF MSG Show (Mar '85) Mar 17th 1985	Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik	def. (pin)	Bret Hart & George Wells
WWF WWF Live Feb 9th 1985	Hillbilly Jim & Hulk Hogan	def.	Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo, Blackjack Mulligan & Jimmy Snuka, Bob Orton Jr. & Roddy Piper, Brutus Beefcake & Johnny V., George Wells & Special Delivery Jones, Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco, Moondog Rex & Moondog Spot, Mr. Fuji & The Magnificent Muraco, Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik	Battle Royal (tag)
WWF WWF Live Feb 9th 1985	Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik	def.	Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo
WWF WWF Live Jan 11th 1985	Blackjack Mulligan	def.	The Iron Sheik	"Texas Death"
WWF MSG Show (Dec '84) Dec 28th 1984	Hulk Hogan (c)	def. (pin)	The Iron Sheik		WWF World Heavyweight Title
WWF The Brawl to End it All Jul 23rd 1984	Antonio Inoki	def. (pin)	Adrian Adonis, Afa, Bob Orton Jr., Butcher Vachon, Charlie Fulton, Chief Jay Strongbow, Dick Murdoch, Jose Luis Rivera, Paul Orndorff, Rene Goulet, Ron Shaw, Samu, Sergeant Slaughter, Sika, Steve Lombardi, Terry Daniels, The Iron Sheik, Tito Santana, Tony Garea	Battle Royal
WWF The Brawl to End it All Jul 23rd 1984	The Iron Sheik	def. (pin)	Tony Garea
WWF MSG Show (Jun '84) Jun 16th 1984	Sergeant Slaughter	def. (pin)	The Iron Sheik	"Boot Camp"
WWF MSG Show (May '84) May 21st 1984	Sergeant Slaughter	draw (DDQ)	The Iron Sheik
WWF MSG Show (Apr '84) Apr 23rd 1984	The Iron Sheik	def. (DQ)	Sergeant Slaughter
WWF MSG Show (Mar '84) Mar 25th 1984	The Iron Sheik	def.	Ivan Putski
WWF MSG Show (Feb '84) Feb 20th 1984	The Iron Sheik	def. (sub)	Eddie Gilbert
WWF MSG Show (Jan '84) Jan 23rd 1984	Hulk Hogan	def. (pin)	The Iron Sheik (c)		WWF World Heavyweight Title (title change)
WWF MSG Show (Dec '83) Dec 26th 1983	The Iron Sheik	def.	Bob Backlund (c)		WWF World Heavyweight Title (title change)
WWF MSG Show (Nov '83) Nov 21st 1983	The Iron Sheik	def.	Tony Garea
WWC 10th Anniversary Show 1983 Sep 17th 1983	Hercules Ayala	def.	The Iron Sheik
CWA Hopkinsville Show (Jul '82) Jul 8th 1982	Ron Bass	draw (time)	The Iron Sheik
NJPW Marugame Show (Mar '82) Mar 27th 1982	Killer Khan	def.	The Iron Sheik
NJPW Hiroshima Show (Mar '82) Mar 26th 1982	Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu	def. (DQ)	Steve Wright & The Iron Sheik
NJPW Okayama Show (Mar '82) Mar 25th 1982	Andre the Giant	def.	The Iron Sheik
NJPW Kochi Show (Mar '82) Mar 24th 1982	The Iron Sheik	def.	Yoshiaki Yatsu
NJPW Kitakyushu Show Mar 23rd 1982	Antonio Inoki & Killer Khan & Yoshiaki Yatsu	def.	Dick Murdoch & The Iron Sheik & The Masked Superstar	6-person tag
NJPW Nobeoka Show (Mar '82) Mar 22nd 1982	Osamu Kido	def. (DQ)	The Iron Sheik
NJPW Yanagawa Show (Mar '82) Mar 21st 1982	Antonio Inoki & Osamu Kido & Seiji Sakaguchi	def.	Steve Wright & The Iron Sheik & The Masked Superstar	6-person tag
NWA Tampa Show (Feb '82) Feb 16th 1982	Mr. Wrestling II	def. (DQ)	The Iron Sheik
WWF MSG Show (Feb '80) Feb 18th 1980	Tony Atlas	def.	Hussein Arab
WWF MSG Show (Jan '80) Jan 21st 1980	Larry Zbyszko	def. (DQ)	Hussein Arab
WWF MSG Show (Dec '79) Dec 17th 1979	Antonio Inoki	def. (pin)	Hussein Arab
WWF MSG Show (Nov '79) Nov 19th 1979	Hussein Arab	def.	Chief Jay Strongbow
WWF MSG Show (Oct '79) Oct 22nd 1979	Hussein Arab	def. (CO)	Dominic DeNucci
WWF MSG Show (Sep '79) Sep 24th 1979	Hussein Arab	def. (pin)	Pete Sanchez
WWF MSG Show (Aug '79) Aug 27th 1979	Tito Santana	draw (time)	The Great Hussein
WWF MSG Show (Jul '79 #2) Jul 30th 1979	Ted DiBiase	draw	Hussein Arab
WWF MSG Show (Jul '79 #1) Jul 2nd 1979	The Great Hussein	def.	Special Delivery Jones
WWF MSG Show (Jun '79) Jun 4th 1979	Bob Backlund (c)	def. (pin)	Hussein Arab		WWF World Heavyweight Title
WWF MSG Show (Jun '79) Jun 4th 1979	Hussein Arab	def.	Baron Mikel Scicluna, Bulldog Brower, Dominic DeNucci, Gorilla Monsoon, Greg Valentine, Gypsy Rodriguez, Haystacks Calhoun, Ivan Putski, Jerry Valiant, Jimmy Valiant, Johnny Rodz, Johnny Valiant, Jose Estrada, Mr. X, Nikolai Volkoff, Special Delivery Jones, Steve Travis, Ted DiBiase, Tito Santana	Battle Royal
AWA Minneapolis Show (Feb '79) Feb 11th 1979	The Iron Sheik	def.	Caesar Pabon
NWA Houston Show (Jul '77) Jul 1st 1977	Bruiser Brody	def.	Big John Studd, Gino Hernandez, Jimmy Snuka, Jose Lothario, Mike York, Muhammad Farouk, Randy Colley, Reno Tuufuli, Tommy Seigler	10-man bodyslam battle royal
NWA/BTA (Dallas) Big Time Wrestling Feb 28th 1977	Muhammad Farouk	def.	Cien Caras
AWA Denver Show (Feb '76) Feb 27th 1976	Baron Von Raschke	def.	Khosrow Vaziri
AWA Omaha Show (Feb '76) Feb 2nd 1976	Khosrow Vaziri	def.	Buddy Wolfe
AWA Minneapolis Show (Jan '76) Jan 10th 1976	Bob Backlund	draw (time)	Khosrow Vaziri
AWA Minneapolis Show (Dec '75) Dec 6th 1975	Bobby Duncum & Bobby Heenan	def.	Kenny Jay & Khosrow Vaziri
NWA St. Louis Show (Dec '75) Dec 5th 1975	Terry Funk	def.	Ali Vaziri, Blackjack Lanza, Bob Backlund, Bob Brown, Bobby Heenan, Dick The Bruiser, Jerry Oates, Johnny Starr, Les Thornton, Lord Alfred Hayes, Ox Baker, Pat O'Connor, Stan Stasiak, Tank Patton	Battle Royal
NWA St. Louis Show (Dec '75) Dec 5th 1975	Ali Vaziri & Jerry Oates	def.	Johnny Starr & Tank Patton
NWA St. Louis Show (Nov '75) Nov 21st 1975	Ali Vaziri	def.	Tank Patton
NWA St. Louis Show (Nov '75) Nov 7th 1975	Ali Vaziri & Ronnie Etchison	def.	Bennie Ramirez & Tank Patton	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
NWA St. Louis Show (Oct '75) Oct 17th 1975	Ali Vaziri & Ronnie Etchison	def.	Rene Goulet & Soldier Zarinoff Lebeouf	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
NWA St. Louis Show (Oct '75) Oct 3rd 1975	Ali Vaziri & Ronnie Etchison	def.	Alofa & Sika	2 out of 3 falls Tag Match
AWA Milwaukee Show (Jun '75) Jun 21st 1975	Jim Brunzell	draw	Khosrow Vaziri
AWA Denver Show (Jun '75) Jun 20th 1975	Jim Brunzell	draw (NC)	Khosrow Vaziri
AWA Davenport Show (Jun '75) Jun 9th 1975	Rene Goulet	def.	Khosrow Vaziri
AWA Winnipeg Show (May '75) May 22nd 1975	Greg Gagne	def.	Khosrow Vaziri
AWA Omaha Show (Apr '75) Apr 10th 1975	Khosrow Vaziri	def.	Paul Perschmann
AWA St. Paul Show (Feb '75) Feb 15th 1975	Khosrow Vaziri	def.	Paul Perschmann
NWA/BTA (Dallas) Big Time Wrestling Oct 30th 1973	Pete Sanchez	def.	Khosrow Vaziri
NWA/BTA (Dallas) Big Time Wrestling Oct 15th 1973	Pete Sanchez	def.	Ali Vaziri
AWA Grand Forks Show (Mar '73) Mar 7th 1973	Billy Graham	def.	Ivan Koloff, Khosrow Vaziri, Larry Hennig, Nick Bockwinkel, Reggie Parks, Rene Goulet, Ric Flair, The Big K, Unknown Participants	Battle Royal

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