Khosrow Vaziri

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Iron_Sheik
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-03-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Damghan,_Iran
gptkbp:catchphrase Iran number one!
USA, haak ptooey!
gptkbp:children gptkb:Marissa_Vaziri
gptkb:Nikki_Vaziri
gptkb:Tanya_Vaziri
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:competedIn gptkb:WWF
gptkb:NWA
gptkb:WCW
gptkb:AWA
independent circuits
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-06-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Fayetteville,_Georgia,_USA
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:formerIranianNationalTeamMember wrestling
gptkbp:height 6 ft 0 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Khosrow Vaziri
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Slick
gptkb:Freddie_Blassie
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Iranian
gptkbp:notableFeud gptkb:Sgt._Slaughter
gptkb:Hulk_Hogan
gptkb:Bob_Backlund
gptkbp:notableFor losing WWF title to Hulk Hogan
portraying anti-American heel character
social media presence in later years
winning WWF title from Bob Backlund
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:professional_wrestler
actor
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:signatureMove gptkb:Camel_Clutch
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caryl_Vaziri
gptkbp:subjectOf The Sheik (2014 documentary)
WWE Legends (A&E)
gptkbp:tagTeamPartner gptkb:Nikolai_Volkoff
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Billy_Robinson
gptkb:Verne_Gagne
gptkbp:weight 258 lb
gptkbp:wrestlingDebut 1972
gptkbp:wrestlingRetirement 2010
gptkbp:wrestlingRingName gptkb:The_Iron_Sheik
gptkbp:WWE_Hall_of_Fame_inductee 2005
gptkbp:WWFTagTeamChampionWith gptkb:Nikolai_Volkoff
gptkbp:WWFWorldHeavyweightChampion 1983-1984
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Sheik_(2014)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7