Iron Sheik

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:professional_wrestler
actor
television presenter
gptkbp:amateurWrestling Iranian national team coach
gptkbp:billedFrom gptkb:Tehran,_Iran
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-03-15
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Hossein_Khosrow_Ali_Vaziri
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Damghan,_Iran
gptkbp:catchphrase "Iran number one!"
"USA, haak ptooey!"
gptkbp:causeOfDeath cardiac arrest
gptkbp:championshipHeld gptkb:WWF_Tag_Team_Championship
gptkb:WWF_World_Heavyweight_Championship
gptkbp:children gptkb:Marissa_Vaziri
gptkb:Nikki_Vaziri
gptkb:Tanya_Vaziri
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-06-07
gptkbp:debutYear 1972
gptkbp:documentary gptkb:The_Sheik_(2014)
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:filmAppearance gptkb:The_Wrestler_(2008)
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:WCW
gptkb:World_Wrestling_Federation
gptkb:National_Wrestling_Alliance
gptkb:AWA
gptkbp:height 6 ft 0 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iron Sheik
gptkbp:losses gptkb:Hulk_Hogan
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Slick
gptkb:Freddie_Blassie
gptkbp:militaryService Bodyguard for Shah of Iran
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Iranian
gptkbp:notableAlias gptkb:The_Great_Hossein_Arab
gptkbp:notableBattle American wrestlers
gptkbp:notableEvent Defeated Bob Backlund for WWF title in 1983
gptkbp:notableFeud gptkb:Sgt._Slaughter
gptkb:Hulk_Hogan
gptkb:Bob_Backlund
gptkbp:portrayedBy anti-American heel
gptkbp:retired 2010
gptkbp:signatureAttire keffiyeh
curled-toe boots
gptkbp:signatureMove gptkb:Camel_Clutch
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caryl_Vaziri
gptkbp:tagTeamPartner gptkb:Nikolai_Volkoff
gptkbp:twitterPersonality gptkb:@the_ironsheik
gptkbp:weight 258 lb
gptkbp:WWE_Hall_of_Fame_inductee 2005
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sgt._Slaughter
gptkb:Bob_Backlund
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5