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Sylvester Stallone wanted to strangle Arnold Schwarzenegger

Stallone starred as Rambo and Rocky Balboa in a number of movies in the 1980s, while Schwarzenegger starred as Conan, the Terminator, John Matrix in "Commando" and Dutch in "Predator."

By Annie Martin
Cast member Sylvester Stallone attends the premiere of the motion picture thriller "The Expendables 3" at TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on August 11, 2014. Storyline: Barney (Stallone) augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates. UPI/Jim Ruymen
1 of 6 | Cast member Sylvester Stallone attends the premiere of the motion picture thriller "The Expendables 3" at TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on August 11, 2014. Storyline: Barney (Stallone) augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

NEW YORK, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Sylvester Stallone wanted to strangle Arnold Schwarzenegger during their old rivalry.

The 68-year-old actor discussed his longtime rival Thursday on The Tonight Show. Stallone and Schwarzenegger both starred in a number of action movies in the 1980s, and the box office competition made for heated personal one-upmanship as well.

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"We were very competitive," Stallone told host Jimmy Fallon. "Yeah, I think 'hated' is a good word."

"I wanted to strangle him," he admitted.

Stallone and Schwarzenegger are on friendly terms today, and have co-starred in a number of movies in the past decade.

"I think he's brilliant, what he's done and what he's accomplished," Stallone said of the actor. "He's had three different careers."

Stallone and Schwarzenegger will next appear in Expendables 3, in theaters Friday.

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