10 Wrestlers Who Committed Disturbing Crimes

10. Dick Slater - Stabbing His Girlfriend

'Dirty' Dick Slater had a storied career in the southern territories throughout the 1970s and '80s.

Coming to prominence in Florida Championship Wrestling, Slater went on to become a headline star in Georgia Championship Wrestling and a contender for the NWA championship.

Competing for both Mid-Atlantic and Mid-South wrestling during the mid-'80s, Slater concurrently worked as a booker, holding the pencil at one time or another for Bill Watts, Joe Blanchard and Paul Boesch.

An NWA Television and United States champion, Slater chartered a course through the WWF, AWA and AJPW in the late-'80s before winding down his career in WCW in the early-'90s as part of the Stud Stable.

However, in December 2003 Slater was back on TV, when it was reported that he had stabbed his girlfriend with a butcher's knife.

Slater attempted to reason with authorities that he couldn't recall what had occurred, stating only that his actions must have been the result of the morphine and oxycontin he was taking for numerous back injuries.

Apparently Slater was still a capable worker, as he avoided jail time and was sentenced to only a year of house arrest and two years probation, in addition to paying restitution to his ex-girlfriend.