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Post by endo on Oct 21, 2018 21:49:12 GMT -5
Dick Slater, legendary legit tough guy, passed away October 18th at the age of 67.  "Legend Dick Slater passed away on Thursday at the age of 67. Richard Van Slater, popularly known as ‘Dirty Dick' was one of the most familiar faces in wrestling in the 70s, 80s and 90s. He was trained in Florida by the likes of Bill Watts and Jack Brisco. He wrestled for WWE, their arch rival WCW, along with a host of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories such as Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and Georgia Championship Wrestling. The grappler held dozens of championships in his career and also made a name for himself in Japan. Dirty Dick was known for celebrated feuds with Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts and his team with ‘Cowboy’ Bob Orton, father of WWE megastar Randy Orton. WWE and the NWA issued tributes to the star along with a host of figures from across the wrestling world, who remembered him as a "legit badass"." linkA great story on Slater involves the time he allegedly beat up Sting back stage in WCW for messing with Slater's girlfriend. Good match between Slater and Ric Flair. RIP to a wrestling legend who had really fallen on hard times later in life. Condolences to his family. |
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