Dick Slater
Acting
Born 1951-05-19
Died 2008-10-18
Albany, New York, USA
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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.
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Filmography
Acting
33 credits
WWF Superstars
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Mid-South Wrestling
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Clash of the Champions
NWA The Final Conflict
WCW Arena Shows
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Mid-South Arena Shows
WCW World War 3 1995
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
WWE The Big Event
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
NWA Starrcade 1983
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
WCW Slamboree 1996
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
PWF Homecoming
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
NWA Lords of The Ring
NWA Starrcade 1984
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
NWA Boogie Jam
SMW Night of The Legends
Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
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Writing
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