How Sgt. Slaughter left the WWF to become a GI Joe

[packerbacker180]

Someone shared this on another forum and it was a story I hadn't really ever heard before. I never really knew this story, I just assumed Sarge left the WWF for other reasons. It's pretty interesting.

https://itrwrestling.com/news/sgt-slaug ... -joe-deal/

[BrandonDaCollector]

I knew the history of LJN, funny I just posted an absolutely huge LJN write up a few days ago in My Vintage Action Figure topic which is PART 1 of My LJN section as I showcase My WWF LJN Wrestling Superstars series.

I didn't know this Slaughter history however. I know Vinnie Mac has always been like that, about I made you and I own you and your name and all of the stuff even when he was young. The darnest things get lawsuits and really it always seems its action figures, comics and games. Look at that deal he had with Jesse Ventura over the NES/Sega Genesis case. That's why he left right before SummerSlam 90 over a video game dispute It's still talked about off and on today. Anyway, thanks for getting this to My attention PB.

[packerbacker180]

Yeah, definitely an interesting read. Good on the Sarge for copyrighting his name all those years earlier. I'd always just assumed that with guys like Hogan getting big that Slaughter just went to the AWA to stay on the top of the card because I remember seeing hi a few times when I managed to find the AWA on ESPN back in the day. I never knew there was much more to it, but I think he made the right choice. So many more people know him for his time with GI Joe then they do from his mid-80s wrestling.

At ease, maggots.

[1987olds442]

[packerbacker180]

Saw the Ninja Holiday episode the other day of GI Joe. Always wanted to make a custom of the chef because he's so ridiculous even for GI Joe. Maybe someday.

[BrandonDaCollector]

Hey Olds, great figure of Slaughter you got there

PB, that was great. Yeah he was one heck of a Chef, that was crazy and I see why you want him

Well, since this topic has a little boost to it I thought I'd repost My little showcase I did a while back in my Vintage Action Figure topic, maybe you have already seen it or may not? Either way here it is as i thought I put it together rather well

Sgt. Slaughter THRU THE AGES! So this is something else I have been wanting to present for quite some time. Here is the 2 Sgt. Slaughter figures previously seen within the topic and is with 2 newer ones I thought was a must show since I have shown him more than once. Since I had talked greatly about Hasbro's WWF figure license in My awesome LJN showcase, I thought I'd show Hasbro's WWF version that I got in 1992 from the last days of the WWF's Golden era! This is after his major Iraq heel turn, became babyface and joined the USA again. Next is the WWF Jakks Pacific figure that I got in 1997 during the early heyday of the Attitude era! This figure depicts him as Commissioner Slaughter! He had been a WWF official since he retired in late 1992, but his run as Commissioner Slaughter was kinda short & bittersweet. Ever since he has appeared on WWF/WWE TV and became a Hall of Famer! So the figures look great, I have always loved the Hasbro version very much, the stance and sculpting of his face is uncanny. Say what you will about Jakks, I really did like their figures despite some gripes here and there...I mean they did have great moments. The sculpting of him is great, love that suit and them papers. His likeness is done extremely well and I believe this is one of the only figures ever done of him this way. He is actually got hair, no big bald spot He was part of a special "personnel" series that really, no other company that made wrestling figures ever ventured in which IMO is a darn shame