Ring name(s) Shawn Daivari,Khosrow Daivari,Daivari
Billed height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Billed weight 200 lb (92 kg)
Born March 30, 1984,Tehran, Iran
Resides Minneapolis, Minnesota
Billed from Detroit, Michigan
Trained by Eddie Sharkey,Adnan El Kassey,Tom Prichard
Wrestling Debut: 2000
Shawn Daivari (born Dara Daivari on March 30, 1984) is a Iranian-American professional wrestler and wrestling manager better known by his ring name Khosrow Daivari, or simply Daivari. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand.
His hallmarks are his creative and insulting microphone antics. Daivari, who is of Persian descent, usually speaks Farsi during promos and matches. On-screen, he is often referred to as being Arab-American and his speech as Arabic.
Although it is claimed that his on-screen given name "Khosrow" is a tribute to The Iron Sheik (whose real name is Khosrow Vaziri), it is, in fact, the name of his father.
Daivari (AKA Dom Abramo) made his WWE Wrestling Debut: on December 13, 2004, on RAW alongside Muhammad Hassan. Their gimmick was that of two Arab-Americans who were tired of the prejudice and racism they were receiving after the 9/11 attacks. In the weeks leading up to their Wrestling Debut: , the two men would appear on Raw in vignettes promoting their hatred towards America. In the following weeks, they would both up their words with actions, initiating a feud with Raw announcers Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler.
At WrestleMania 21 on April 3, 2005, Daivari and Hassan were involved in a storyline with returning WWE legend Hulk Hogan. While attacking injured wrestler Eugene, Hogan made his classic entrance and ejected both men from the ring to the delight of fans in attendance.
The following night on RAW, Daivari and Hassan interrupted Shawn Michaels during a promo. The two attacked Michaels and left him helpless in the ring. This led to Daivari's first singles match in WWE, on the April 11 edition of RAW. Although Michaels was heavily favored, Daivari, with help from Hassan, got the upset win. Enraged, Michaels demanded a match against both Daivari and Hassan. RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff refused to grant a handicap match but instead ordered Michaels to find a partner. That partner turned out to be Daivari and Hassan's Wrestlemania foe Hulk Hogan.
On the April 18, 2005 episode of RAW, Michaels was once again double teamed by Daivari and Hassan until Hogan appeared to make the save. Hogan accepted Michaels' offer to tag and the match was set for the Backlash pay per view on May 1, 2005. At Backlash, Hogan and Michaels picked up the win which led to friction between the two since Hassan blamed Daivari for the loss. The next night on RAW, Hassan verbally and physically attacked Daivari leaving their future as a team in question. This would be completely fruitless, however.
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