Dick Slater - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

Dick Slater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Family, Facts, Age, Net Worth, Biography and More in FamedBorn.com


How to Pronounce Dick Slater

#20
Most Popular
Boost
May 19, 1951 Tampa, Florida, United States Died on 18 Oct 2018 (aged 67)

American professional wrestler

Taurus

About Dick Slater

  • Richard Van Slater (May 19, 1951 – October 18, 2018) 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 the World Wrestling Federation 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.

Search Celebrity

    Celebrity of the day
    English singer-songwriter, rapper and actor

    Dappy

    English singer-songwriter, rapper and actor