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Dick Slater

Nickname: Dirty; Rebel; Mr. Unpredictable; Mr. Excitement; Mr. Florida; Kenka Bancho

Height: 6' 1"

Weight: 235 lbs.

From: Tampa, FL

Birthday: May 19th

Pro Debut: May 8, 1972

Aliases: Mr. Mystery, Texas Outlaw

Feds Worked For: MSW, SoCW, TSW, USWA, UWF, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WCW, WWF, WWWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Catch Wrestling Association (Germany), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Florida Championship Wrestling (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulas Wrestling Enterprises (TN), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Championship Wrestling Alliance (FL), International Wrestling Association Japan (Japan), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), NWA Big Time Wrestling (CA/NV), Pacific Coast Athletic Club (CA), Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (Japan), Pro Wrestling USA, Professional Wrestling Federation (FL), Smoky Mountain Wrestling (KY/TN), Southeast Championship Wrestling (AL/TN), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), World Wrestling Alliance (IA/KS/MO), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), Wrestle Association-R (Japan)

Finisher: Swinging Neckbreaker; Figure Four Leglock

Signature Moves: Punch, Russian Legsweep

Career Highlights: -FCW Florida Champion
-ICWA Florida Champion (2x)
-IWA Japan Champion
-MSW North American Champion (2x)
-MSW Television Champion
-NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Champion
-NWA Florida Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion (5x)
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (5x; 1 each w/ Dusty Rhodes, Stan Vachon, Mike Graham, Toru Tanaka, and Johnny Weaver)
-NWA Florida Television Champion (2x)
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Karl Kox)
-NWA Georgia Champion (4x)
-NWA Georgia Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Bob Orton, Jr. and Tony Atlas)
-NWA Macon Champion (2x)
-NWA Macon Tag Team Champion (w/ Bob Orton, Jr.)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion (2x)
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) United States Champion
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Dusty Rhodes)
-NWA Missouri Champion
-NWA (Northern Division) Southeastern (4x)
-NWA (Northern Division) Southeastern Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Crusher Blackwell, 1 w/ Paul Orndorff)
-NWA (Toronto) Television Champion (2x)
-NWA (Toronto) United States Champion
-SoCW Southwest Champion (2x)
-SoCW Southwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Bob Sweetan)
-SoCW 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: Blackjack Slade, Bob Orton, Jr., Bunkhouse Buck, Dusty Rhodes, Greg Valentine, Toru Tanaka, Stan Vachon, Dick Murdoch, Mike Enos/The Mauler, Buzz Sawyer, Gary Hart, Terry Funk, The Dragon Master, The Great Muta, Robert Parker, Arn Anderson, Blacktop Bully, Meng, Dark Journey, Mike Graham, Ricky Steamboat, Tommy Rich, Mr. Wrestling II, Joel Deaton, Bobby Jaggers, Oliver Humperdink, Curt Hennig, Paul E. Dangerously, Scotty Ace, Angelo Mosca, Alfred Hayes, Bobby Duncum, Korean Assassin, Mongolian Stomper, Pak Song, The Samoan, Kurasawa, Steve Austin, The Barbarian, Mike Graham, Johnny Weaver, Karl Kox, Tony Atlas, Crusher Blackwell, Paul Orndorff, Bob Sweetan. Bruiser Brody

Notable Feuds: Dusty Rhodes, Dustin Rhodes, The Patriot, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Brian Knobbs, Jerry Sags, Booker T, Stevie Ray, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Jim Duggan, Butch Reed, Mike Graham, Tim Woods/Mr. Wrestling, Johnny Walker/Mr. Wrestling II, Wahoo McDaniel, Kevin Sullivan, Paul Jones, Jack Brisco, Jerry Brisco, Ric Flair, Jumbo Tsuruta, Jos LeDuc, Ole Anderson, Barry Windham, Giant Baba, Roddy Piper, Bugsy McGraw, Stan Hansen, Greg Valentine, Manny Fernández, Frank Hester, Abdullah the Butcher, Roberto Soto, Tully Blanchard, Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, Bob Orton, Jr., Ron Bass, Bob Roop, Steve Keirn, Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, Boris Malenko, Bob Armstrong, Mongolian Stomper, Tony Parisi, Thunderbolt Patterson, Dick Murdoch, Bob Griffin, Tony Charles, Ron Fuller, Robert Fuller, Genichiro Tenryu, Black Bart, Dory Funk, Jr., Terry Funk, Stan Stasiak, Bill Dromo, Tom Zenk, J. J. Dillon, Tony Garea, Roger Kirby, Bobo Brazil, Dominic DeNucci, Jake Roberts

Other Facts: -Real name was Richard Van Slater
-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 brother-in-law of pro wrestler Paul Jones
-Attended Robinson High School in Florida with future pro wrestler Mike Graham, whom he was on the wrestling team with. He would then attend the University of Tampa with future wrestler Paul Orndorff.
-Trained for pro wrestling by Hiro Matsuda, Jack Brisco, Eddie Graham, Bob Roop, Bill Watts, and John Heath
-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"
-Appeared on the TV show "Baywatch" in 1995
-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
-Trained Terry Orndorff for pro wrestling
-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
-Passed away on October 18, 2018 at the age of 67