Dick Slater

Known for ActingBorn 1951-05-19Died 2008-10-18Albany, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

WWE The Big Event

WWF Superstars

NWA Starrcade 1983

ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998

WCW Fall Brawl 1995

WWF Wrestling Challenge

NWA Starrcade 1984

NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89

SMW Night of The Legends

WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI

Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II

WCW Slamboree 1996

WCW The Great American Bash 1995

WCW World War 3 1995

WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII

WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary

PWF Homecoming

Clash of the Champions

The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86

NWA The Great American Bash 1985

Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985

Mid-South Arena Shows

NWA Boogie Jam

NWA Lords of The Ring

NWA The Final Conflict

WCW Arena Shows

Mid-South Wrestling

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa