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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
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Spotlight in History
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- 1986 Bruiser Brody def. Rick Rude for the WCCW Television Champion
- 1987 The Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) def. Rick Steiner & Sting for the UWF Tag Team Champions
- 1996 The Bad Boyz (Krull Danzig & Brett Knight) def. The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Dan Wilder) for the WWEmp Tag Team Champions
- 2008 El Super Colibri def. Tim Rockwell for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 2008 Michael York def. Brett Taylor for the SECW Light Heavyweight Champion
- 2008 Michael York became the SECW Eastern Oklahoma Title Champion
- 2008 Michael York became the SECW Eastern Oklahoma Champion
- 2009 Kevin Morgan became the AWFUL Heavyweight Champion
- 2014 The Sexy Camachos (Angel Camacho & Roberto Camacho & Vinnie Camacho) def. Team Bull (The Bronze Bull & Bobby Starr) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
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- 05-12 2012 Venus became the IZW Queens Champion
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- 05-12 2013 Impact, Inc. (Jermaine Johnson & Jordan Jacobs) def. Shawn Sanders & Tyson Jaymes for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 05-12 2018 Garrett Murphy became the NAW Lightweight Champion
- 05-12 2018 Big Smooth def. Dusty Gold for the NAW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-12 2018 Brayden def. Kareem Sadat for the BCW Independent Hardcore Champion
- 05-12 2018 Gavin Dixon def. Mikey [2nd] for the BCW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-12 2023 Ronnie Morton def. Red James for the RDW Brass Knucks Champion
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- 05-13 1984 Magnum T. A. def. Mr. Wrestling II for the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
- 05-13 2006 Justin Lee def. Gary Gram for the NWA-U X Division Champion
- 05-13 2012 Les Mayne became the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
- 05-13 2016 Terry Montana & Mighty Mouse def. Dynamic Shields (Justin Dynamic & Shawn Shields) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
- 05-13 2017 Sam Stackhouse def. Drake Gallows for the BCW Buzzsaw Champion
- 05-13 2017 Garrett Murphy def. Anarchy [2nd] for the NAW Lightweight Champion
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- 05-15 2010 X-Rated (Kevin James Sanchez & Bobby Star) def. Rick Russo for the SWCW Tag Team Champions
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- 05-16 1981 Eddie Gilbert & Ricky Morton def. Akbar Army (Jerry Brown & Ron McFarlane) for the TSW Tag Team Champions
- 05-16 1983 Chris Adams def. Terry Gordy for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 05-16 2009 Impact, Inc. (Johnny Z & Bernie D) became the IZW Tag Team Champions
- 05-16 2015 The K. C. Wolves (Graham Bell & Luke Langley) def. Team Bull (Aaron Neil & Bobby Starr) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
- 05-16 2015 Clint Cassidy def. Mr. Nasty for the UWE United States Champion
- 05-16 2015 Brett Stopp def. Fuel for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 05-16 2015 Anarchy [2nd] def. Brett Stopp for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 05-17 1965 Bull Curry def. Karl Kox for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 05-17 1986 Bruiser Brody def. Rick Rude for the WCCW Television Champion
- 05-17 1987 The Lightning Express (Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner) def. Rick Steiner & Sting for the UWF Tag Team Champions
- 05-17 1996 The Bad Boyz (Krull Danzig & Brett Knight) def. The Texas Outlaws (Bobby Burns & Dan Wilder) for the WWEmp Tag Team Champions
- 05-17 2008 El Super Colibri def. Tim Rockwell for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 05-17 2008 Michael York def. Brett Taylor for the SECW Light Heavyweight Champion
- 05-17 2008 Michael York became the SECW Eastern Oklahoma Title Champion
- 05-17 2008 Michael York became the SECW Eastern Oklahoma Champion
- 05-17 2009 Kevin Morgan became the AWFUL Heavyweight Champion
- 05-17 2014 The Sexy Camachos (Angel Camacho & Roberto Camacho & Vinnie Camacho) def. Team Bull (The Bronze Bull & Bobby Starr) for the IZW Tag Team Champions
- 05-18 1970 Boris Malenko def. Mil Mascaras for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 05-18 1973 Jose Lothario def. Blackjack Mulligan for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 05-18 1979 Mark Lewin became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 05-18 1984 Gino Hernandez def. Jimmy Garvin for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 05-18 2007 Lonnie Valdez & Epic became the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 05-18 2013 The P.I.N.K. Nation (Ray Martinez & Tommy Toops) def. Bobby Burns & Sam Stackhouse (substituting for Psycho Sawyer) for the SRPW Tag Team Champions
- 05-18 2013 B-Arthur became the SRPW Womens Champion
- 05-18 2013 Anarchy [2nd] def. The Mercenary for the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 05-18 2014 Striker def. Robert Lee for the WFC Hometown Heroes Champion
- 05-18 2019 Skylar Slice def. Erica for the MSWA Ladies Champion
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