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).
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.
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IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm1197495
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521080
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Filmography (Movies)
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Character:Dick Slater
Release Date:22/01/2008
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Character:Himself (Honoree)
Release Date:03/05/1998
WCW Slamboree 1996
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:19/05/1996
WCW World War 3 1995
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:26/11/1995
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:17/09/1995
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:06/08/1995
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:18/06/1995
SMW Night of The Legends
Character:Dick Slater
Release Date:05/08/1994
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Character:Himself (archive footage)
Release Date:01/04/1994
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:16/06/1993
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
Character:Dick Slater
Release Date:02/09/1992
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Character:Dick Slater
Release Date:12/09/1989
PWF Homecoming
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:11/03/1989
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Character:Dick Slater
Release Date:19/08/1987
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Character:Dick Slater
Release Date:01/02/1987
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Character:"The Rebel" Dick Slater
Release Date:26/11/1986
WWE The Big Event
Character:"The Rebel" Dick Slater
Release Date:28/08/1986
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:19/04/1986
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
Character:Dick Slater
Release Date:11/11/1985
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
Character:Dick Slater
Release Date:16/07/1985
NWA Starrcade 1984
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:22/11/1984
NWA Lords of The Ring
Character:Himself
Release Date:30/06/1984
NWA Boogie Jam
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/03/1984
NWA Starrcade 1983
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
Release Date:24/11/1983
NWA The Final Conflict
Character:Himself
Release Date:12/03/1983
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Character:Himself
Release Date:03/08/1980
Television Appearances
Clash of the Champions
Character:Dick Slater
Clash of the Champions
Character:"Dirty" Dick Slater
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Character:Dick Slater
Mid-South Arena Shows
Character:Dick Slater
Saturday Night's Main Event
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WCW Arena Shows
Character:Dick Slater
Mid-South Wrestling
Character:Dick Slater
Mid-South Wrestling
Character:'Mr. Unpredictable' Dick Slater
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Character:Dick Slater
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