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'''Robert Remus'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Slaughter Wins WWF Title|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_46919.shtml|publisher=PWTorch|accessdate=2011-01-20|date=1991-01-19}}</ref> (born August 27, 1948), better known by his ring name '''Sgt. Slaughter''', is an [[United States|American]] semi-retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, he had success in the [[National Wrestling Alliance]], [[American Wrestling Association]], and the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]. Among other titles, Slaughter held the [[WWE World Heavyweight Championship|WWF Championship]] once and the [[WWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Championship]] twice. He headlined [[WrestleMania VII]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|singles match]] against [[Hulk Hogan]].
'''Robert Remus'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=Slaughter Wins WWF Title|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_46919.shtml|publisher=PWTorch|accessdate=2011-01-20|date=1991-01-19}}</ref> (born August 27, 1948), better known by his ring name '''Sgt. Slaughter''', is an [[United States|American]] semi-retired [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, he had success in the [[National Wrestling Alliance]], [[American Wrestling Association]], and the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]]. Among other titles, Slaughter held the [[WWE World Heavyweight Championship|WWF Championship]] once and the [[WWE United States Championship|NWA United States Heavyweight Championship]] twice. He headlined [[WrestleMania VII]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|singles match]] against [[Hulk Hogan]].


In the 1980s, an [[Sgt. Slaughter (G.I. Joe)|alternate version of the Sgt. Slaughter character]] was incorporated into the ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' toy line as well as its [[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|animated series]] and [[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|comic books]].
In the 1980s, an [[Sgt. Slaughter (G.I. Joe)|alternate version of the Sgt. Slaughter character]] was incorporated into the ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' toy line as well as its [[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|animated series]] and [[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|comic books]].

Slaughter was inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] in 2004. He is currently working with the WWE in their Legends program.


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Slaughter still appeared from time to time in the ring, mostly at [[house show]]s. He appeared on ''Raw'' to put over younger wrestlers, such as [[Kurt Angle]] and [[Randy Orton]]. Slaughter also made an appearance at [[WrestleMania X-Seven]], in the [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#G|Gimmick]] [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|Battle Royal]], which was won by The Iron Sheik. Slaughter got his revenge after the match by locking the Sheik in the [[Professional wrestling holds#Cobra clutch|cobra clutch]]. He also appeared on both ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' on occasion during [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|the Invasion]] storyline in non-wrestling roles, usually in conjunction with Vince McMahon.
Slaughter still appeared from time to time in the ring, mostly at [[house show]]s. He appeared on ''Raw'' to put over younger wrestlers, such as [[Kurt Angle]] and [[Randy Orton]]. Slaughter also made an appearance at [[WrestleMania X-Seven]], in the [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#G|Gimmick]] [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)|Battle Royal]], which was won by The Iron Sheik. Slaughter got his revenge after the match by locking the Sheik in the [[Professional wrestling holds#Cobra clutch|cobra clutch]]. He also appeared on both ''Raw'' and ''SmackDown'' on occasion during [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|the Invasion]] storyline in non-wrestling roles, usually in conjunction with Vince McMahon.

He was inducted into the [[WWE Hall of Fame]] on March 13, 2004, the night before [[WrestleMania XX]] by long-time friend Pat Patterson.


===World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–present)===
===World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–present)===

Revision as of 05:34, 6 February 2014

For the G.I. Joe character, see Sgt. Slaughter (G.I. Joe).
Sgt. Slaughter
Slaughter at the 2013 New York Comic Con
Birth nameRobert Remus
Born (1948-08-27) August 27, 1948 (age 76)[1]
Detroit, Michigan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Sgt. Slaughter[1]
Super Destroyer Mark II[1]
Bob Remus[1]
Bob Slaughter[1]
The Executioner[1]
Matt Burns
Billed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Billed weight300 lb (140 kg)[1]
Billed fromParris Island, South Carolina[2]
Trained byVerne Gagne[1]
Debut1972[1]

Robert Remus[3] (born August 27, 1948), better known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, he had success in the National Wrestling Alliance, American Wrestling Association, and the World Wrestling Federation. Among other titles, Slaughter held the WWF Championship once and the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship twice. He headlined WrestleMania VII in a singles match against Hulk Hogan.

In the 1980s, an alternate version of the Sgt. Slaughter character was incorporated into the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toy line as well as its animated series and comic books.

Slaughter was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. He is currently working with the WWE in their Legends program.

Early life

Remus attended Eden Prairie High School in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where he wrestled and played football. He served in the United States Marine Corps after high school and became a Sergeant.[4]

Professional wrestling career

Sgt. Slaughter held numerous regional titles early in his career and experienced his first major success in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) capturing the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Don Kernodle. During the late 1970s, Remus worked the American Wrestling Association (AWA) territory under a mask as Super Destroyer Mark II with managers Lord Alfred Hayes and Bobby Heenan.

World Wrestling Federation (1980–1984)

He then signed with the WWF and was pushed as a villainous character. Between 1980 and 1981, Slaughter wrestled in the WWF under the guidance of the Grand Wizard. He quickly rose to the status of number one contender on the strength of his "cobra clutch" challenges where he would seat wrestlers in a chair in the ring, and apply the hold, offering $5,000 to anyone who could break it. He would eventually face Bob Backlund for the World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship across the WWF territory in 1980, earning two-or-three main event matches in most markets. Slaughter was the only WWF-based challenger not to do the honors for Backlund at MSG (Backlund defeated him at the Meadowlands, but never in the Garden). Slaughter then engaged in a feud with Pat Patterson, which stemmed from Slaughter calling Patterson "yellow" and offering him $10,000 (double the usual amount) to try to break the cobra clutch. Patterson accepted on television and was escaping from the hold when Slaughter released it and put a beat-down on Patterson, starting a hot feud which culminated in an "Alley Fight" in New York, New York's Madison Square Garden between the two that is widely regarded as the best "hardcore" match of the Kayfabe era. In late 1981, Slaughter joined Mid Atlantic Wrestling and won the NWA United States Heavyweight Title and the NWA World Tag Team Titles with Don Kernodle. Upon returning to the WWF-again with the Grand Wizard as his manager- in 1983, Slaughter was a top contender to Bob Backlund's WWF Championship. However, his career took off after he turned face and defended America's honor against the hated Iron Sheik in 1984. Slaughter and the Iron Sheik engaged in many matches throughout 1984, culminating in a boot camp match which took place before a sold out Madison Square Garden that summer. However, with the emergence of Hulk Hogan as the WWF Champion and lead face within the company, Slaughter left for the AWA. On Vince McMahon's McMahon DVD, Slaughter said he was fired by McMahon in Toronto after no-showing an event in protest of McMahon's refusal to give him six weeks of paid vacation. Other interviews with Slaughter and McMahon have revealed that Slaughter left the company more over a dispute that emerged due to the WWF not allowing Slaughter's role in the G.I. Joe toy line. At the time of his departure Slaughter was easily the second biggest "face" in the company, surpassing Jimmy Snuka, and even André the Giant, with his popularity rivaling that of Hulk Hogan's.

American Wrestling Association (1985–1990)

He received a considerable push in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) throughout 1985 and 1986, becoming the AWA America's Heavyweight Champion, defeating Larry Zbyszko shortly after his arrival. He defended the title against wrestlers like Zbyszko, Kamala, Boris Zukhov, and Nick Bockwinkel (before the belt was retired) and feuded with Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey and his stable of wrestlers, the Road Warriors, and Col. DeBeers. He even challenged Stan Hansen for the AWA title. He was also involved in the short lived Pro Wrestling USA Promotion. This was a brief attempt at pulling together the remaining wrestling talent to go up against the rising WWF. Slaughter in this company won a large 25 man battle royal by eliminating Kamala, winning the right to challenge Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

In 1988, Slaughter returned to wrestling in the AWA, resuming some of his past feuds with the likes of Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey, the Iron Sheik, and Col. DeBeers. He also became a top contender to the AWA World title during Larry Zbyszko's reign in 1989 and was a team captain for the AWA's ill-fated Team Challenge Series during the first half of 1990. The AWA even teased fans with Slaughter appearing to win the World title from Zbyszko live on ESPN, only to have the decision reversed on a technicality (a booking practice the AWA had been employing for years).

Sgt. Slaughter

World Wrestling Federation (1990–2002)

After WrestleMania VI, Slaughter sent a letter to Vince McMahon saying he loved the program and was interested in returning. McMahon told Slaughter he wanted a heel, and his new gimmick would be that Slaughter turned on the United States due to its acceptance of the Russian Nikolai Volkoff. According to Slaughter, he found it difficult to do the anti-American promos associated with this gimmick.

As the political situation in the Middle East was growing increasingly tense, the decision was made to have Slaughter support the Iraqi cause. Slaughter aligned himself with a kayfabe Iraqi military general, General Adnan, and entered a feud with Volkoff (which saw Slaughter win the majority of their encounters at house shows), leading to a match at that year's Survivor Series which saw The Alliance (Volkoff, Tito Santana, and The Bushwhackers) defeat The Mercenaries (Slaughter, Boris Zhukov, and The Orient Express). As part of his character change, Slaughter began wearing Arab headdresses to the ring, adopted the Camel Clutch as one of his finishers, and was (kayfabe) photographed meeting with Saddam Hussein. Slaughter also infamously adopted a move where he would grind the tip of one of his knuckles into his opponent's temple (the childhood noogie).

It was reported that while Slaughter was portraying a turncoat, he had received numerous death threats and could not go anywhere in public without wearing a bullet-proof vest and had to be surrounded with security personnel at all times.

According to Slaughter, Vince asked him to burn the American flag, but Slaughter refused to, so Slaughter suggested he burn Hulk Hogan's Shirt.

As 1990 ended, Slaughter began challenging for the WWF Championship that had been held by The Ultimate Warrior since WrestleMania VI. Slaughter got his chance at the Royal Rumble in January 1991 and defeated the Warrior when Randy Savage, who had also been feuding with the Warrior at the time, struck the champion in the head with his royal scepter. Slaughter thus became the thirteenth WWF Champion and was immediately challenged by Royal Rumble winner Hulk Hogan, who was furious that Slaughter had (kayfabe) desecrated the American flag (offscreen) as part of his victory celebration. Hogan demanded a match against Slaughter at WrestleMania VII in Los Angeles, California, and Slaughter accepted. Slaughter was defeated by Hogan, thus losing his championship.

After WrestleMania Slaughter introduced his newest ally, Colonel Mustafa (The Iron Sheik, Slaughter's old nemesis). Slaughter and company went on to feud with Hogan for months, including having a three-on-two handicap match at SummerSlam 1991, which saw the team of Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior prevail over Slaughter, Adnan, and Mustafa.

After finishing the Hogan feud, Slaughter became a face again, appearing in vignettes next to American landmarks, saying "I want my country back."[2] During an episode of Superstars, Jim Duggan was under attack from The Nasty Boys, and Slaughter made the save. Duggan and Slaughter teamed up to defeat the Nasty Boys and continued to team over the next several months. Slaughter quietly disappeared from WWF TV following a loss to Nailz in October 1992.

After a hiatus, he returned to WWF television on the August 4, 1997 episode of Raw Is War to assume the role of on-air commissioner. Initially popular, he eventually became the target of D-Generation X, who called him "Sgt. Slobber". On an episode of Raw Is War, he put Shawn Michaels and Triple H in a match for Michaels' European Championship. Michaels dropped the belt to Helmsley, by lying down in the ring. Slaughter challenged Triple H to a Boot Camp match at the December pay-per-view, which he lost. His feud with Triple H continued into WrestleMania XIV where he handcuffed himself to Chyna to prevent her from interfering in Helmsley's match against Owen Hart. Slaughter's efforts ultimately proved futile as Chyna threw powder in his eyes, interfered in the match anyway, and hurled Slaughter into the front row.

In 1998, Slaughter turned heel, and joined Vince McMahon along with Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson, became the on-screen lackeys of McMahon; running errands for him and dishing out punishment to McMahon's rivals, namely Steve Austin. In late 1998, Slaughter relinquished the role of commissioner to Shawn Michaels and largely disappeared from television.

Slaughter still appeared from time to time in the ring, mostly at house shows. He appeared on Raw to put over younger wrestlers, such as Kurt Angle and Randy Orton. Slaughter also made an appearance at WrestleMania X-Seven, in the Gimmick Battle Royal, which was won by The Iron Sheik. Slaughter got his revenge after the match by locking the Sheik in the cobra clutch. He also appeared on both Raw and SmackDown on occasion during the Invasion storyline in non-wrestling roles, usually in conjunction with Vince McMahon.

He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 13, 2004, the night before WrestleMania XX by long-time friend Pat Patterson.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–present)

Slaughter seen without his trademark hat and glasses, in a 2009 match.

He made a special appearance on the June 13, 2005 episode of Raw to challenge Chris Masters in his "Master Lock Challenge", which Slaughter lost. Then, he returned again on the December 5 episode of Raw, where he and Michael Hayes confronted Edge. He also appeared on the July 4, 2006 episode of Raw for a "Diva Boot Camp" segment, as a part of the 2006 Diva Search Competition.[5]

He re-appeared on the October 2 episode of Raw, defeating Nicky from the Spirit Squad with a roll-up when D-Generation X distracted him from up on the TitanTron. Slaughter appeared on the October 23 Raw in the corner of Ric Flair as he faced Kenny of the Spirit Squad. After Kenny cheated to gain the victory, Slaughter, Dusty Rhodes, and Roddy Piper cleared the tag champions from the ring. Slaughter was one of three options between himself, Roddy Piper, and Dusty Rhodes that fans could vote for as a tag partner for Ric Flair at Cyber Sunday, but did not win the vote. At Survivor Series, Slaughter teamed with Flair, Ron Simmons, and Dusty Rhodes to take on four members of the Spirit Squad in a Survivor Series match. Slaughter was eliminated in the match, but his team won, with Flair as the sole survivor.

On December 18, 2006, Slaughter participated in a 30-Man Battle Royal for a chance to face John Cena in the main event for the WWE Championship, but he was eliminated from the match and did not get the title shot. At the Vengeance: Night of Champions pay-per-view in June 2007, he faced Deuce 'n Domino for the WWE Tag Team Championship, alongside Jimmy Snuka. They were unsuccessful in their attempt for the titles. He challenged Randy Orton on the July 30 episode of Raw, only to become another victim of the "Legend Killer", and was wheeled out on a stretcher. On Raw XV, the 15th-anniversary Raw special on December 10, 2007, Slaughter participated in the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal. On March 31, 2008, on an episode of Raw, Slaughter paid tribute to long time friend Ric Flair at the end of the show. He appeared on Raw's 800th episode in Kung Fu Naki's dance off and also made an appearance in the Slammy Awards.

Slaughter, who had been working as a producer for WWE for the past several years, was released from his backstage producer duties with the company on January 13, 2009.[6] He was the special guest host on Raw on August 10, 2009 where he made fun of Canadians and saying how the USA is the greatest country in the world. He made an appearance on the Decade of SmackDown on October 2, 2009 where he had an altercation with the Iron Sheik about which country was the greatest, USA or Iran. He recently appeared on the December 31, 2012 edition of Raw, where he was challenged by then United States Champion Antonio Cesaro in a match for the WWE United States Championship. He lost the match and failed to capture the title. He then made an appearance on the Old School Raw Edition 6 January 2014, serving as the special guest referee for The Great Khali vs Damien Sandow match after he got the most votes.

Other media

Fictionalized versions of Sgt. Slaughter were part of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, cartoon and comic books, as a member of the G.I. Joe team and first appeared in the five-part TV episode entitled "Arise, Serpentor, Arise!" Along with the traditional merchandising of WWE superstars, Sgt. Slaughter is one of only a few real people to be immortalized as a G.I. Joe figure, (among the others being NFL football player William "The Refrigerator" Perry, pro-wrestler Roddy Piper, and astronaut Buzz Aldrin), and even appeared in G.I. Joe: The Movie. Slaughter also appeared twice as a special guest on The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, which starred fellow wrestler Captain Lou Albano.

During the mid-1980s, Sgt. Slaughter released a full length LP, Sgt. Slaughter and Camouflage Rocks America. It featured a number of original songs, including "The Cobra Clutch," as well as a cover of Neil Diamond's "America."

A brief cross promotional stint in the late 1980s had Sgt. Slaughter and his "battling battalion" pit against the Big Foot Monster Truck in a tug-of-war challenge. It is featured on Blood, Sweat, & Gears USHRA home video. This stunt was recently attempted again with Sgt. Slaughter using fans from the crowd at a Monster Truck show to tug-o-war with the Bear Foot Monster Truck.

In the animated series Code Monkeys, Slaughter appeared as Sgt. Murder. He and Bulk Brogan (Hulk Hogan), "Manly Man" Ricky Ravage (Randy "Macho Man" Savage), and Sergei the Giant (André the Giant) were hired by a video game company to take on their rivals. His brother, Tommy Murder, was killed by "The Black Shadow", who was actually Black Steve, the company's accountant.

He appeared on episode #3.6 of Comedy Central's Tosh.0, when he clotheslined Daniel Tosh and put David Wills (a.k.a. YouTube's "Crying Wrestling Fan") in a Cobra Clutch during Wills' "Web Redemption" segment.

In wrestling

Slaughter in a match against Kamala.

Championships and accomplishments

  • NWF Americas Championship (1 time)[14]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Sgt. Slaughter Profile". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. ^ a b Solomon, Brian (2006). WWE Legends. Pocket Books. pp. 83–88. ISBN 978-0-7434-9033-7.
  3. ^ Keller, Wade (1991-01-19). "Slaughter Wins WWF Title". PWTorch. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  4. ^ "WWE.com: Sgt. Slaughter--Ten Hut!". WWE.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  5. ^ Zeigler, Zack (2006-07-14). "Sgt. Slaughter runs the Diva Boot Camp on SmackDown". WWE. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  6. ^ "Sgt. Slaughter & Ron Simmons Released From WWE". PWNewsNow.com. 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  7. ^ Sgt. Slaughter vs. Randy Orton recap
  8. ^ AWA America's Title history At solie.org
  9. ^ AWA British Empire Heavyweight Title history At solie.org
  10. ^ NWA Central States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  11. ^ NWA Canadian Heavyweight Title (Toronto) history At wrestling-titles.com
  12. ^ NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  13. ^ NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic/WCW) history At wrestling-titles.com
  14. ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. Cite error: The named reference "Titles" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  15. ^ "Pro-Wrestling Illustrated Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year". wwe-zone.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  16. ^ "Pro-Wrestling Illustrated Most Hated Wrestler of the Year". wwe-zone.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  17. ^ "Pro-Wrestling Illustrated 500 - 1991". wwe-zone.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  18. ^ "Pro-Wrestling Illustrated Top 100 Tag-Teams". wwe-zone.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  19. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  20. ^ WWWF/WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
  21. ^ WWF/WWE Hall of Fame inductees At wrestling-titles.com
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