Biography: WWE Legends

S03E10 The Iron Sheik

The Iron Sheik stands as one of WWE's most legendary villains, yet the remarkable story of the man behind the gimmick, Hossein Khosrow Vaziri, remains largely untold. Once a bodyguard for the Shah of Iran, he fled his homeland fearing for his life. Arriving in America without a word of English, he somehow reinvented himself into one of wrestling's most detested—and later, most beloved—figures. As the Iron Sheik, he represented the ultimate threat, but in reality, Khosrow was living the American Dream with his wife and daughters. Behind the fame and fortune, however, lay a struggle with addiction and devastating family tragedy that shaped his incredible life.