The Iron Sheik

 

The life of celebrities is one where they have the opportunity to make it big, and once that moment hits, they take some time away, but still remain active in their own way. In the world of wrestling, many have grown up with it, hailing the names of their favorite wrestlers as the storylines were revealed weekly that unearthed some new reckoning force of craziness. Among these wrestlers who is considered a legend by some within this world, The Iron Sheik, who took many by storm, and was later called a legend.

Many who were much younger, in the years of the the late 1980s and early 1990s, the television show that was taking the nation by storm, the World Wrestling Federation, otherwise known as the WWF came on weekly. On this show, wrestlers with catchy names such as Hulk Hogan, Sting, Ric Flair, The Hart Brothers, Macho Man Randy Savage, and many more would wrestle against one another in a battle for the championship belt. If it wasn't a battle for the belt, then it was a battle of pride and respect. The storylines alongside with the action packed wrestling was enough to keep audience viewers in the crowds and at their homes extremely entertained. Many adults still to this day have their wrestling figures of their favorite stars they watched on the television. Among those great names that many know still today, The Iron Sheik, who was known for wearing his head bald, carrying around the Iranian flag, and his pointed toe wrestling boots. All who watched him wrestle marveled at how he was simply able to take down nearly anybody that got in the ring with him. Everything from throwing chairs over on people, throwing other wrestlers onto tables, and the infamous body slams were the moves that got The Iron Sheik his wins Of his infamous personal moves, The Iron Sheik, with his perfection of the camel clutch. The Iron Sheik himself was known for his power and strength in the ring, and shortly through his time, he even developed an enemy that everyone knew as Sgt. Slaughter. Their feud lasted for years. However, for the six years that The Iron Sheik was in the WWF wrestling, he was able to maintain his championship. When he originally broke out into the WWF for the start of his career he lost in a match with Bob Buckland. After returning from a few years away from the WWF, The Iron Sheik came back to get his re-match with Bob Buckland, which only resulted in the a win and the gain of the championship belt by The Iron Sheik. Sis years later, however, his winning streak would come an end with the reign of Hulk Hogan, who defeated The Iron Sheik for the championship belt. As of now, The name, the wrestler, The Iron Sheik has retired his wrestling name into the Wrestling Hall of  Fame.

The Iron Sheik, or rather, the person who is The Iron Sheik, was born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri in March 15, 1943. Born in Tehran, Iran, it wasn't long before Khosrow would be making a name for himself in the world of wrestling, but did so through the bodyguard business, which he did for several years. After that, around 1968, he would join the Olympic Greco Roman team for wrestling, which would later lead into the years of 1970 and 1971 where he would become the coach for the United States wrestling team. In 1971, alongside his coaching, Khosrow himself went off to the Olympic Games that were held in Munich. At around the age of 29 and 30, Khosrow began his professional career in the wrestling world, the path that would take him to the WWF.

His first experience in the professional world that is wrestling took pace at a wrestling camp that was under the ownership of Billy Robinson. Verne Gagne is responsible for promoting Khosrow into this training camp after watching him wrestle at his old gym and training for the Olympics. Due to his vast experience in training and wrestling, Khosrow himself trained some wrestlers that were able to make a name for themselves in the WWF, such as Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and others. From this, his own career took off with wrestling in the WWF where the name The Great Hossein Arab was created. During this time, he was also able to create and cement the infamous look he was known for while wrestling. It wouldn't be for a few years, and they were quite short considering how fast his career was picking up, that Khosrow would cement the name, The Iron Sheik into the minds of his fans and viewers all over the world.

The Iron Sheik is now a regular man, who still in some way finds himself back into the ring every now and then. His good friend, also his arch nemesis in the ring, Sgt. Slaughter was responsible for inducting him into the WWE Hall of Fame. He still makes some appearances in and on the media today, such as some wrestling matches, and the Howard Stern Show. Today, has is married to his wife, and has grown daughters and 3 grandchildren.

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