Chad Slivenski

Born: 1972-07-04

Chad Slivenski is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, known by his ringname Chad Bowman, who competed in East Coast and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions during the 1990s and 2000s. Early in his career, Slivenski spent time in regional promotions such as the United States Wrestling Association and Smokey Mountain Wrestling before their close in the mid-1990s, and made occasional appearances as a preliminary wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment. Slivenski also wrestles under the name "Stone Cold" Chad Austin, an in-ring persona he originally used in Extreme Championship Wrestling, and continued in other Philadelphia-based "hardcore" wrestling promotions such as Combat Zone Wrestling and IWA Mid-South. While in ECW, Austin was subject to a real-life "shoot" when New Jack intentionally broke his leg with a steel chair. In later shoot interviews, New Jack has credited Austin for inadvertently inspiring his 187 finishing move, a top rope dive onto an opponent with a steel chair, which he had first used to injure him. A mainstay of the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (MEWF) and Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW), he and kayfabe brother Chip Bowman were members of the "heel" stable Total Quality Management with MCW Heavyweight Champion "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero and MCW Tag Team Champions Cueball Carmichael & Dino Devine from 2000 until their breakup in 2002. He and Devine later began teaming together as The Slackers and won both the MEWF and MCW Tag Team titles.


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ECW Hardcore Heaven 1995

as Chad Austin
Released: 1995-07-01

The Public Enemy goes to war with The Gangstas. When ECW Champion Sandman defends his title...

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NWA Bloodfest • Night One

as Chad Austin
Released: 1993-10-01

The first of two ghoulish nights of action, brought to you by Jim Crockett Promotions and Tod...

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ECW The Night the Line Was Crossed

as Chad Austin
Released: 1994-02-05

Terry Funk puts the ECW Heavyweight Championship on the line against Shane Douglas and Sabu in a...

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ECW Mountain Top Madness

as Chad Austin
Released: 1995-06-30

There's fire on the mountain as the most hardcore wrestlers on the planet get extreme at The...

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ECW Hostile City Showdown 1994

as Chad Austin
Released: 1994-06-24

ECW Hostile City Showdown '94 sees Cactus Jack take to the ring to go one-on-one with Sabu in...

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ECW Heatwave 1994: The Battle for The Future

as Chad Austin
Released: 1994-07-16

It's "The Battle for the Future" at Heat Wave 1994. In the main event, The Public Enemy face...

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ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994

as Chad Austin
Released: 1994-08-13

It's raining chairs in a legendary main event bout that sees Cactus Jack going one-on-one with...

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ECW Return of The Funker

as Chad Austin
Released: 1995-02-25

Terry Funk makes his return to ECW. Cactus Jack competes in the main event. Also in action:...

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ECW Heat Wave 1994

as Chad Austin
Released: 1994-07-16

It's "The Battle for the Future" at Heat Wave 1994. In the main event, The Public Enemy face...

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ECW Gangsta's Paradise

as Chad Austin
Released: 1995-09-16

Mikey Whipwreck and Public Enemy get locked up inside a true Gangstas Paradise with New Jack,...

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CZW: Tournament of Death V

as Chad Austin
Released: 2006-07-29

The fifth CZW Tournament of Death was held in Smyrna, Delaware on July 29, 2006. The format...

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NWA Bloodfest • Night Two

as Chad Austin
Released: 1993-10-02

The second of two ghoulish nights of action, brought to you by Jim Crockett Promotions and Tod...

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