Richard Slinger
| Richard Slinger | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Aslinger |
| Born |
September 16, 1971 Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee, United States |
| Family |
Terry Gordy (uncle) Ray Gordy (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Richard Slinger Chuck Slinger Tornado |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Trained by | AJPW Dojo |
| Debut | August 20, 1988 |
| Retired | September 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 All Japan Pro Wrestling and later Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was one of two gaijin heels to compete in the promotion. He is also one of several Noah wrestlers to be featured in the Japanese video game King of Colosseum II.
The nephew of All Japan Pro Wrestling legend, the late Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy, Slinger became a trainee in All Japan Pro Wrestling dojo and debuted in August 1988 at the age of sixteen. He toured Japan with AJPW and a number of American wrestlers including André the Giant, Abdullah the Butcher and Giant Kimala II, Stan Hansen and Dan Spivey, Terry Gordy & Steve Williams, Johnny Ace, 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.
During the next year, he would continue to team with Gordy and Williams in matches against Jumbo Tsuruta, Akira Taue and Yoshinari Ogawa. In August 1991, he and Jim Brunzell also faced The Blackharts (Apocalypse and Distraction) during their first Japanese tour. He also teamed with Stan Hansen and Dan Spivey defeating Toshiaki Kawada, Kenta Kobashi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi in Honjo, Japan on October 16, 1991.
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