Sgt. Slaughter is one of the most recognizable professional wrestlers in the history of the industry.
The former United States Marine Corps Sergeant, Slaughter made his pro debut in 1972 with Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Alliance.
Over the course of the next 20-plus years, he would be both the most popular and most hated man in the business. As a patriotic babyface, he would rile fans into a frenzy by vanquishing the likes of the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff.
As a drill-instructor villain, he was loud, mean and nasty and ha...
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