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On the 30th March 2010 episode of NXT he came fourth out of eight superstars in the first ever "Pro Poll" on NXT. On Tuesday, April 6, WWE NXT, Heath Slater won a keg-carrying contest against all other rookies. This resulted in him being in the main event that night, against [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]. Heath lost this match. On the April 20, 2010 episode of NXT, Heath Slater, in an upset victory, defeated Chris Jericho in the main event of NXT. However, he remained at fourth in the second Pros Poll, revealed on May 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1273674387|title=WWE NXT Results - 5/11/10|date=2010-05-12|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|accessdate=2010-05-12|work=WrestleView}}</ref> He was eliminated from NXT on May 25 episode, coming in last in the Pros Poll.
On the 30th March 2010 episode of NXT he came fourth out of eight superstars in the first ever "Pro Poll" on NXT. On Tuesday, April 6, WWE NXT, Heath Slater won a keg-carrying contest against all other rookies. This resulted in him being in the main event that night, against [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]. Heath lost this match. On the April 20, 2010 episode of NXT, Heath Slater, in an upset victory, defeated Chris Jericho in the main event of NXT. However, he remained at fourth in the second Pros Poll, revealed on May 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1273674387|title=WWE NXT Results - 5/11/10|date=2010-05-12|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|accessdate=2010-05-12|work=WrestleView}}</ref> He was eliminated from NXT on May 25 episode, coming in last in the Pros Poll.


====Raw====
On the June 7, 2010 edition of [[WWE Raw|Raw]], Slater, along with the other NXT season one rookies, interfered in the main event match between [[John Cena]] and [[CM Punk]], attacking both competitors as well as the announcing team before dismantling the ring area and surrounding equipment.
On the June 7, 2010 edition of [[WWE Raw|Raw]], Slater, along with the other NXT season one rookies, interfered in the main event match between [[John Cena]] and [[CM Punk]], attacking both competitors as well as the announcing team before dismantling the ring area and surrounding equipment.


Revision as of 17:16, 12 June 2010

Heath Slater
BornJuly 15, 1983 (age 26)[1]
Pineville, West Virginia[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Heath Miller[1][2]
Heath Slater[1][2]
Heath Wallace Miller Esq.[1][2]
Sebastian Slater[1][2]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Billed weight230 lb (100 kg)[1][3]
Billed fromAtlanta, Georgia
Pineville, West Virginia[3]
Trained byCurtis Hughes[1][2]
Pez Whatley[2]
Rocky King[2]
DebutAugust 2004[1][2]

Heath Miller (born July 15, 1983) is an American professional wrestler working for World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Heath Slater currently performing in WWE's Florida Championship Wrestling territory. Contrary to popular belief, he is NOT the son of, or related to, wrestling legend "Dirty" Dick Slater. He was a contestant in the first season of WWE NXT, where he finished fourth.

Professional wrestling career

WWA4 Pro Wrestling School (2004–2006)

Miller trained under Curtis Hughes at the WWA4 Pro Wrestling School in Atlanta, Georgia before debuting in August 2004. While training, he appeared on a two part episode on the sketch comedy show Blue Collar TV.[4] He soon began competing in Southeastern independent promotions, including Georgia Championship Wrestling and NWA Wildside. While wrestling for NWA Wildside, Miller won the NWA/GCW Columbus Heavyweight Championship after defeating Scotty Beach.[5]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–present)

Developmental territories

In December 2006, Miller signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to its Deep South Wrestling territory in Atlanta, Georgia. When the WWE ended its relationship with DSW in the spring of 2007, WWE created Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa, Florida to be run by retired wrestler Steve Keirn. Miller was one of over twenty developmental wrestlers to relocate from Atlanta to Tampa for further training. At a June 2007 FCW show, Miller appeared as the manager of fellow developmental talent Shawn McGrath under the name "Heath Wallace Miller Esq." However, Miller reverted to using his real name and resumed his singles career while continuing to manage McGrath.

In 2007, Miller was given a talk show called the "Happy Hour" during some FCW shows.[6] During one segment, Billy Kidman was the guest; Miller claimed to idolize Kidman but then commented that Kidman's career was declining. This created a feud and led to a series of matches between the two.[6] In January 2008, Miller started defending the FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship on behalf of the champion Ted DiBiase, Jr., who was injured.[7] DiBiase soon forfeited the belt and Miller was declared the champion.[8]

Miller and his tag team partner Steve Lewington lost to John Morrison and The Miz for the WWE Tag Team Championship on February 15, 2008 at a Florida Championship Wrestling show.

Miller and his partner Steve Lewington advanced to the finals of a tournament for the inaugural FCW Florida Tag Team Championship in February 2008. Miller and Lewington defeated Brandon Groom and Greg Jackson and The Thoroughbreds (Johnny Curtis and Kevin Kiley) to reach the finals.[9][10] On February 23, 2008, Miller and Lewington lost to The Puerto Rican Nightmares (Eddie Colón and Eric Perez) in the finals.[7] On September 11, teaming with Joe Hennig, he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. As champion, he would change his ring name to "Sebastian Slater". On October 30, 2008, Slater and Hennig lost their tag titles to The New Hart Foundation (Harry Smith and TJ Wilson) in Tampa, Florida. He returned from injury in the 26 episode of FCW where he defeated Justin Angel. On August 13, 2009, at the 50th FCW TV taping, Miller defeated Tyler Reks to become FCW Heavyweight Champion. Miller lost the FCW Heavyweight Championship to Justin Angel in a "best two out of three falls" match at the September 24, 2009 TV taping.[11]

On October 5, 2009, Slater competed in a dark match before an edition of Raw against Jamie Noble and cut a promo before the match saying that WWE was "starting out with the best" and insulting the crowd, Slater went on to lose the match.

NXT

On February 16, 2010, Slater was announced as one of eight FCW wrestlers to compete on the WWE NXT show, with Christian as his storyline mentor.[12] On the inaugural episode of NXT, Slater won his debut match on as he and Christian defeated Carlito and Michael Tarver in a tag team match.[13][14] Two weeks later, Slater defeated Carlito, becoming the first NXT rookie to beat a WWE pro in a singles match.[15] On the 30th March 2010 episode of NXT he came fourth out of eight superstars in the first ever "Pro Poll" on NXT. On Tuesday, April 6, WWE NXT, Heath Slater won a keg-carrying contest against all other rookies. This resulted in him being in the main event that night, against Kane. Heath lost this match. On the April 20, 2010 episode of NXT, Heath Slater, in an upset victory, defeated Chris Jericho in the main event of NXT. However, he remained at fourth in the second Pros Poll, revealed on May 11.[16] He was eliminated from NXT on May 25 episode, coming in last in the Pros Poll.

On the June 7, 2010 edition of Raw, Slater, along with the other NXT season one rookies, interfered in the main event match between John Cena and CM Punk, attacking both competitors as well as the announcing team before dismantling the ring area and surrounding equipment.

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
  • Signature moves
  • "The Thriller"[2]
  • "Handsome"[2]
  • "The One Man Rock Band"[2]
  • "Wild & Young" by American Bang[17] (used while on NXT by himself or while with the other NXT Rookies)

Championships and accomplishments

Miller as FCW Heavyweight Champion.
  • Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA/GCW Columbus Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "OWOW profile".
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Cagematch profile".
  3. ^ a b c "Heath Slater Bio". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "From the Desk of Mr. V #55".
  5. ^ a b "NWA/GCW Interstate Heavyweight Championship history". Title Histories. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  6. ^ a b "Florida Championship Wrestling: 2007". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  7. ^ a b "Florida Championship Wrestling: 2008". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  8. ^ a b "FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship history". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
  9. ^ "February 19, 2008 FCW results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  10. ^ "February 23, 2008 FCW results" (in German). Cagematch.de. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  11. ^ Sept. 24, 2009 FCW TV Taping Results
  12. ^ Caldwell, James (2010-02-16). "WWE News: Complete cast of the NXT show revealed including The Miz mentoring Bryan Danielson". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  13. ^ "An early clash".
  14. ^ Stephens, David (2010-02-24). "WWE NXT Results - 2/23/10". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  15. ^ "Rookies on the rise".
  16. ^ Tedesco, Mike (2010-05-12). "WWE NXT Results - 5/11/10". WrestleView. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  17. ^ "WWE NXT: "Wild & Young" by American Bang is the official theme song of WWE NXT". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  18. ^ "FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship history".
  19. ^ "FCW Florida Tag Team Championship history".
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