What do you think of Sgt. Slaughter?

Question

As a wrestler.

Answer 1

He was a great heel in the 80's, I think his Iraqi angle played out very well to get at the emotions of the fans.

Answer 2

Phil H...get ur a$$ outta the section u son of a ***** **** YOU!! Now i gotta turn superman !!

Answer: He was, is and will Be one  of the greatest of all times!

Answer 3

A pretty good wrestler and big heel. I think his championship reign should of lasted longer.

Answer 4

a guy who only pays lip service to his noble ideas of wrestling never seem him really compete

Answer 5

Sgt. Slaughter had a great wrestling career and won championships in the NWA, AWA and the WWF. He was also involved in some of the most memorable feuds in wrestling history.

Between 1980 and 1981, Slaughter wrestled in the WWF under the guidance of the Grand Wizard and engaged in a feud with Pat Patterson, culminating in a "Alley Fight" in New York City's Madison Square Garden between the two. 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 Gardens that summer.

He received a considerable push in the 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 feud 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.

In the summer of 1990 Slaughter returned to the WWF, but shortly after making his televised return, Slaughter's gimmick as that of a patriotic American soldier was turned upside down, when his character temporarily turned against America to become an Iraqi sympathizer. Slaughter announced he was disgusted with his country, claiming America had "gone soft" for accepting the Soviet Union's Nikolai Volkoff, and proceeded to set the American flag ablaze (Volkoff in Slaughters absence had recently split from his tag partner Boris Zhukov, then turned face and embraced America, due in part the fall of the wall). 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).

Slaughter captured his only WWF Championship at the 1991 Royal Rumble, defeating The Ultimate Warrior following a run-in by "Macho King" Randy Savage. He thus became the thirteenth WWF Champion, but lost the belt in a match against Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VII. Slaughter soon introduced his newest ally, former nemesis The Iron Sheik, who was now calling himself Colonel Mustafa. 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." During an episode of Superstars, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan was under attack from The Nasty Boys, and Slaughter made the save. Duggan and Slaughter teamed up to defeat the Nastys and continued to team over the next several months.

Championships and accomplishments

American Wrestling Association

AWA America's Championship (1 time) (Last)

AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (1 time)1

Central States Wrestling

NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (3 times)

Maple Leaf Wrestling

NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Toronto version) (1 time)

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) - with Don Kernodle

NWA Tri-State

NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) - with Buck Robley

World Wrestling Federation |World Wrestling Entertainment

WWF Championship (1 time)

WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)

First WWF Commissioner

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI ranked him # 36 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991

PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1984)

PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1991)

PWI ranked him # 29 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Don Kernodle in 2003.

Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

Match of the Year (1981) vs. Pat Patterson on April 21

Worst Feud of the Year (1991) vs. Hulk Hogan  

Answer 6

hE WAS ONE OF THE BEST HEELS OF ALL TIME IN THE WWE, and his title reign should have lasted longer.

He also had a small role in the screwjob but i forgive him becuase he wasn't one of the bigger players in it.

Answer 7

hE WAS ONE OF THE BEST HEELS OF ALL TIME IN THE WWE, and his title reign should have lasted longer.

He also had a small role in the screwjob but i forgive him becuase he wasn't one of the bigger players in it.

Answer 8

Back in the late 1980's early 1990's he was a good wrestler.

Answer 9

FORMER WWF CHAMPION

Answer 10

he was ok