How do you propose wade would realistically beat this faster, stronger, smarter, far more experienced fighter, who has both telepathic and magic abilities at his disposal?
Hal didn't help Aquaman beat him. Hal pretty much just got in the way. Hal grabs Deathstroke and Wade easily breaks free and the fight between him and Aquaman continue.
Aquaman is faster, stronger, heightened senses, has telepathy, has better reflexes [this is even the weaker Aquaman to boot]. It's no shock that he can beat him.
Don't matter, basically no prep Deathstroke is similar to no prep Deadpool. God I hate it when people say someone with "prep" could take someone else. Of course they can, it's like giving a person answers to a test since they couldn't do it without it.
I want you to understand that this isn't about me picking on you, I am not even arguing wheter Aquaman COULD beat Deathstroke, what I am saying is that he didn't.
First of all Hal Jordan did help him. Slade was hiding ing the building and Aquaman was looking for him. Hal used his powers to light up the building, after spoting slade he sued his ring to capture and detain Slade. So don't say that he was only in the way becasue Aquaman only did marginally better. Anyay after some quick talk and a telescoping staff to the nut-sack Slade disposes of Hal Jordan. He did help but he underestimated Slade and paid for it. And the fight doesn't continue between him and Aquaman becasue at that point Aquaman hasn't even touched him.
Aquaman was faster, and stronger and tougher than Slade AT THE TIME. Why do you think Slade was saying that he was "weaker than I used to be", "Not as fast as I was" etc? He had lost most of his pysical powers infact that was what most of that arc was aobut in the next issue he is actually on his deathbed with the Titans becasue he had gotten sick some how. I know this because I have the comics, not the whole arc but most of it, Deathstroke was depowered.
Another problem is that the scans posted seem to lead to the conclusion that the fight ended when Aquaman tossed Slade through the borads. When it in fact ended after Slade got back up and shot the roof down on Arthur's head.
Deadpool hardly ever uses prep so the two are vastly different. Deadpool has an insane healing factor from hell that basically prevents him from dying and his mind is almost impossible to tamper with because he is insane.
Also the reason I mentioned prep is because alot of people seem to think that Slade only fights with prep. Slade after losing most of his powers, and fighting off a bunch of other mercnaries earlier that issue, manages to take down Aquaman and the most arguebl powerful green lantern, with aboslutely no prep at all. At what point did Aquaman "Beat Slade easily"? He didn't even knock him out and only touched him once in the fight.