Dick Slater
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Richard Van Slater better known by his ring name "Dirty" Dick Slater, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid-1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Slater began wrestling with Mike Graham at Robinson High School, in Tampa, Florida. He attended the University of Tampa with Paul Orndorff. From there he began wrestling in Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling. He worked as a booker in Knoxville, Tennessee after Ron Fuller sold his promotion to Jim Barnett. He wrestled in Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (later World Championship Wrestling), where he appeared on the first Starrcade. He also worked in Mid-South Wrestling Association, where he was managed by Dark Journey. Slater made some trips to the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. He wrestled briefly in WWE as a babyface under a "Rebel" gimmick, but soon returned to WCW. He wrestled there until receiving his back injury that ended his career. In June 2004, Slater was convicted for the stabbing of his former girlfriend Theresa Halbert. He was sentenced to one year of house arrest and two years of probation. He blamed the incident on influence from painkillers.
Known for
Credits
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament (1986)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II (2008)
as Dick Slater
NWA The Final Conflict (1983)
as Himself
NWA Starrcade 1983 (1983)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
Jake "The Snake" Roberts (1987)
as Self
WCW Fall Brawl 1995 (1995)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
WCW Slamboree 1996 (1996)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
NWA The Great American Bash 1985 (1985)
as Dick Slater
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary (1992)
as Dick Slater
NWA Lords of The Ring (1984)
as Himself
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches (1987)
as Dick Slater
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 (1989)
as Dick Slater
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86 (1986)
as "The Rebel" Dick Slater
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa (1980)
as Himself
WCW The Great American Bash 1995 (1995)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch (1994)
as Himself (archive footage)
WWE The Big Event (1986)
as "The Rebel" Dick Slater
SMW Night of The Legends (1994)
as Dick Slater
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII (1993)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI (1995)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
NWA Starrcade 1984 (1984)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
WCW World War 3 1995 (1995)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
NWA Boogie Jam (1984)
as Himself
PWF Homecoming (1989)
as "Dirty" Dick Slater
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 (1998)
as Himself (Honoree)
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985 (1985)
as Dick Slater