Richard Slinger

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Richard Slinger
Birth nameRichard Aslinger
Born (1971-09-16) September 16, 1971 (age 52)
Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, United States
FamilyTerry Gordy (uncle)
Ray Gordy (cousin)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Richard Slinger
Chuck Slinger
Tornado
Karate Kid
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Trained byAJPW Dojo
DebutAugust 20, 1988
RetiredSeptember 11, 2005

Richard Aslinger (born September 16, 1971) is a retired American professional wrestler, known by his ring name Richard Slinger. Slinger was a long-time mainstay of

King of Colosseum II
.

Professional wrestling career

All Japan Pro Wrestling (1988–2000)

The nephew of

Steve Williams, John Laurinaitis, Dynamite Kid and Johnny Smith, Doug Furnas, Joe and Dean Malenko and The Southern Rockers (Rex King and Steve Doll) from September 29 to October 12, 1990.[2]

During the next year, he would continue to team with Gordy and Williams in matches against

Apocalypse and Destruction) during their first Japanese tour.[3] He also teamed with Stan Hansen and Dan Spivey defeating Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi in Honjo, Japan on October 16, 1991.[4]

In early 1992, Slinger won the Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal held at

Oita, Japan on April 10.[4]

He again teamed with Gordy and Williams during the '92 Super Power Series returning to Korakuen Hall to face Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi and Toshiaki Kawada on May 17

Fukushima, Japan[4]
and, the following night, faced Misawa, Kawada and Kikuchi at the Niigata Shi Taiikukan.

In the '92 Summer Action Series, he teamed with

Dan Kroffat and Johnny Smith in Fuji, Okiyama, Nagaoka and Mito, Japan.[4]

On January 4, 1993, Slinger and Terry Gordy faced Akira Taue &

Toyota, Japan on April 1 but defeated them in Honjo on May 15.[4]

During the fall, he would also team with Steve Williams against Akira Taue and Toshiaki Kawada on September 3. He would also team with Williams and

Shizuoka,[4] Kasumigaura and Matsumoto. They also wrestled Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama in Yokosuka on November 13.[11]

From November 13 to December 3, Slinger and

Tracey Smothers competed in the 1993 World's Strongest Tag Determination League coming in last place with no points. Among the tournament's participants included Patriot and Eagle, Dan Kroffat and Doug Furnas, Danny Spivey and Johnny Ace, Toshiaki Kawada & Akira Taue, Stan Hansen and Giant Baba and winners Mitsu Misawa & Kenta Kobashi.[8][13][14] During the tournament, he teamed with Steve Williams and Big Bubba against Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama at the Niigata City Gym on November 29.[12][15]

In January 1994, Slinger finished third place behind

Bobby Duncum, Jr. to defeat Johnny Ace, Patriot, and The Eagle in Takaoka, Japan on September 4, 1995.[4] During the 1997 Super Power Series, he faced Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi and Kentaro Shiga in a six-man tag team match with Steve Williams & The Lacrosse on May 31 and teamed with Satoru Asako against Daisuke Ikeda & Yoshinobu Kanemaru at Budokan Hall on June 6, 1997.[18] In front of 16,300 fans, Slinger won the match when he pinned Kanemaru.[19]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2000–2005)

In mid-2000, after Mitsuharu Misawa left the promotion and took all but two of All Japan's natives to form Noah, Slinger was given a chance as one of the foreign regulars. On October 7, he and

Scorpio faced Naomichi Marufuji and Kenta Kobayashi at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo. He and Scorpio also teamed with Vader against Mitsuharu Misawa, Yoshinari Ogawa and Naomichi Marufuji at the Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan the following night. On October 20, he wrestled Yoshinari Ogawa at the Kenei Taiikukan. He teamed with Scorpio and Vader at the last event for Noah's Voyage Navigation in November facing Takao Omori, Yoshihiro Takayama and Satoru Asako at Korakuen Hall on November 16. At the Differ Ariake during the next few weeks, he and Vader would team against Akira Taue and Jun Izumida and with Makoto Hashi against Tamon Honda and Masao Inoue.[20]

On February 17, 2002, Slinger and Scorpio lost to Yoshinari Ogawa and Naoki Sano when Slinger was pinned by Ogawa at Budokan Hall with 16,500 in attendance.[21] On September 7, Slinger teamed with IZU, Scorpio and Vader to defeat Kenta Kobashi, Kentaro Shiga, Daisuke Ikeda and Muhammad Yone at Noah's Navigation Over the Date Line after a near-20 minute match.[22]

At the 2003 Navigation Over the Date Line, Slinger and

fireball against Superstar Steve.[23] On September 17, during the Noah's Navigation Against The Current tour, he and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi lost to KENTA and Takashi Sugiura at the Hiroshima Sports Center when he was pinned by Sugiura after a 10-minute match. Two days later, he teamed with IZU and Maxx Justice in a six-man tag team match against Scorpio, Michael Modest and Donovan Morgan at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. These matches were later shown on Nippon TV.[24]

On October 12, 2003, Slinger & Ricky Marvin lost to Muhammad Yone & Makoto Hashi at the sold-out Koshigaya Katsura Studio in

Saitama, Japan.[25] At Noah's Navigation Against The Current, Slinger defeated Marufuji, KENTA and Kotaro Suzuki in a 6-man tag team match with Juventud Guerrera and Ricky Marvin on October 24.[26]

On January 10, 2004, Slinger and Donovan Morgan defeated Masashi Aoyagi &

King of Colosseum II
.

On April 24, 2005, Slinger lost to former ally Scorpio, Michael Modest and Donovan Morgan when he teamed against them in a 6-man tag team match with Yoshinari Ogawa and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi at Budokan Hall.

KENTA and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi. In a six-man tag team match with Yoshinari Ogawa and Mitsuharu Misawa two days later, he lost to Akitoshi Saito, Masao Inoue and Takashi Sugiura. In August, he and Low Ki received a shot against GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Takashi Sugiura but failed to win the titles.[1]
After the tour, he quietly retired in 2005.

Championship and accomplishments

References

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  2. ^ Horie, Masanori (1999-08-16). "View from the Rising Sun: The Beast Is A Human Being, Too". Rob Moore, Texas Wrestling Announcer.
  3. ^ Long, Matt (2007). "All Japan Pro Wrestling's 1991 TV Season". Best Of Wrestling Compilations. WrestleTapes.net.
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  5. ^ "Junior Heavyweight Battle Royals". All Japan Junior Heavyweight Events. ProWrestlingHistory.com. 2007.
  6. ^ "All Japan Pro Wrestling New Year's Giant Series Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal". PuroresuMission.com. 2010.
  7. ^ All Japan: New Year's Giant Series 1992 (1/26/92). Perf. Richard Slinger, Johnny Ace, Mark and Jay Youngblood. 1992. Videocassette. All Japan Pro Wrestling.
  8. ^ a b c "Zen Nihon Puroresu Tapes Videos". AJPW All Japan Pro-Wrestling 1992 DVD VHS. Quebrada.net.
  9. ^ Best of Japan TV April/May 1992 (4/20/92). Perf. Richard Slinger, Terry Gordy, Steve Williams, Mitsuharu Misawa, Kenta Kobashi and Toshiaki Kawada. 1992. Videocassette. Blue Thunder Video.
  10. ^ "Japan 1992". Statmark's Video Library. Statmark Video Library & Production. 2002.
  11. ^ a b Long, Matt (2007). "All Japan Pro Wrestling's 1993 TV Season". Best Of Wrestling Compilations. WrestleTapes.net.
  12. ^ a b All Japan TV (Oct–Nov 1993). Perf. Richard Slinger, Steve Williams, Big Bossman, Stan Hansen, Ted DiBiase and Kendall Windham. 1993. Videocassette. Highspots.com.
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  24. ^ Rowland, Justin (2002-10-17). "Puroresu: NOAH 10–17 results, Kobashi's new finisher, NJPW upcoming lineups". LordsofPain.net. Archived from the original on 2002-12-23.
  25. ^ Picksi, Stefan (2003-10-12). "Picksi's Puroresu World 10/12: Pro Wrestling Noah, Zero-One, World Japan, Michinoku Pro, Toryumon, Osaka Pro, K-Dojo, Pro, A to Z, LLPW". Pro Wrestling Between the Sheets. Pwbts.com. Archived from the original on 2004-10-21.
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  30. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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