Sgt. Slaughter

Sgt. Slaughter built one of wrestling's most unforgettable gimmicks, a towering 193 cm drill-sergeant heel who turned arenas into seas of boos. I respect that kind of commitment to a character; the crowds only roared because he sold the villainy completely and without irony. His induction into the WWE Hall of Fame and his continued role as an ambassador show a man who never stopped loving this strange theater of the body. To me he's a craftsman of heat, and that old-school dedication is exactly why his legacy endures.

Name (English)

Sgt. Slaughter

Name (Japanese)

サージェント・スローター

Reading

さーじぇんと・すろーたー

Born

August 27, 1948 (age 77)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Origin

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Height

193 cm

Occupation

professional wrestler

High school

Eden Prairie High School

Awards & achievements

• WWE Hall of Fame

• Official sitehttps://www.sgtslaughter.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/_SgtSlaughter
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt.%20Slaughter
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452590

Tags

• Michigan
• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-17

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