Heidi Howitzer

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Heidi Howitzer
Born (1989-10-24) October 24, 1989 (age 34) [1]
Houston, Texas
Spouse(s)
Austin Reddick
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(m. 2020)​
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Wrecking Ball
  • Heidi Howitzer
Billed height173 cm (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Billed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Debut2019

Sarah Slack better known by her ring name Heidi Howitzer is an American professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time with Women of Wrestling and Lucha Libre & Laughs. She has also competed in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling where she is a former Princess Tag Team Champion. [3]

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Professional wrestling career

American independent circuit (2018–present)

Slack made her professional wrestling debut at RMP Supercharged 2 #186, an event promoted by Rocky Mountain Pro on February 28, 2019, where she defeated Simone Lockhart in singles competition. [4] She is known for her tenures with various other promotions from the American independent scene with which she has shared brief or longer stints such as Deadlock Pro-Wrestling, Women of Wrestling, Hoodslam, and many others. [2] She has become the most accomplished in Lucha Libre & Laughs, promotion where she has held the LLL Super Championship one time, the LLL Women's Championship two times, and the LLL Tag Team Championship one time alongside Bentley Powell. [2]

At DPW Spark #5 , an event promoted by Deadlock Pro-Wrestling on April 16, 2022, Slack fell short to Savannah Evans in a DPW Women's Worlds Championship Eliminator Tournament First Round match. [5]

All Elite Wrestling (2021, 2022)

She made her first appearance for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) at AEW Dark #116 from November 9, 2021, where she fell short to Riho. [6] At AEW Dark: Elevation #67 on June 13, 2022, she fell short to Ruby Soho. [7] At AEW Dark: Elevation #68 on June 20, 2022, Slack teamed up with Max the Impaler in a losing effort against Nyla Rose and Marina Shafir. [8]

At ROH on HonorClub #37, an event promoted by Ring of Honor on November 9, 2023, Slack fell short to ROH Women's World Champion Athena in a proving ground match. [9]

Japan excursion (2023)

In the first half of 2023, Slack went into a competing excursion in Japan alonsgide "Wasteland War Party" tag team partner and stablemate Max the Impaler. They mainly competed in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, where they made their debuts at TJPW Tokyo Joshi Pro '23 on January 4, 2023, by defeating Reiwa Ban AA Cannon (Saki Akai and Yuki Arai) to win the Princess Tag Team Championship. [10] After defending the titles on three separate occasions, both in Japan and the United States, Slack and Max eventually dropped them to 121000000 (Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita) at Grand Princess '23 on March 18. [11] Besides TJPW, Slack and Max made an appearance at Judgement 2023, an event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling where they teamed up to defeat Antonio Honda and Super Sasadango Machine. [12] Slack and Max wrestled their last match for TJPW at TJPW Live In Los Angeles on March 31, 2023, where they defeated Miu Watanabe and Shoko Nakajima. [13]

Personal life

Slack alongside Max the Impaler became the first all-LGBTQ team to hold the Princess Tag Team Championship for the Tokyo-Joshi Pro Wrestling promotion. [14] She is married to fellow professional wrestler Austin Reddick. [2]

Championships and accomplishments

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