Sgt. Slaughter is a professional wrestler and G.I. Joe character known for his military drill-sergeant persona and hard-hitting brawling style. Throughout his career he performed as both a babyface and a heel, including a top heel run in WWF during the early 1980s headlining Madison Square Garden events against stars like Bob Backlund. He is most famous for his controversial 1991 WWF run as a pro-Iraq heel, where he defeated the Ultimate Warrior for the WWF Championship at Royal Rumble 1991