Khosrow Vaziri (The Iron Sheik) was trained by Verne Gagne in 1972.

He went on to win the WWF World Heavyweight championship in 1983 from fellow 2016 Hall of Fame inductee Bob Backlund.

Iron Sheik lost the title to Hulk Hogan in one of the most iconic matches in wrestling history.

He would go on to win WWF tag Team titles at the first Wrestlemania.

Sheik is among the most successful heels in wrestling and one of the most recognizable wrestlers in the world.

He was featured in the 2014 Documentary "The Sheik."

Vaziri competed for the Iranian national wrestling team before moving to the United States.

He won the 1971 AAU Greco-Roman national title at 180.5 pounds for the Minnesota Wrestling Club.