Heath Slater is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Heath Slater. After debuting in 2004, Miller began wrestling for WWE in 2006 and competed in its developmental territories Deep South Wrestling (DSW) and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) before appearing on the first season of NXT in 2010.
He debuted on the main roster that same year as part of The Nexus and The Corre, becoming a three-time WWE Tag Team Champion with Justin Gabriel. In 2016, Slater then entered a storyline which included him forming a partnership with Rhyno, where they later became the inaugural SmackDown Tag Team Champions. He is the first wrestler to hold both the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships. All totaled, Slater is a four-time Tag Team Champion in WWE and also had a brief reign as WWE 24/7 Champion.
Birth Name
Heath Wallace Miller
Nickname
Handsome, The Hottest Free Agent in Sports-Entertainment, The Thriller, The One-Man Band
Profession
Wrestler, Actor
Nationality
American
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Heath Slater was born on the 15th of July 1983, in Pineville, West Virginia, United States. He was raised by his mother, stepfather and grandparents.
Age
He’s currently 36 years old.
Residence
Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States
Sun Sign
Cancer
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Christianity
Education
Heath went to West Virginia University.
Family Details
- Father – Unknown
- Mother – Unknown
- Siblings – Unknown
Marital Status
Married
Girlfriend / Spouse
Heath Slater has dated –
- Stephanie Jean (2011-Present) – Heath tied the knot with his high school sweetheart named Stephanie Jean in 2011. They have two children and reside in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet – 6 feet 2 inches
- In centimeters – 188 cm
- In meters – 1.88 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 98 kg
- In Pounds – 216 lbs
Body Build
Muscular
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Hair Color
Red (Natural)
Shoe Size
His shoe size is 12.5 (US).
Sexuality
Straight
Professional Statistics
Famous For
In 2016, Slater then entered a storyline which included him forming a partnership with Rhyno, where they later became the inaugural SmackDown Tag Team Champions. He is the first wrestler to hold both the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships. All totaled, Slater is a four-time Tag Team Champion in WWE and also had a brief reign as WWE 24/7 Champion.
Wrestling Debut
Miller debuted in WWE in 2004. He began wrestling for WWE in 2006 and competed in its developmental territories Deep South Wrestling (DSW) and Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) before appearing on the first season of NXT in 2010. He debuted on the main roster that same year as part of The Nexus and The Corre, becoming a three-time WWE Tag Team Champion with Justin Gabriel.
Television Debut
Miller was one of the main cast members of The JBL and Renee Show from 2013 to 2015 on WWE.com, where he played Big Clem Layfield, a storyline nephew of John Bradshaw Layfield. He consistently appears on Xavier Woods’ YouTube channel UpUpDownDown, where he plays video games alongside Woods and other WWE wrestlers. Miller is currently the host of WWE Game Night on WWE.com and WWE’s YouTube channel.
Heath Slater Favorites
- Favorite Restaurant – Jimmy’s Famous Seafood
- Favorite Pastime – Building a Bonfire
- Favorite Adores – WWE referee Charles Robinson
- Favorite Destination – Paris
Heath Slater Net worth
Heath Slater has an estimated net worth of $5 million dollars as of 2020. His revenue has been generated from the wrestling career.
Social Media Profiles
- Facebook – Heath Slater
- Instagram – heathslater
- Twitter – Heath Slater
Some Lesser Known Facts About Heath Slater
- Heath was brought up by his mother, stepfather and grandparents.
- When he was 14 years old, he attended the WCW’s 10th yearly Starrcade (Starrcade 1997) and he showed up on the television combing his unique red hair.
- Before he attained fame, he had kickstarted his career by wrestling for an independent group called NWA Anarchy.
- He has performed on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Heath Slater.
- His finishing move has been the Smash Hit that is a spinning lifting DDT.
- Slater had managed to bring in a lot of interest in WWE programming with his legends angles every week and he had got people to become very active on the internet discussing his performances against those legends.
- Miller was initially trained at World Wrestling Alliance (WWA4) Wrestling School and began to wrestle in WWA4 events and also in numerous Georgia-based wrestling federations.
- In December 2006, Miller signed a developmental contract with WWE and was assigned to Deep South Wrestling (DSW), a WWE developmental territory.
- In 2007, Miller was given a talk show called The Happy Hour during some FCW shows.
- In January 2008, Miller started defending the FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship on behalf of the champion Ted DiBiase, Jr., who was injured.
- In 2016, he got into a storyline which included him making a partnership with Rhyno, where after some time they had become the inaugural SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
- He has been a WWE Tag Team Champion thrice as of January 2020.
- Miller, as Heath Slater, is a playable character in the video games WWE ’12, WWE ’13, WWE 2K14, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, WWE 2K19 and WWE 2K20.