Nickname(s): Dirty;
Rebel; Mr. Unpredictable, Mr. Excitement, Mr. Florida
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 235 lbs
From: Tampa, FL
Birthday: May 19
Pro Debut: 1970
Feds worked for: NWA,
MSW,
WWF,
WCW,
AWA, Southwest Championship Wrestling (TX), Florida Championship Wrestling (FL), Pro Wrestling Florida (FL), USWA,
ICWA (FL),
SECW (FL), Southeast Championship Wrestling (TN/AL/GA), International Wrestling Assocation (Japan)
Finisher: Swinging Neckbreaker
Career Highlights: -FCW/PWF Florida Champion
-ICWA Florida Champion (3x)
-IWA (Japan) Champion
-MSW North American Champion (2x)
-MSW Mid-South Television Champion
-NWA Florida Champion
-NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (4x; 1 each w/
Dusty Rhodes, Stan Vachon, Toru Tanaka, &
Johnny Weaver)
-NWA Florida Television Champion (2x)
-NWA Georgia Champion (4x)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (w/
Bob Orton Jr.)
-NWA Macon Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Television (2x)
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Dusty Rhodes)
-NWA Missouri Champion
-NWA Southeastern Champion (4x)
-NWA Southeastern Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ Jerry Blackwell &
Paul Orndorff)
-NWA Southern Champion (4x)
-NWA United States Champion
-NWA United States Tag Team Champion (w/
Karl Kox)
-Southeastern Champion
-Southwest Champion (2x)
-Southwest Tag Team Champion (w/
Bob Sweetan)
-Southwest Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion (w/
Bruiser Brody)
-USWA Southern Champion
-WCW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ The
Barbarian)
-WCW World Tag Team Champion (w/
Bunkhouse Buck)
Affiliates: Dark Journey,
Buzz Sawyer,
Dick Murdoch, Bunkhouse Buck, Mike Enos, Dusty Rhodes,
Gary Hart,
Robert Parker,
Oliver Humperdink, Curt Hennig, Paul E. Dangerously, Scotty Ace,
Angelo Mosca
Notable Feuds: Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, Stars & Stripes,
Terry Funk, Nasty Boys, Harlem Heat, Steiner Brothers,
Jim Duggan,
Butch Reed
Other Facts: -Former husband of pro wrestler Luna Vachon
-Former son-in-law of pro wrestler Butcher Vachon
-Former nephew-in-law of pro wrestlers Mad Dog Vachon and
Vivian Vachon
-Former member of the J-
Tex Corporation
-Former member of The
Stud Stable
-Slater and Terry Funk helped coordinate stunts on the movie "Rocky V"
-Was once accidentally shot by
Wahoo McDaniel. Slater, McDaniel, Tommy Rich, and
Andre the Giant were at a bar in Tampa when someone in the bar made a comment about Tommy Rich's wife, which angered Rich and McDaniel. The man who had commented about Rich's wife got a knife, and seeing that, McDaniel got out a gun. Andre and Slater went out to the parking lot and watched the altercation; while watching, McDaniel pistol-whipped the man and when he did so, the gun went off and Slater was hit by the bullet in the leg. Slater told the police that a sniper had shot him; he would return to the ring in just three weeks
-Ranked # 165 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 86 in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked # 159 in the 1993 PWI 500
-Ranked # 139 in the 1994 PWI 500
-Ranked # 131 in the 1995 PWI 500
-Ranked # 187 in the 1996 PWI 500
