Sgt . Slaughter Robert Remus ( August 27 , 1948 ) is an American former WWE personality , and semi - retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Sgt . Slaughter . From the late 1970s to the early 1990s , Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance , American Wrestling Association , and World Wrestling Federation . Remus currently serves as the Ambassador for the WWE . Professional wrestling career . Sgt . Slaughter held numerous regional titles early in his career and experienced his first major success in the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) capturing the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Don Kernodle . During the late 1970s , Remus worked the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) territory under a mask as Super Destroyer Mark II with managers Lord Alfred Hayes and Bobby Heenan . World Wrestling Federation ( 1980 – 1984 ) . He then signed with the WWF and was pushed as a heel . Between 1980 and 1981 , Slaughter wrestled in the WWF under the guidance of the Grand Wizard . He quickly rose to the status of number one contender on the strength of his " cobra clutch " challenges where he would seat wrestlers in a chair in the ring , and apply the hold , offering $ 5000 to anyone who could break it . He would eventually face Bob Backlund for the World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship across the WWF territory in 1980 , earning two - or - three main event matches in most markets . Slaughter was the only WWF - based challenger not to do the honors for Backlund at MSG ( Backlund defeated him at the Meadowlands , but never in the Garden ) . Slaughter then engaged in a feud with Pat Patterson , which stemmed from Slaughter calling Patterson " yellow " and offering him $ 10 , 000 ( double the usual amount ) to try to break the cobra clutch . Patterson accepted on television and was escaping from the hold when Slaughter released it and put a beat - down on Patterson , starting a hot feud which culminated in an " Alley Fight " in New York City ' s Madison Square Garden between the two that is widely regarded as the best " hardcore " match of the Kayfabe era . 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 Garden that summer . However , with the emergence of Hulk Hogan as the WWF Champion and lead face within the company , Slaughter left for the AWA . On Vince McMahon ' s " McMahon DVD " , Slaughter said he was fired by McMahon in Toronto after no - showing an event in protest of McMahon ' s refusal to give him six weeks of paid vacation . Other interviews with Slaughter and McMahon have revealed that Slaughter left the company more over a dispute that emerged due to the WWF not allowing Slaughter ' s role in the G . I . Joe toy line . At the time of his departure Slaughter was easily the second biggest " face " in the company , surpassing " Superfly " Jimmy Snuka , and even André The Giant , with his popularity rivaling that of Hulk Hogan ' s . American Wrestling Association ( 1985 – 1990 ) . He received a considerable push in the American Wrestling Association ( 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 . He was also involved in the short lived Pro Wrestling USA Promotion . This was a brief attempt at pulling together the remaining wrestling talent to go up against the rising WWF . Slaughter in this company won a large 25 man battle royal by eliminating Kamala , winning the right to challenge Ric Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . In 1988 , Slaughter returned to wrestling in the AWA , resuming some of his past feuds with the likes of Sheik Adnan Al - Kaissey , the Iron Sheik , and Col . DeBeers . He also became a top contender to the AWA World title during Larry Zbyszko ' s reign in 1989 and was a team captain for the AWA ' s ill - fated Team Challenge Series during the first half of 1990 . The AWA even teased fans with Slaughter appearing to win the World title from Zbyszko live on ESPN , only to have the decision reversed on a technicality ( a booking practice the AWA had been employing for years ) . World Wrestling Federation ( 1990 – 2002 ) . 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 , ( Volkoff , in Slaughter ' s absence , had recently split from his tag partner Boris Zhukov , then turned face and embraced America , due in part to 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 show s ) , 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 ) . It was reported that while Slaughter was portraying a turncoat , he had received numerous death threats and could not go anywhere in public without wearing a bullet - proof vest and had to be surrounded with security personnel at all times . 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 , Colonel Mustafa ( The Iron Sheik , Slaughter ' s old nemesis ) . 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 . Slaughter quietly disappeared from WWF TV following a loss to Nailz in October 1992 . After a hiatus , he returned to WWF television on the August 4 , 1997 episode of " Raw is War " to assume the role of on - air commissioner . Initially popular , he eventually became the target of D - Generation X , who called him " Sgt . Slobber " . On an episode of " Raw is War " , he put Shawn Michaels and Triple H in a match for Michaels ' European Championship . Michaels dropped the belt to Helmsley , by lying down in the ring . Slaughter challenged Triple H to a Boot Camp match at the , which he lost . His feud with Triple H continued into WrestleMania XIV where he handcuffed himself to Chyna to prevent her from interfering in Helmsley ' s match against Owen Hart . Slaughter ' s efforts ultimately proved futile as Chyna threw powder in his eyes , interfered in the match anyway , and hurled Slaughter into the front row . When Vince McMahon turned heel on November 1997 , Slaughter , along with Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson , became the on - screen lackeys of McMahon ; running errands for him and dishing out punishment to McMahon ' s rivals , namely Stone Cold Steve Austin . In late 1998 , Slaughter relinquished the role of commissioner to Shawn Michaels and largely disappeared from television . Slaughter still appeared from time to time in the ring , mostly at house show s . He appeared on " Raw " to put over younger wrestlers , such as Kurt Angle and Randy Orton . Slaughter also made an appearance at WrestleMania X - Seven , in the Gimmick Battle Royal , which was won by The Iron Sheik . Slaughter got his revenge after the match by locking the Sheik in the cobra clutch . He also appeared on both " Raw " and " Smackdown " on occasion during the Invasion storyline in non - wrestling roles , usually in conjunction with Vince McMahon . He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 13 , 2004 , the night before WrestleMania XX by long - time friend Pat Patterson . World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2005 – 2009 ) . He made a special appearance on the June 13 , 2005 edition of " Raw " to challenge Chris Masters in his " Master Lock Challenge " , which Slaughter lost . Then , he returned again on the December 5 , edition of " Raw " , where he and Michael Hayes confronted Edge . He also appeared on the July 4 , 2005 episode of " Raw " for a " Diva Boot Camp " segment , as a part of the 2006 Diva Search Competition . He re - appeared on the October 2 , edition of " Raw " , defeating Nicky from the Spirit Squad with a roll - up when D - Generation X distracted him from up on the Titantron . Slaughter appeared on the October 23 " Raw " in the corner of Ric Flair as he faced Kenny of the Spirit Squad . After Kenny cheated to gain the victory , Slaughter , Dusty Rhodes , and Roddy Piper cleared the tag champions from the ring . Slaughter was one of three options between himself , Roddy Piper , and Dusty Rhodes that fans could vote for as a tag partner for Ric Flair at Cyber Sunday 2006 , but did not win the vote . At Survivor Series 2006 , Slaughter teamed with Flair , Ron Simmons , and Dusty Rhodes to take on four members of the Spirit Squad in a Survivor Series match . Slaughter was eliminated in the match , but his team won , with Flair as the sole survivor . On December 18 , 2006 , Slaughter participated in a 30 - Man Battle Royal for a chance to face John Cena in the main event for the WWE Championship , but he was eliminated from the match and did not get the title shot . At the Vengeance : Night of Champions pay - per - view in June 2007 , he faced Deuce ' n Domino for the WWE Tag Team Championship , alongside Jimmy Snuka . They were unsuccessful in their attempt for the titles . He challenged Randy Orton on the July 30 , edition of Raw , only to become another victim of the " Legend Killer " , and was wheeled out on a stretcher . On " Raw XV " , the 15th - anniversary " WWE Raw " special on December 10 , 2007 , Slaughter participated in the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal . On March 31 , 2008 , on an edition of " Raw " , Slaughter paid tribute to long time friend Ric Flair at the end of the show . He appeared on Raw ' s 800th episode in Kung Fu Naki ' s dance off and also made an appearance in the Slammy Awards . Slaughter , who had been working as a producer for WWE for the past several years , was released from his backstage producer duties with the company on January 13 , 2009 . He remains with the company on a limited basis as an ambassador . He was the special guest host on " Raw " on August 10 , 2009 where he made fun of Canadians and saying how the USA is the greatest country in the world . He made an appearance on the Decade of SmackDown on October 2 , 2009 where he had an altercation with the Iron Sheik about which country was the greatest , USA or Iran . Return to World Wrestling Entertainment ( 2010 – present ) . Sgt . Slaughter ' s official website announced that the former WWF champion has signed a new deal with World Wrestling Entertainment as their " Ambassador " . Slaughter will be doing goodwill work for the company , including appearing at WWE AXXESS . He also recently appeared as a lumberjack during a Raw match . Slaughter also appeared in action for the first time in many years on the November 15 , 2010 " old school " episode of RAW , losing to Alberto Del Rio . On the 2011 Capitol Punishment PPV , Slaughter made a cameo appearance with a lookalike of Barack Obama ( who in reality is Reggie Brown ) . On a special July 4 episode of RAW , during an interview , he said he was going to lead the fans in the Pledge of Allegiance , but Jack Swagger disagreed . He said no one was more deserving than him to lead the fans . They later had a match , which he lost with a roll - up from Swagger . After the match , Swagger was chased out of the ring by Evan Bourne , leaving Slaughter to lead the fans in the Pledge of Allegiance . On December 13 , edition of " WWE Tribute to The Troops , " he returned to accompany Zack Ryder to defeat Jack Swagger then sent a Cobra Clutch to Swagger . He later appeared on the December 31 , 2012 edition of " Raw " , where he was challenged by then United States Champion Antonio Cesaro in a match for the title . He lost the match and failed to capture the title . He then made an appearance on Old School " RAW " , serving as the special guest referee for The Great Khali ' s match with Damien Sandow . Slaughter made an appearance on the November 24 , 2014 edition of " Raw " , where he confronted United States Champion Rusev and his valet , Lana , and attempted to force Lana and Rusev to recite the Pledge of Allegiance ( with the alternative , per an edict from Daniel Bryan , who was running the show that night , being that he would be forced to defend his title against the entire " Raw " roster ) . Rusev refused and started to attack Slaughter ; however , Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter ran down to the ring and fended Rusev off . Swagger , Colter , and Slaughter then finished reciting the Pledge of Allegiance . Slaughter returned at the " Tribute to the Troops " show on December 17 , 2014 and helped Dean Ambrose beat Bray Wyatt by giving Dean his steel - toe boot to use on Wyatt . Other media . Fictionalized versions of Sgt . Slaughter were part of the " G . I . Joe " toyline , cartoon and comic books , as a member of the " G . I . Joe " team and first appeared in the five - part TV episode entitled " Arise , Serpentor , Arise ! " Along with the traditional merchandising of WWE superstars , Sgt . Slaughter is one of only a few real people to be immortalized as a " G . I . Joe " figure , ( among the others being NFL football player William " The Refrigerator " Perry , pro - wrestler Roddy Piper , and astronaut Buzz Aldrin ) , and even appeared in " G . I . Joe : The Movie " . Slaughter also appeared twice as a special guest on " The Super Mario Bros . Super Show ! " , which starred fellow wrestler Captain Lou Albano . During the mid - 1980s , Sgt . Slaughter released a full length LP , " Sgt . Slaughter and Camouflage Rocks America " . It featured a number of original songs , including " The Cobra Clutch , " as well as a cover of Neil Diamond ' s " America . " A brief cross promotional stint in the late 80 ' s had Sgt . Slaughter and his " battling battalion " pit against the Big Foot Monster Truck in a tug - of - war challenge . It is featured on Blood , Sweat , & Gears USHRA home video . This stunt was recently attempted again with Sgt . Slaughter using fans from the crowd at a Monster Truck show to tug - o - war with the Bear Foot Monster Truck . In the animated series " Code Monkeys " , Slaughter appeared as Sgt . Murder . He and Bulk Brogan ( Hulk Hogan ) , " Manly Man " Ricky Ravage ( Randy " Macho Man " Savage ) , and Sergei the Giant ( André the Giant ) were hired by a video game company to take on their rivals . His brother , Tommy Murder , was killed by " The Black Shadow " , who was actually Black Steve , the company ' s accountant . He appeared on episode # 3 . 6 of Comedy Central ' s Tosh . 0 , when he clothes lined Daniel Tosh and put David Wills ( a . k . a YouTube ' s " Crying Wrestling Fan " ) in a Cobra Clutch during Wills ' " Web Redemption " segment . It is rumoured that Sgt . Slaughter will appear in a cameo role in the new GI Joe : Retaliation movie as himself .