Fact #3: At Wrestlemania VII, in which Sgt. Slaughter was to wrestle Hulk Hogan for the title, the volume of death threats made toward him (again, for his heel-turn as an Iraqi sympathizer) was so great that the WWF was actually forced to change the venue to one with higher security. This was at a time when people honestly believed that wrestling was 100% real in every way, so you can imagine the threat level there. Hillbillies were loading their muskets with buckshot nationwide over this one.



Fact #4: As a longtime member of the WWE family, Sgt. Slaughter is not one to be crossed. A young smartass wrestler once disrespected Slaughter to his face before a Royal Rumble (in real life) and was punished by having his name called about 20 spots earlier than expected. He was then chopped and slapped hard in the chest by all the OG wrestlers to enter the ring over the next half-hour, who mercilessly refused to throw him out of the ring until his chest was as red as a baboon’s ass.

Fact #5: Sgt. Slaughter was offered a minor guest-starring role in the upcoming G.I. Joe live-action movie, but was unable to make an appearance due to an outstanding name and likeness contract with Yukes, the video game developer behind the WWE Legends of Wrestlemania titles. An opportunity for some serious fan-service was clearly lost, but at least the new Legends game is looking really good.

Bonus Fact: Sgt. Slaughter’s mustache isn’t quite as robust in real life as it looks on television, but his chin is like an anvil made of American steel and patriotism.