How much is Iron Sheik worth?
| Net Worth: | $50 Thousand |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Wrestler |
| Date of Birth: | March 15, 1942 |
| Country: | Iran |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
About Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik, also known as Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, was born in Iran on March 15, 1942. He is a retired professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. His estimated net worth is $50,000. He won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983, making him the first and only Iranian champion in WWE history.
Check out our chronology of The Iron Sheik’s WWE career to see some of his other career high points. You can locate all of his PPV fights, title changes, Madison Square Garden fights, and PPV matches here. Please be aware that he competed as Colonel Mustafa from 1979 to 1980 and from 1991 to 1992.
1979
Hussein Arab prevailed in a 20-man combat royal on 6/4 MSG.
WWE Champion Bob Backlund was defeated in MSG on 6/4.
Beat Dominic DeNucci at 7/2 MSG
7/30 MSG: faced Ted DiBiase to a time limit draw.
faced Tito Santana in a time-limited draw on August 27 at MSG.
Pete Sanchez lost on 9/24 MSG.
Count-out victory against Dominic DeNucci on October 22. Victory over Chief Jay Strongbow on November 19
12/17 MSG – Antonio Inoki, the Japanese heavyweight champion, was defeated.
1980 1/21 MSG – Larry Zbyzsko defeated by DQ 2/18 MSG – Tony Atlas defeated
5/1 – The Iron Sheik defeated Jim Brunzell to claim the NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship.
Ricky Steamboat defeated The Iron Sheik to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Championship on November 1.
1983
5/28 – won the last NWA National Television Championship by defeating Ron Garvin via disqualification.
7/17 – Ron Garvin defeated me in the NWA National Television Championship
11/21 MSG: Tony Garea was defeated by The Iron Sheik
12/26 MSG – The Iron Sheik defeated Bob Backlund to win the WWE Championship.
1984
1/23 MSG – Hulk Hogan defeated in the WWE Championship match.
beat Eddie Gilbert on 2/20 MSG
defeat Ivan Putski on March 25th, MSG
beat Sgt. 4/23 MSG
Slaughter by way of DQ on 5/21 MSG; battled Sgt. Slaughter to a double DQ on 6/16 MSG; fell to Sgt. Slaughter in a bootcamp match on 7/23 MSG; defeated Tony Garea
12/28 MSG – Hulk Hogan, the WWE Champion, defeated
1985
Nikolai Volkoff defeated George Wells and Bret Hart on March 17 at MSG.
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo to win the World Tag Team Championship on March 31 at WrestleMania.
4/22 MSG – Mike Rotundo was defeated
5/11 The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, and George Steele were defeated by Barry Windham, Mike Rotundo, and Ricky Steamboat in Saturday night’s main event number one.
Mikoai Volkoff and Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo were defeated by count-out on May 20 at MSG.
The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff were defeated by Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo on June 17.
MSG 7/13: Defeated Swede Hanson
10/21 MSG – Defeated by The British Bulldogs with Nikolai Volkoff
1986
Nikolai Volkoff defeated Cpl. Kirchner and Dan Spivey on February 17 at MSG.
5/3 SNME #6 – with Nikolai Volkoff lost to World Tag Team Champions on April 22 at MSG. The British Bulldogs lose in a best-of-three matchup. Match
6/14 MSG – DQ loss to Pedro Morales 8/25 MSG – victory over Dan Spivey & Mike Rotundo with Nikolai Volkoff
10/20 MSG – Jacques Rougeau prevailed.
1987
2/17 SNME #10: Ricky Steamboat defeated
3/29 The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff defeated The Killer Bees at WrestleMania III by DQ (5:2); nonetheless, Rick Martel and Tom Zenk defeated them.
1989 4/2 Clash of the Champions #6: Ranger Ross defeated by disqualification 5/7 Music City Showdown: Sting defeated by NWA Television Champion
1991
Col. Mustafa defeated Jim Duggan by count-out at 6:3 MSG.
In a 3-on-2 Handicap Match with Sid Justice as the special guest referee, Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior defeated Sgt. Slaughter, Col. Mustafa, and General Adnan on August 26 at SummerSlam.
10/28 MSG – The Big Bossman defeated them.
Col. Mustafa, The Berzerker, Skinner, and Hercules were defeated by Jim Duggan, Sgt. Slaughter, Kerry Von Erich, and Tito Santana in a Survivor Series elimination match on November 27.
12/29 MSG – In a 2-on-1 Handicap Flag Match, Sgt. Slaughter defeated General Adnan and Col. Mustafa.
1992 March 23 MSG: Tatanka defeated
The Iron Sheik defeated Hillbilly Jim in the Gimmick Battle Royal to claim victory in 2001 4/1 WrestleMania X-Seven.
The Iron Sheik was admitted to the WWE Hall of Fame on April 2, 2005.
2010
Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff sang the Soviet national anthem on the November 15, 2010, episode of Raw as part of the Old School theme before being stopped by Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov, who then performed a duet of the Russian national hymn with Volkoff. Then, until his microphone was turned off, he launched into a tirade against Hulk Hogan.
Summing-Up
The Iron Sheik was the ring name used by professional wrestler Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri. He is an actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler from Iran. Iron Sheik’s net worth is projected to be $50,000 as of 2023.
