In January 1984, the Iron Sheik lost the title to Hulk Hogan, whose “Real American” persona was in direct opposition to the Sheik’s anti-U.S.A. rhetoric.

The Iron Sheik has died, and his longtime fans are waiting for a response from Hulk Hogan. The legendary wrestling champion's (real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) death was reported on Twitter.

Sheik also had five grandchildren and two nephews. The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005 after an in-ring career that ...

The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport’s biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died ...

The Iron Sheik was a popular villain in WWE in the 1980s. Getty Images for GQ. The Iranian native, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, was a onetime WWE champion and won the tag team ...

The Sheik finished off Bob Backlund at New York’s Madison Square Garden in December 1983 to win the WWE heavyweight title. A month later, he lost the belt (and would never get it back) when ...

The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, grew up in a small village in Iran where he embraced wrestling in his youth. During his pro wrestling career, he donned curled boots and ...

The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, grew up in a small village in Iran where he embraced wrestling in his youth. During his pro wrestling career, he donned curled boots ...

The Iron Sheik, born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, plays a role in Brad Balukjian’s book, “The Six Pack: On the Road to Wrestlemania.” Here, the wrestler is seen arriving at the ESPY Awards in ...

The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, grew up in a small village in Iran where he embraced wrestling in his youth. During his pro wrestling career, he donned curled boots ...

Dark Sheik, the motherbrain of Hoodslam and pioneering wrestling star, selects songs of love, healing, and joy for ‘The Sound Of Pride’ playlist.

The Iron Sheik, whose real name was Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, grew up in a small village in Iran where he embraced wrestling in his youth. During his pro wrestling career, he donned curled boots ...