Iron Sheik Net Worth
Iron Sheik had an estimated net worth of $500 Thousand at the time of his death according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Iron Sheik Bio
Khosrow Hossein Ali Vaziri well known as The Iron Sheik, was an Iranian-American actor and professional wrestler. Having won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in 1983, he was the first and only Iranian champion in WWE history.
Iron Sheik Age
Iron Sheik was born on March 15, 1942 in Damghan, Iran and died on June 7, 2023. He died at the age of 81 years old.
Iron Sheik Cause of Death
On June 7, 2023, Vaziri passed away at his Fayetteville, Georgia, home. Congestive heart failure and hypertension were contributing factors to his death, which was caused by cardiac arrest.
The news was revealed in a statement posted on social media in June by the representatives of the WWE Hall of Famer.
“Today, we gather with heavy hearts to bid farewell to a true legend, a force of nature, and an iconic figure who left an incredible mark on the world of professional wrestling,” the statement reads. “It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of The Iron Sheik, but we also take solace in knowing that he departed this world peacefully, leaving behind a legacy that will endure for generations to come.”
Iron Sheik Family| Early Life
He was raised in a working-class household with no running water and little money. He had his birthday on September 9 even though his passport said March 15 because his family alternated between the Gregorian calendar and the Solar Hijri calendar. He grew up idolizing Iranian Olympic gold medalist wrestler Gholamreza Takhti and later became well-known as an amateur wrestler. He also served as Shah Mohammad Reza’s bodyguard.
In order to make the Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling team for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Khosrow had to compete. Vaziri decided to immigrate to the United States in order to further his career after Takhti was unexplainably found dead in 1968. Following his relocation, he worked as an assistant coach for two American Olympic teams in the 1970s. At 180.5 pounds (81.9 kg), he won the gold medal in the Amateur Athletic Union Greco-Roman wrestling championship in 1971. He later took on the role of assistant coach for the USA Olympic team in Munich in 1972.
Iron Sheik Spouse
On March 21, 1976, he married American Caryl Peterson.
Marissa Jeanne Vaziri, his eldest child, was 26 when she was killed by her boyfriend Charles Warren Reynolds in May 2003. Reynolds was detained and later found guilty of the offense. On May 31, 2016, Reynolds himself passed away. Vaziri also had two additional daughters and five grandchildren.
Addiction to drugs
After making a profession in American wrestling, the Sheik first started abusing drugs. Although he began with marijuana, he eventually moved on to harder drugs like cocaine and crack. He made an effort to clean up after his daughter was killed and stopped using drugs abruptly. He eventually relapsed, though. He made a number of additional attempts before finally breaking the habit and becoming totally sober.