On Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Time Machine, Bischoff recalled watching Bobo Brazil, Bruno Sammartino, and Verne Gagne as a young fan: "I grew up as a wrestling fan in Detroit. I mean, young ...

In order to continue his wildly successful wrestling career while being G.I. Joe’s best-selling action figure, Slaughter returned to the promotion where he began his career, Verne Gagne’s AWA.