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Dick Slater

AKA: Dirty Dick Slater
Birthday: 1951-05-19
Died: 2008-10-18
Birthplace: Albany, New York, USA


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.

Filmography

NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
Character: "Dirty" Dick Slater
NWA Starrcade 1983
Character: "Dirty" Dick Slater
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
Character: Dick Slater

WCW The Great American Bash 1995
Character: "Dirty" Dick Slater
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
Character: "Dirty" Dick Slater
WCW Slamboree 1996
Character: "Dirty" Dick Slater

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Character: Himself (archive footage)
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Character: "The Rebel" Dick Slater

SMW Night of The Legends
Character: Dick Slater
NWA The Final Conflict
Character: Himself
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Character: Dick Slater

PWF Homecoming
Character: "Dirty" Dick Slater

NWA Boogie Jam
Character: Himself
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Character: Himself

NWA Lords of The Ring
Character: Himself
WWE The Big Event
Character: "The Rebel" Dick Slater
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
Character: "Dirty" Dick Slater

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Character: Himself (Honoree)
WCW World War 3 1995
Character: "Dirty" Dick Slater
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
Character: "Dirty" Dick Slater