Dick Slater
Also Known As: Dirty Dick Slater, Mr. Florida
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Albany, New York, USA
Birthday: May 19, 1951
Deathday: October 18, 2008
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Gender: Male
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NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
Overview: One million dollars is on the line as NWA World's Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair takes on Dusty Rhodes with legendary boxing champion "Smokin" Joe Frazier as special guest referee. Tully Blanchard faces Ricky Steamboat for NWA World Television Championship. "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant takes on Paul Jones in a Loser-Leaves-Town Tuxedo Match and much more!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-22
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NWA Starrcade 1983
Overview: The first ever Starrcade features Ric Flair battling Harley Race in a Steel Cage Match for NWA World Heavyweight Championship. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper takes on Greg Valentine in a brutal Dog Collar Match. Plus, Abdullah the Butcher, Wahoo McDaniel, Ricky Steamboat, The Brisco Brothers, and more!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-24
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NWA The Great American Bash 1985
Overview: The Great American Bash: Freedom Challenge took place on July 6, 1985 at the American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The main event was a steel cage match for the NWA World Television Championship with Tully Blanchard defending the title against Dusty Rhodes. Nikita Koloff challenged for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Ric Flair with David Crockett as the special guest referee. Magnum T.A. defended the NWA United States Championship against Kamala, while the NWA World Tag Team Champions Krusher Khrushchev and Ivan Koloff fought the AWA World Tag Team Champions, The Road Warriors. 4 other matches took place on the undercard.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-16
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WCW The Great American Bash 1995
Overview: Ric Flair takes on "The Macho Man" Randy Savage. Sting battles Meng for the WCW United States Championship. Harlem Heat faces "Dirty" Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck. The Nasty Boys face The Blue Bloods. Plus, "Diamond" Dallas Page and more!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-18
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WCW Fall Brawl 1995
Overview: The Hulkamaniacs battle The Dungeon of Doom in a WarGames Match. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair takes on "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Harlem Heat collides with Bunkhouse Buck & "Dirty" Dick Slater for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Plus, "Diamond" Dallas Page and much more!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-17
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WCW Slamboree 1996
Overview: Sting challenges The Giant for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. A Lethal Lottery is held with teams being drawn at random. Participants include The Road Warriors, Ric Flair, Eddy Guerrero and more!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-19
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Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
Overview: Once again fans can re-live the legendary glory age of wrestling and once and for all know that the bone breaking, blood-pounding action is real. Several of the matches on this DVD, when they originally aired on T.V. had to run with a disclaimer because the content was over the top vicious & bloody. The infamous match between Ric Flair & Ted DiBiase in a concussion bandage, the ambush beating Hacksaw Jim Duggan received by the hands of Ted DiBiase and his henchmen, the intentional blinding of J.Y.D. by the Midnight Express and the brutal beating Ric Flair endured by the Freebirds during an NWA Championship cage match. All this and more, plus 4 man & 6 man tag team matches, midget matches, a Hacksaw Jim Duggan montage video and Classic interviews including one with Andre the GIANT done by none other then Vince McMahon himself. Enjoy!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-22
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The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
Overview: Documentary on legendary Houston Wrestling Promoter Paul Boesch produced and aired in 1994 on Houston Channel 39 KHTV.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-01
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WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
Overview: WWE's biggest superstars converge in the Lone Star State for some incredible mat action. Features a rematch for the WWE Championship between Hulk Hogan and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff inside a steel cage.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-26
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SMW Night of The Legends
Overview: Bullet Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk battle Jim Cornette's team of the Funk Brothers and Bruiser Bedlam, the controversial Gangstas speak their minds, The Dirty White Boy defends the SMW Heavyweight Title, the Rock N Roll Express challenge Chris Candido and Brian Lee for the SMW Tag Team Titles, and, in the bloodiest match in SMW history, the Thrillseekers face the Heavenly Bodies, and more!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-05
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NWA The Final Conflict
Overview: Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood's last chance at NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle takes place within the confines of a Steel Cage!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-12
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The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
Overview: See the WWF's stars in some of the most unusual matches.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-01
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WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
Overview: The Clash of the Champions XX was a major professional wrestling supercard produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and broadcast live on TBS on September 2, 1992 from the Center Stage Theater in Atlanta. The event was not only the 20th time WCW held a "Clash of the Champions" show but also marked the 20th anniversary of professional wrestling being shown on TBS as Mid-Atlantic Wrestling in 1972. The show was held at the Center Stage Theater, the same location where most of WCW's regular TBS show WCW Saturday Night were taped at the time. It was also the final wrestling TV appearance for Andre The Giant, who died several months later.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-02
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PWF Homecoming
Overview: The superstars of the wrestling world converge in Florida to crown the first ever PWF World Heavyweight Champion!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-11
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NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Overview: Clash of the Champions VIII took place on September 12, 1989 at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. There were 2,600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.7 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the first ever Halloween Havoc PPV on October 28.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-12
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NWA Boogie Jam
Overview: Paul Jones tries to escape the clutches of "The Boogie-Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant in a vital Hair vs. Hair Match!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-17
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NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
Overview: "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes faces perennial rival Harley Race for the very last time in a best 2 of 3 Falls contest with an undercard filled with wrestling superstars from all over the landscape.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-08-03
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The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Overview: The first Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was held on April 19, 1986. The tournament featured 24 tag teams.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-19
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NWA Lords of The Ring
Overview: A genuinely stacked supercard equal to any modern Wrestlemania, held in the 75,500 seat Orange Bowl stadium in Miami, Florida. The main event saw a (kayfabe) $15,000 gold and diamond ring on the line in a best 2 out of 3 falls match between "Nature Boy" Ric Flair and long-time rival "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-30
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WWE The Big Event
Overview: The Big Event was a Canada-only professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), which took place on August 28, 1986, at the Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. The event drew a legitimate crowd of 74,000 fans which was an outdoor attendance record at the time. The event set an attendance record for a wrestling show that would not be beaten until WrestleMania III. The main event heading into the event was between WWF Champion Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff for the WWF Championship.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-28
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WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
Overview: Big Van Vader takes on Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri challenge Bunkhouse Buck, "Dirty" Dick Slater & Col. Robert Parker for a chance at the WCW World Tag Team Championship. Sting teams with Road Warrior Hawk against Meng & Kurasawa. Plus, Hulk Hogan travels to the seventh dimension of The Dungeon of Doom, and more!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-06
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ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Overview: "The Franchise" Shane Douglas defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Al Snow. Long time rivals face off for the ECW Television Championship when Sabu collides with Rob Van Dam. Tommy Dreamer & Sandman join forces to take on The Dudley Boyz. Bam Bam Bigelow battles New Jack. Plus, Justin Credible, Lance Storm, and more!
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-03
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WCW World War 3 1995
Overview: Sixty men fill three rings for one gigantic Battle Royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Participants include Lex Luger, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "The Macho Man" Randy Savage and many more. Plus, Sting battles Ric Flair and much more action!
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-26
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WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
Overview: WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII (23) took place on June 16, 1993 in Norfolk, Virginia at The Norfolk Scope. Dick Slater replaced WCW World Television Champion Paul Orndorff, who was injured in a car accident. Earlier, Maxx Payne shot Johnny B. Badd in the face with his Badd Blaster. A dark match saw Jim Neidhart defeat Shanghai Pierce.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-16
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Mid-South Wrestling: November 11, 1985
Overview: Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling from the Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-11
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