- He was the first real-life person to be made a G.I. Joe action figure.
- His Kuwait angle in 1991 was so controversial that Vince McMahon had to move Wrestlemania VII from the L.A. Olympic Stadium to the L.A. Sports Arena, in fears that somebody would shoot him in the open stadium.
- Was part of the cartoon and action figure series known as G.I. Joe.
- The gravelly drill sergeant voice was created as part of his character Sgt. Slaughter. Robert Remus actually has a normal speaking voice.
- Has a dog named Lieutenant Lardmouth.
- Was made into a cartoon character on the Marvel-Sunbow version of G.I. Joe.
- Got the inspiration to become Sgt. Slaughter from the movie The D.I. (1957) and got the character name from Jackie Gleason in Soldier in the Rain (1963).
- As Sgt. Slaughter, he was billed from Parris Island, South Carolina.
- Previous Managers: Bobby Heenan, Lord Alfred Hayes, The Grand Wizard, General Adnan, Oliver Humperdink.
- Had a series of matches against the WWE champion Hulk Hogan, after losing the title to the latter at Wrestlemania VII.
- Became one of the most hated heels in the WWE, often having to wear a bullet proof vest during his matches.
- Many professional wrestling heels are known to be the opposite of their wresting personas, Sgt Slaughter was a vicious militaristic Marine drill sergeant from Parris Island. Robert Remus never served in the military and was reportedly an anti-war protester.
- Former AWA World Champion.
- Has two daughters: Nicole and Kelly.
- Former WWF World Champion.
- First appeared in WWE in 1980; returned in 1990.
- WWE Hall of Famer.
- Former WWE Champion.
- He was trained by professional wrestling legend Verne Gagne.
- He began his professional wrestling career in 1972.
- He had a professional wrestling career of over 40 years until his retirement from the ring in 2014. For much of his career, as his "Sergeant Slaughter" character, he was regarded as a main event caliber performer.
- At he ceremony for his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, he was almost unrecognizable. He would regale the audience by donning a drill sergeant hat and "doing" his Sergeant Slaughter character.
- Never served in the military despite stating that he served two tours in Vietnam from 1968-1974. The reason for the discrepancy was due to Remus' unwillingness to break character outside of the ring. In the wrestling story lines, Sgt Slaughter did serve two tours in Vietnam.
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