Welcome to the realm of wrestling legend, The Iron Sheik, where strength, wit, and charisma collide in a spectacle of entertainment. Known for his unparalleled skills inside the ring and his outspoken nature outside of it, The Iron Sheik transcends the boundaries of sports entertainment, leaving an indelible mark on the wrestling world. With a career spanning decades, he has captured the hearts and minds of fans worldwide, becoming an icon in the process.
Born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri in Iran, The Iron Sheik’s journey to wrestling stardom is as remarkable as his in-ring performances. From his days as an Olympic wrestler to his transformation into one of the most notorious villains in professional wrestling, The Iron Sheik’s story is one of resilience, determination, and unyielding passion for the sport. With his trademark Persian clubs and signature move, the Camel Clutch, he has left opponents trembling in fear and fans cheering in awe.
Below, you’ll find a collection of some of The Iron Sheik’s most memorable quotes. Whether you’re a die-hard wrestling fan, a connoisseur of unforgettable one-liners, or simply seeking inspiration, these words from The Iron Sheik are sure to leave a lasting impression.
Only few people have same level as Iron Sheik – the Brock Lesnar and the Kurt Angle. Back in the day, they both be good opponent for me. They know I could break their ankle if I want. The Iron Sheik
I love the people to see me as gold medal, Hall of Fame, world champion that knows how to make the world news and how to come from oldest counrty in the world to be most famous Iranian in the history. The Iron Sheik
I am a real Iranian, and I’m in entertainment but still I was a 100 per-cent wrestler. The Iron Sheik
Respect to the Smashing Pumpkin the Black Key and the King of the Leon. They all have the real heart and work to make the people happy. The Iron Sheik
For me, America was good. The Iron Sheik
Dusty Rhodes play good-man gimmick. He party with me long, long time in the Florida. The Iron Sheik
Every day I live above the ground, I happy. The Iron Sheik
U.S.A. greatest country in world. Sheikie-baby live in the America. I live in Atlanta, the L.A. and the New York City – greatest city in the world. The Iron Sheik
World champion always say ‘yes please’ – never hold back when someone need humble. The Iron Sheik
I leave the Iran because bad things happening there when I was greatest Greco-Roman wrestler in the world. The Iron Sheik
Triple H the new Vince Kennedy McMahon. He smart to know who good for business. The Iron Sheik
Anthony Bourdain. He make the food, he make the world news. He know who is the real gold medal. He know what I can do. I know what he can do. He like the Jesus. He the best. The Iron Sheik
If I see the… Hulk Hogan or the Donald Trump, I break their back – make them humble. The Iron Sheik
I was three times AAU All-American World Champion and I had rough time. I was broke, no money and everything was bad for me until WWE. The Iron Sheik
In Sheikie’s day, we wrestle. We not use gimmick like the table chair. The Iron Sheik
Life on the road not easy. You live in the cold arena, hotel, airport day after day, you get tired, lonely very quick. The Iron Sheik
I never close the door on my company. WWE always there for the legend, and I love my boss the Mr. Vince Kennedy McMahon forever. He always show me that I am part of WWE family. The Iron Sheik
I come from oldest country in the world and everybody know when Iron Sheik see the bad person like the OJ Simpson or jabroni Chris Brown or the good man like the Ray Lewis, I respect them or break their back. The Iron Sheik
I work hard all my life and now I show the people how I come from oldest country in the world to live the America dream. The Iron Sheik
Mr. McMahon is a genius, and he know how to give the people good match from first match to the last match. The Iron Sheik
John Cena I respect, but he know he never get out of my camel clutch and I can break his back. The Iron Sheik
It hard to be real heel, like Iron Sheik-class. The Iron Sheik
When I see someone who don’t respect the people, I break their back old-country way on the Twitter. I am the law of the Twitter. The Iron Sheik
I come to the America to live America dream like the Dusty Rhodes. I come to America and I become most famous Iranian in the world. The Iron Sheik
My best match, draw me lot of money and make me world famous, is the boot-camp match with the Sergeant Slaughter. He was hottest thing in the wrestling, and when Iron Sheik come we make the world news. The Iron Sheik
I knew I had to leave. If Iran was not good for eh-Takhti, it was not good for me. The Iron Sheik
Wrestling toughest sport. We never take day off. We never have the offseason like the hockey or the football. We work year-round, and we never complain because you fight to be with biggest company in the world and you never ask for the time to rest. The Iron Sheik
I love New York. Any time I come to New York, people see me and they recognize me, they come talk to me and take a picture. The Iron Sheik
Gene Mean. He come to my wedding. He always make the Sheikie Baby look No. 1 on the promo. He know the camera zoom… it make the legend the real. Forever nobody better than the Gene Mean. I love him forever. The Iron Sheik
We do Greco-Roman, freestyle. The Old Country way. No gimmick wrestling in my house. The Iron Sheik
I very easily could have broke Hulk Hogan leg because I was the real shooter. Hulk was the bodybuilder guitar player. The Iron Sheik
Sheikie the legend angry they remove wrestling from the Olympics. The Iron Sheik
God bless my intelligent fans for their support. The Iron Sheik
Rob Thomas, the Action Bronson and the Riff Raff. Both the musicians, they know who I am and they know I come from oldest country in the world and if I want my words like the music. I forever love them like the Frank Sinatra. The Iron Sheik
Some days I’m in a good mood and sometimes I’m bad. The Iron Sheik
I love the WrestleMania, and I love my family WWE. The WWE know I am the legend forever. The Iron Sheik
The CM Punk is No. 1 in the world, bubba. He work hard. He love the wrestling business. The Iron Sheik
Your fans you never disrespect, but if they look like jabroni than you humble them till they respect you. The Iron Sheik
Chris Jericho know Iron Sheik the legend. He know if he get smart with me, I break his back. The Iron Sheik
To represent Iran in the Olympics feel great. The Iron Sheik
Football players cannot be wrestlers. Wrestling is a much tougher sport. The Iron Sheik
I love my family – wife, daughter, grandchildren. All them are my life. I love them because they know I am the legend but they are my legends because they are my heart. The Iron Sheik
John Cena real because Mr. McMahon love him and put him on the TV to be top star. The Iron Sheik
I am the greatest heel, which means the bad guy in the wrestling history. The Iron Sheik
Bubba, in my old day I party on the road with all my friends. Now, I respect my family I respect the world and I don’t do anything anymore. The Iron Sheik
I was the most hated wrestler in WWE, No. 1 company in the world. The Iron Sheik
I make it to the hall of fame. I pay for my due. The Iron Sheik
I usually do not travel with my enemies. The Iron Sheik
I beat Angelo Mosca, one of the great football players – nobody beat him – I beat him at Maple Leaf Gardens. I became champion and I cannot forget Maple Leaf Gardens. The Iron Sheik
I only work with the real Punk, like the CM Punk or the Chance the Rapper. The Iron Sheik
Katy Perry look like Kermit the Frog. The Iron Sheik
Rob Ford is a jabroni. The Iron Sheik
Mark Henry my black brother. I love him and his family. The Iron Sheik
You don’t forget who the real Iron Sheik is. Who the real world champion, hall of fame Jesus of the twitter is. Only one Iron Sheik. The Iron Sheik
Every hundred year, mother make baby like Iron Sheik, Michael Jordan and the Jesus. Only one chance to prove you are the real in a lifetime. The Iron Sheik
Chris Brown, he biggest jabroni. He have good name before he made a lot of money now he mess it up. What kind of man that beat the women? He no-good low life. The Iron Sheik
A pencil has eraser because it make mistake. The Iron Sheik
When I see someone who do the good or the bad, I let the world know because Iron Sheik always talk his mind. The Iron Sheik
All my life I am in the gym, stay healthy, and I know how to party and make the world news. The Iron Sheik
I hope people get to see the real me. The Iron Sheik
Never give up or you are big time jabroni. The Iron Sheik
I very proud I drug free. The Iron Sheik
Sheikie love the music that make me happy when I eat the kebob. I love the old generation – the Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley – he legend. The Iron Sheik
I love wrestling and I would do it all again. But it is a very, very hard business. There is nothing about it that is easy. The Iron Sheik
Being a wrestler is not an easy life. It’s very hard on the body. I loved it, but it is a hard life to live. The Iron Sheik
Impossible for wrestler to become doctor or the mechanic. All they know is the wrestling and forever they do this job. The Iron Sheik
The Ric Flair, I am his teacher from the Minnesota. We work together. He great performer, he great talker. The Iron Sheik
I am open-minded guy. The Iron Sheik
The Iron Sheik come from Iran where I went to Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. The Iron Sheik
Brock Lesnar from the Minnesota. He is one of the best wrestling background, like Iron Sheik and like the Kurt Angle, Dan Gable. He the real freestyle wrestling. The Iron Sheik
Everybody know I sold out the Madison Square Garden and I most famous American Iranian in the world. The Iron Sheik
I am Shia Muslim. The Iron Sheik
For the boxing, Muhammad Ali and the Michael Tyson both Iron Sheik class. The Iron Sheik
I’m the legend. I always be the legend. The Iron Sheik
I make Hulk Hogan to be Hulkamania. Because I was a champion before him, I lost my belt to him. The Iron Sheik
Never cut the hand that feed you, otherwise you are no-good piece of garbage. The Iron Sheik
I have a lot of respect for Olivia Chow because she is a real excellent lady and honoured Iron Sheik’s friend. The Iron Sheik
A lot of people think the wrestling is easy. I have bad knee… almost no walk. Look at the Jerry Lawler with his heart. We still get involve with the sport because we have the pride and the heart. Sometime we get hurt and sometime we don’t. The Iron Sheik
Flying Squirrel remind me of Ultimate Warrior because he a little rat when he jump in ring like that idiot Jose Canseco or Mel Gibson. The Iron Sheik
Why documentary about Iron Sheik? Lotta people, they ask me about my story. They ask me how the legend come from oldest country in the world, the Iran, to come to the America to become the legend. The Iron Sheik
The Rock now the hottest thing. He come from wrestling background. Father, mother, grandfather all from wrestling business: 2-3 generations. I watch his movie. He great movie star, and I be wrestling with his father Rocky Johnson. I love them. The Iron Sheik
I live my life on the mat. The Iron Sheik
I love the Kanye West, I respect the Kanye West, but his wife look like fat penguin. She eat too much cheeseburger and she have no moderation. The Iron Sheik
I do ‘The Howard Stern,’ make me happy. Also I sold out Comedy Store in the Los Angeles for my roast. This way everybody know I make the people laugh and happy. I love it. The Iron Sheik
Mr. McMahon was the first promoter in the world give me a break at World Championship. I cannot double-cross that company. The Iron Sheik
The Brodus Clay have gimmick good for the kids and make the people happy. The Iron Sheik
I cannot be phony. The Iron Sheik
The Vince McMahon tell me I am the best Middle Eastern wrestler ever. He tell me I need new name to show how strong I am like the iron. He want me to become like the Shah. He call me the Sheik. The Iron Sheik
Ultimate Warrior? No! No! The Ultimate never a good person in the business. He never respect the people. The Iron Sheik
Like everybody know, six years, nobody beat Mr. Bob Backlund. I beat him in most famous arena in the world, Madison Square Garden. The Iron Sheik
