Fans of the WWE star, Iron Sheik have shown interest in knowing the children of the wrestler after he was pronounced dead.
Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, better known by his ring name The Iron Sheik, was an Iranian-American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. He was the only Iranian champion in WWE history, having won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983. He was born on March 15, 1942, in Damghan, Iran.
Although his passport read March 15, he celebrated his birthday on September 9 due to his family alternating between the Gregorian calendar and the Solar Hijri calendar.
In his youth, he idolized Iranian Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler Gholamreza Takhti, and he subsequently made a name for himself as an amateur wrestler; he also worked as a bodyguard for Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his family for several years.
Khosrow competed for a spot on Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestling team for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He then moved to the United States and became the assistant coach of two U.S. Olympic squads in the 1970s. In 1971, he was the Amateur Athletic Union Greco-Roman wrestling champion and gold medalist at 180.5 pounds (81.9 kg); he later became assistant coach to the USA team for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
In 1972, Khosrow was invited to become a professional wrestler by promoter Verne Gagne. Khosrow trained at Gagne’s wrestling camp under trainer Billy Robinson and then wrestled for Gagne’s American Wrestling Association (AWA).
He also worked as a trainer, teaching Ricky Steamboat, Greg Gagne, and Jim Brunzell. Khosrow first wrestled as a face in preliminary matches before a promoter suggested that he adopt a heel gimmick similar to that of the notorious Sheik.
Khosrow obliged and adopted what came to be his signature look: he shaved his head bald, grew a traditional “buffo” style mustache, and added wrestling boots with the toe curled up (a nod to his ethnic background which, according to Khosrow, was an idea from Jimmy Snuka).
Vaziri was a Shia Muslim and a soldier in the Imperial Iranian Army. He married American Caryl Peterson on March 21, 1976; the best man at the wedding was “Mean” Gene Okerlund.
Who are the children of Iron Sheik?
He has two live daughters and five grandchildren. In May 2003, his oldest daughter Marissa was murdered by her lover Charles Warren Reynolds at the age of 26. Reynolds was caught and subsequently convicted of the crime. On May 31, 2016, Reynolds passed away.
Despite pledging to heal his family after Marissa’s death, Vaziri failed to overcome his heroin addiction. His family compelled him to attend rehabilitation in 2005, concerned for his health and the safety of others.
However, it was claimed that an employee provided him with cocaine illegally during his tenure there. After repeated fruitless attempts to assist him break free from narcotics, his wife chose to divorce him in 2007.
She returned two years later under the condition that Vaziri severs ties with a friend who had been enabling his drug use. Vaziri claimed in 2013 that he had been drug-free for four years.
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