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Robert Rudolph Remus [6] (born August 27, 1948), better known by his ring name Sgt. Slaughter, is an American voice actor and retired professional wrestler.
Sgt. Slaughter is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toy line. G.I. Joe modelled the character on the American professional wrestling character Sgt. Slaughter (Robert Rudolph Remus). [ 1 ]
He began a short feud with WWF World Heavyweight Champion Sgt. Slaughter and faced Slaughter for the title on the February 1 edition of The Main Event. Slaughter retained the title by getting himself disqualified. [36] In late 1991, he patched up things with Sgt. Slaughter, who had turned babyface, and the pair formed a tag team. [3]
He was awarded the newly created AWA America's Championship in January 1985 and engaged in a lengthy feud with Sgt. Slaughter, who defeated him for the title on June 21, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois. Throughout the feud, Zbyszko drew the ire of fans by fleeing the ring and stalling for minutes at a time whenever Slaughter gained an advantage (in ...
He eliminated Hillbilly Jim to win the Battle Royal and was immediately attacked by former rival/partner Sgt. Slaughter who put him in his Cobra clutch. [18] In 2005, before WrestleMania 21 in Los Angeles, The Iron Sheik was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his long-time rival and former partner, Sgt. Slaughter. [42]
Red Dog is a member of the G.I. Joe Team as one of Sgt. Slaughter's Renegades. His real name is David Taputapu, and his rank is equivalent to that of sergeant E-5. Red Dog was born in Pago Pago, Samoa, and debuted as an action figure in 1987 as part of the Sgt. Slaughter's Renegades three-pack, along with Mercer and Taurus. [225]
Backlund was born in Princeton, Minnesota, in 1949. [3] He is a graduate of Princeton High School, where he was a state finalist in wrestling.During his freshman year while at Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa, Backlund was an All-American in both football and wrestling (191 lb [87 kg], finishing third).
NWA World Tag Team Championship [3] - with Sgt. Slaughter (1), Bob Orton, Jr. (1), and Ivan Koloff (1) Pro Wrestling Illustrated. PWI ranked him # 463 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003 [15] PWI ranked # 29 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Sgt. Slaughter; World Wrestling Council