The Reverend Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 News trickling in that the legendary wrestler Dick Slater has apparently passed away. A guy who wrestled in pretty much every major US promotion in his career - I'll remember him best as part of the Hardliners in WCW in the early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daily Buzzard Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I always remember being surprised to see him when Sky were showing "WWF Classics" in the early 2000s. I had no idea he'd had a WWF run in the 80s. He was completely miscast as a Southern babyface waving the confederate flag in the mostly northeast arenas WWF taped at back then. He didn't stay there very long and never appeared on any PPV. RIP Dirty Dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 IIRC - I think they gave him a t-shirt in the WWF Magazine catalogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNQ Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Not the guy I've seen the most of, but he was a regular in AJPW for over 15 years, so I've seen over 30 matches of his. Got a decent push there initially as a Terry Funk-lite kind of wrestler, being a regular in the early Champion Carnivals, including reaching the final in 1980. It was usually The CC and Real World Tag Leagues he was brought in for. He had a solid career in the 80s around the US, but I haven't watched much from the American continent from that decade so I'll leave you a... "Top-10 Dick Slater Matches From Japan" 1. December 13, 1982 - Shohei Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta -vs- Harley Race & Dick Slater - (RWTT '82) [*** 3/4] 2. May 2, 1980 - Shohei Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta -vs- Terry Funk & Dick Slater [*** 1/2] 3. May 1, 1980 - Jumbo Tsuruta -vs- Dick Slater - (Champion Carnival '80 - Final) [*** 1/4] 4. July 25, 1984 - Genichiro Tenryu -vs- Dick Slater - (NWA United National Title) [***] 5. December 5, 1980 - Shohei Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta -vs- Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater - (RWTT '80) [***] 6. December 2, 1982 - Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen -vs- Harley Race & Dick Slater - (RWTT '82) [** 3/4] 7. June 8, 1982 - Stan Hansen & Umanoseke Ueda -vs- Genichiro Tenryu & Dick Slater [** 3/4] 8. May 13, 1989 - Jumbo Tsuruta & Yoshiaki Yatsu -vs- Danny Spivey & Dick Slater - (AJPW Tag Title) [** 1/2] 9. May 12, 1989 - Danny Spivey & Dick Slater -vs- Jumbo Tsuruta & Shunji Takano [** 1/4] 10. March 31, 1979 - Shohei Baba -vs- Dick Slater [** 1/4] RIP Dick Slater --PUNQ-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_3165 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Never really had much knowledge of him. Was he any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNQ Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 For me he was a little too much like a Terry Funk copy. From my understanding, he wasn't always like that, but in Japan I guess that was the easy translation to getting him over. Absolutely solid in the ring and legit, but not necessary the main guy that would enhance a match to the greatest heights. --PUNQ-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted October 23, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2018 Wow, this one slipped by. Had no idea until glancing down the thread. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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