Dick Slater
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.
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
as Dick SlaterThe Clash of the Champions XX was a major professional wrestling supercard produced by World...
Movie pageWCW The Great American Bash 1995
as "Dirty" Dick SlaterRic Flair takes on "The Macho Man" Randy Savage. Sting battles Meng for the WCW United States...
Movie pageWCW Fall Brawl 1995
as "Dirty" Dick SlaterThe Hulkamaniacs battle The Dungeon of Doom in a WarGames Match. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair takes on...
Movie pageWCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
as "Dirty" Dick SlaterBig Van Vader takes on Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. Harlem Heat & Sister...
Movie pageWCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as Dick SlaterClash of the Champions VIII took place on September 12, 1989 at the Carolina Coliseum in...
Movie pageECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
as Himself (Honoree)"The Franchise" Shane Douglas defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Al Snow....
Movie pageSMW Night of The Legends
as Dick SlaterBullet Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk battle Jim Cornette's team of the...
Movie pageWWE The Big Event
as "The Rebel" Dick SlaterThe Big Event was a Canada-only professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World...
Movie pageNWA Starrcade 1983
as "Dirty" Dick SlaterThe first ever Starrcade features Ric Flair battling Harley Race in a Steel Cage Match for NWA...
Movie pageWCW World War 3 1995
as "Dirty" Dick SlaterSixty men fill three rings for one gigantic Battle Royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight...
Movie pageNWA The Great American Bash 1985
as Dick SlaterThe Great American Bash: Freedom Challenge took place on July 6, 1985 at the American Legion...
Movie pageNWA The Final Conflict
as HimselfRicky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood's last chance at NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don...
Movie pageNWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
as "Dirty" Dick SlaterOne million dollars is on the line as NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair takes on Dusty...
Movie pageWCW Slamboree 1996
as "Dirty" Dick SlaterSting challenges The Giant for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. A Lethal Lottery is held...
Movie pageNWA Lords of The Ring
as HimselfA genuinely stacked supercard equal to any modern Wrestlemania, held in the 75,500 seat Orange...
Movie pageThe Life And Times of Paul Boesch
as Himself (archive footage)Documentary on legendary Houston Wrestling Promoter Paul Boesch produced and aired in 1994 on...
Movie pageWCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
as "Dirty" Dick SlaterWCW Clash of The Champions XXIII (23) took place on June 16, 1993 in Norfolk, Virginia at The...
Movie pageNWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
as Himself"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes faces perennial rival Harley Race for the very last time in a...
Movie pageThe WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
as Dick SlaterSee the WWF's stars in some of the most unusual matches.
Movie pageNWA Boogie Jam
as HimselfPaul Jones tries to escape the clutches of "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant in a vital Hair...
Movie pageGiants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
as Dick SlaterOnce again fans can re-live the legendary glory age of wrestling and once and for all know that...
Movie pageWWF Wrestling Challenge
as Dick SlaterWWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...
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