Sgt. Slaughter Says Nobody Was Allowed To Have A Cell Phone At Vince McMahon’s 80th Birthday Party

Sgt. Slaughter was one of the attendees for the 80th birthday party for Vince McMahon in August. Slaughter was there along with the likes of Teddy Long, Jerry Lawler, The Undertaker, JBL, John Cena, and more.

Speaking to Bill Apter of Sportskeeda, Slaughter revealed that cell phones were banned from the event.

“We all sat down to have our dinners, and the New York Symphony was playing when we got there. When we got there, we could hear the orchestra, but we couldn’t see them because they had it curtained off, and all of a sudden a curtain opened up, and there was Vince on the stage, and he said, ‘Welcome to my 80th birthday party. Come down and join me, and let’s have some fun,'” he recalled. “We all made our way down to the pit there where our tables were, and it was magnificent. It was the most incredible scene, but nobody was allowed to have cell phones. You either had to leave them in your room or check them at the door when you came in. If you needed to call someone, you had to go outside and do it. Nobody was allowed to take pictures. They had cameras there for their purposes, but nobody was allowed to have a cell phone out.”

Fans can see what Teddy Long had to say about the party here.

Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit in January 2024 against Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis. The lawsuit accuses McMahon of sexual assault and sex trafficking. McMahon resigned from TKO/WWE following the lawsuit being filed. Laurinaitis has since been dropped from the lawsuit. The lawsuit is still active.