Sgt. Slaughter Talks Lacey Evans Using The Cobra Clutch, Doesn’t Watch SmackDown Much Because Of Her

Sgt. Slaughter discusses Lacey Evans using the Cobra Clutch.

Sgt. Slaughter discusses Lacey Evans using the Cobra Clutch.

The latest version of Evans’ character leans heavily into her background as a marine, and she has heavily borrowed from Sgt. Slaughter. She has also been using the legend’s signature submission hold, the Cobra Clutch. Evans then came to the ring with an interesting look on the June 2 episode of WWE SmackDown, as she was wearing a hat that was reminiscent of Slaughter’s attire. The WWE legend’s daughter criticized Evans for the outfit, and she called Lacey a poser. Evans and Slaughter’s daughter subsequently went back and forth on social media.

Speaking with Bill Apter for Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, the WWE Hall of Famer was sharing his thoughts on the current product when he noted that he doesn’t watch as much as he used to. He noted that he watches Raw more than SmackDown because Lacey Evans is on the blue brand, and he has an issue with her using his signature Cobra Clutch without his permission.

“I don’t watch it as much as I did because I’m a little upset… I watch more Raw because SmackDown has Lacey on it, and I don’t want… it doesn’t upset me because I know she can’t put a Cobra Clutch on like I do, but it’s just the thought that she’s using a move without…at least I would think the writer or somebody or somebody would call me up and say, ‘Hey, you mind if we use the Cobra Clutch,’ or maybe call it something else. DiBiase brought it in and when I was gone with G.I. Joe, he used it as the Million Dream. She could have maybe come up with another name. But just to call it the Cobra Clutch… I had to end up using the Camel Clutch when I came back because DiBiase was using my hold. So I asked Khosrow, I said, ‘Is it okay if I use your move?’ ‘Oh, yes, it would be an honor for you to use that.’ That’s the way the business was. You respected your talent and your people that you worked with. I would never have used it unless he would have said yes, go ahead and use because he’s the one that made it famous,” Slaughter said.

In a previous interview, Evans stated that she wanted to work and prove that she deserved to be a champion. Check out her comments here.

Check out the card for the June 30 episode of WWE SmackDown here. Fightful will have coverage of the show as it airs.

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