What is The Iron Sheik?
{{Infobox Wrestler |name=The Iron Sheik |names='''The Iron Sheik'''<br/>Col. Mustafa<br/>Great Hussein Arab<br/>Great Hossein Arab<br/>Ali Vasari<br/>Ryan Allen |image=Iron Shiek Milwaukee WI 031008.jpg |caption= |height=6 ft. 0 in. |weight=258 lb. (119 kg) |birth_date={{birth date|1942|3|15}} |birth_place=[[Damghan]], [[Iran]] |death_date={{death date and age|2023|6|7|1942|3|15}} |death_place=[[Fayetteville, Georgia]], U.S. |billed=Tehran, Iran |trainer=Verne Gagne<br/>Billy Robinson |debut=1972 |retired= }} '''Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri''' (March 15, 1943 &ndash; June 7, 2023), better known by his [[ring name]], '''The Iron Sheik''', was an [[Iran]]ian [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] who was best known for wrestling for [[National Wrestling Alliance|NWA]] and [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]]. He was born in [[Damghan]], [[Iran]]. He was a one-time [[WWE Championship|WWF Champion]], three-time [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Championship]] with [[Nikolai Volkoff]] and was also inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] in 2005 by [[Sgt. Slaughter]]. He ended the near six year World Wrestling Federation Championship reign of [[Bob Backlund]] and was the man [[Hulk Hogan]] faced against for his first WWF Championship. He is also known for his shoot interviews on [[The Howard Stern Show]], [[Opie and Anthony]] and [[Kidd Chris]] and also the internet. His finishing move was the [[Camel clutch]]. Vaziri died on June 7, 2023 in [[Fayetteville, Georgia]] at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-iron-sheik-pro-wrestling-legend-and-social-media-star-dies-at-81/ar-AA1cfjAb|title=The Iron Sheik, pro wrestling legend and social media star, dies at 81|publisher=MSN|accessdate=June 7, 2023|date=June 7, 2023}}</ref> His cause of death was [[cardiac arrest]] caused by [[congestive heart failure]] and [[hypertension]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/iron-sheik-cause-death-revealed-141543626.html|title=The Iron Sheik Cause Of Deat