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.
NWA Starrcade '84: The Million Dollar Challenge
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
NWA Starrcade 1983
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
NWA The Great American Bash 1985
(Dick Slater)
WCW The Great American Bash 1995
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
WCW Slamboree 1996
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II
(Dick Slater)
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch
(Himself (archive footage))
WWE Houston Wrestling: November '86
("The Rebel" Dick Slater)
SMW Night of The Legends
(Dick Slater)
NWA The Final Conflict
(Himself)
The WWF's Even More Unusual Matches
(Dick Slater)
WCW Clash of The Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
(Dick Slater)
PWF Homecoming
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
(Dick Slater)
NWA Boogie Jam
(Himself)
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa
(Himself)
The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
NWA Lords of The Ring
(Himself)
WWE The Big Event
("The Rebel" Dick Slater)
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXI
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
WCW World War 3 1995
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
(Himself (Honoree))
WCW Clash of The Champions XXIII
("Dirty" Dick Slater)
WWF Wrestling Challenge
(Dick Slater)