Real name: Khosrow Vaziri
Home: Tehran, Iran
Membership: Partners with Nikolai Volkoff, "Classy" Freddie Blassie
A.K.A.: Col. Mustafa
Finisher: Camel Clutch
Background: America wasn't the only country to want superheroes. Khosrow Vaziri, if asked, would have described himself as a patriot, which is why he volunteered to be the first of his country's superhuman army.
The result, a man with inhuman strength and the toughness of pure iron. Then things got a bit sticky and Vaziri found himself stuck in America in the late 70's. He mostly kept off the radar, but gang lord "Classy" Freddie Blassie found him and made him an offer he couldn't refuse-take out Bob Backlund.
The Iron Sheik, as the press called him, did just that in the heart of New York City. The Iron Sheik thought that would be it. Why wouldn't he? He just beat the leader of the Superstars...then some punk named Hogan showed up and forced him from the top of the mountain.
Blassie, however, made it up to him. McMahon Jr. was running Titian at that point, so the Iron Sheik was informed of the new way to do things. He didn't care for it, but the money was nice. He and Russian strongman Nikolai Volkoff were a decent pair but the Iron Sheik became too dented to go on. When his home country called and offered him a job, however, he grew interested. That tale would be continued in the 90's.
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