Vaziri, born in Iran in 1942, trained as an amateur wrestler in his home country before moving to the United States in the 1960s. Despite never competing in the Olympics himself, Vaziri served as an ...

Legendary wrestler Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, who performed as “The Iron Sheik,” died Wednesday. He was 81 years old. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of The Iron Sheik ...

On Wednesday, the wrestling world learned of the death of The Iron Sheik, real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, at the age of 81. With "Sheiky Baby" having been a colorful presence in the wrestling ...

YORK, Pa. — Legendary professional wrestler and social media star Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, more famously known as The Iron Sheik, has died. The death of the former WWF/WWE world champion, who was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who ...

It has been a little more than a month since the world lost Hossein Khosrw Ali Vaziri, better know to his many fans as WWE Hall of Famer “The Iron Sheik.” He was 81. And now we know what took him.

Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known in pro wrestling circles as The Iron Sheik, has died at the age of 81. Vaziri was a standout Greco-Roman wrestler from Iran who gained international fame in ...