- Sgt Slaughter wasn't the only one released yesterday as Ron Simmons was also shown the door after 13 years with the company. He was first hired under the gimmick of Faarooq Assad and later became the leader of Nation of Domination. Simmons' biggest success came teaming up with John 'Bradshaw' Layfield as the two joined forces to become The Acolytes and later as the APA. Simmons was fired in a storyline in 2003 by then Smackdown! GM Paul Heyman however once he got backstage he found out that he was really fired for "inappropriate conduct" although he was hired a few months afterwards. Since then he barely wrestled and just made occasional appearances in comedy roles just saying "DAMN!" on camera. In WWE, Simmons won the Tag Team title three times with Bradshaw and was the first ever African American WCW Heavyweight champion.