We're joined by wrestling legend Sgt. Slaughter. He discusses his decision to leave wrestling and become the face of the G.I. Joe toy line as well as the very controversial decision during the original Gulf War. Slaughter (in storyline) turned his back on America and backed Saddam Hussein.
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Slaughter did throughout his career. The first major splash for Slaughter happened in the 1980s when he made the extremely successful decision to leave wrestling and become the face of G.I. Joe. The massively popular cartoon and toy line thrust Slaughter into every home with children in America. It put him on a level only Hulk Hogan had achieved in the industry. In this interview, we discuss the impact of that business move. But we also discuss his other major decision when he returned to wrestling. That was to start a storyline where he became an “Iraqi Sympathizer” during the Gulf War and publicly backed Saddam Hussein on WWE television. This was an era when many fans still believed WWE storylines as reality.In this interview, Slaughter tells the massive impact this had on his personal and family life. With millions of Americans believing he had sided with America’s enemy at the time, his family experienced extreme security issues.. She will share her experience joining pro wrestling in her father’s shadow and working to make her own path.Scott is a multi-Emmy Award Winning Anchor and Reporter, who also hosts the “Going Ringside With The Local Station” Podcast. Scott has been a journalist for 25 years, covering stories including six presidential elections, multiple space shuttle launches and dozens of high-profile murder trials.Read full article: See these Insider Deals for home, beauty and sports enthusiastsThis is how you get Excel, Word and more for less than $7 each
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