Michael Penzel

Michael Penzel

Born: September 7, 1957
Died: December 22, 2021
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Michael James Penzel was an American professional wrestler and United States Army paratrooper. He was best known for his appearances with WWE under the ring name Corporal Kirchner in the mid-1980s, as well as his appearances in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, W*ING, International Wrestling Association Japan, and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling under the ring name Leatherface.

Movies for Michael Penzel...

Title: SMASH on Samurai! TV
Character: Leatherface
Released: April 9, 2010
Type: TV
Samurai! TV broadcasts of SMASH wrestling promotion
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FMW: Ring of Torture
Title: FMW: Ring of Torture
Character: Super Leather
Released: February 19, 2002
Type: Movie
Pain, blood, & agony are just the beginning! Call the paramedics because there's gonna be a blood bath! No rules to abide by, no conscience to listen to, just match after match of some of the most brutal wrestling ever to hit the ring. Do you have what it takes to endure some of FMW's most barbaric matches? No mercy will be given when Getkou takes on Gosaku. No love is lost when Megumi Kudo battles her old partner Combat "Mother in Law" Toyoda. No rules apply in the "3 on 3 Death Match" pitting Super Leather, Hido, & Kanemura against Matsunaga, Jason, & Hosaka. And if it's death matches your after, get set for an extreme match featuring superstar Matsunaga taking on the devil's own Mr. Pogo! Oh, the brutality!
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IWA: King of The Deathmatch
Title: IWA: King of The Deathmatch
Character: Super Leather
Released: August 18, 1995
Type: Movie
A video of the one day tournament in 1995, featuring pro wrestling stars from around the globe competing in gory "death matches," featuring, among other things, nails, broken glass, fire and explosions. Culminates in a no rope, barb wire, C4 exploding ring match between Cactus Jack and Terry Funk.
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The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Title: The Best of the WWF: volume 9
Character: Cpl. Kirchner
Released: October 15, 1986
Type: Movie
The best of the WWE superstars in and out of the ring brought to you by Coliseum Home Video!
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Title: WWF Wrestling Challenge
Character: Corporal Kirchner
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: TV
WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It was syndicated weekly and aired from 1986 to 1995. The show became simply known as WWF Challenge in 1995. The show featured matches, pre-match interviews, and occasionally, summarized weekly events in WWF programming. Matches primarily saw top tier and mid-level talent versus jobbers. At times, there was a "feature" match between main WWF talent. As with other syndicated WWF programming, the show promoted WWF event dates and house shows in local media markets.
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WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
Title: WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
Character: Cpl. Kirchner
Released: June 6, 1986
Type: Movie
The most memorable rule benders and rule breakers of the 1980s are all here, as Mean Gene Okerlund and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan host Villains of the Squared Circle. In this exclusive presentation, witness André the Giant meet Ernie Ladd in singles competition, Jake "The Snake" Roberts in action against Scott McGhee, and much more!
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WrestleMania II
Title: WrestleMania II
Character: Cpl. Kirchner
Released: April 7, 1986
Type: Movie
Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the WWF and NFL Hulk Hogan (c) vs. King Kong Bundy in a Steel Cage match for the WWF Championship
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The Wrestling Classic
Title: The Wrestling Classic
Character: Corporal Kirshner
Released: November 7, 1985
Type: Movie
The Wrestling Classic was a World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event that took place on November 7, 1985 from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event was the finals of a 16-man tournament where Junkyard Dog defeated Randy Savage. The undercard featured a 16-man single-elimination tournament, Hulk Hogan versus Roddy Piper for the WWF Championship and a contest where Michael Hamley won a Rolls Royce.