Michael Penzel

Acting

Michael Penzel

Born — Died

1957-09-07 — 2021-12-22

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

23 titles

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.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 2 titles

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 8 titles

Villains of the Squared Circle poster
NR

The most memorable rule breakers of the 1980s are all here, as Mean Gene Okerlund and Bobby Heenan host Villains of the Squared Circle. Pedro Morales vs. George Steele; Ernie Ladd vs. Andre the Giant; Roddy Piper vs. Jimmy Snuka; WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana.

Villains of the Squared Circle

1986

WrestleMania II poster
6.4

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

WrestleMania II

1986

The Wrestling Classic poster
6.2

Hulk Hogan defends the WWE Championship against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Plus, a gigantic 16 Superstar Tournament. First round matches include Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Davey Boy Smith, The Junkyard Dog vs. The Iron Sheik, Paul Orndorff vs. Bob Orton Jr., "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Ivan Putski, and more.

The Wrestling Classic

1985

The Best of the WWF: volume 9 poster
NR

The best of the WWE superstars in and out of the ring brought to you by Coliseum Home Video!

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

1986

No artwork available
NR

The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring a 20-Man $50,000 Battle Royale.

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87

1987

No artwork available
NR

The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring Dory & Terry Funk teaming with their manager, Jimmy Hart, to take on André the Giant & The Junkyard Dog in a Handicap Tag Team Grudge Match.

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86

1986

No artwork available
NR

WWE Superstars descend onto the Motor City for some incredible in-ring action!

WWE Detroit Wrestling '86

1986

No artwork available
NR

The biggest superstars in WWE head to the great white north for some incredible action. Featuring a WWE Championship Match between Hulk Hogan and "The Macho Man" Randy Savage.

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85

1985

Series credits

WWF Superstars poster
7.2

WWE's flagship show of the early-90s featuring great in-ring action, news from the world of sports-entertainment, and more.

WWF Superstars

1986

The A-Team poster
7.5

A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."

The A-Team

1983

WWF Wrestling Challenge poster
6.8

The biggest WWE Superstars of the late 1980s and early '90s settle their differences in the ring on "Wrestling Challenge"; featuring exciting matches and memorable interviews, this weekly television series captures an important era of WWE history.

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event poster
8.3

A professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation banner on NBC airing in place of Saturday Night Live. The series was made up entirely of star vs. star bouts in a time when weekly programming consisted primarily of established stars dominating enhancement talent.

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

1985

WWE Old School poster
NR

Discover rarely-seen matches from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s featuring countless WWE Hall of Famers such as Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair.

WWE Old School

1973

Tuesday Night Titans poster
9.0

Hosts Vince McMahon and Lord Alfred Hayes welcome the popular WWE Superstars and feature entertaining segments in WWE's original talk show.

Tuesday Night Titans

1984

WWF Prime Time Wrestling poster
8.8

WWF Prime Time Wrestling was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It aired on the USA Network from 1985–1993. A precursor to Monday Night Raw, Prime Time Wrestling was a two-hour long, weekly program that featured stars of the World Wrestling Federation. The program featured wrestling matches, interviews, promos featuring WWF wrestlers, updates of current feuds and announcements of upcoming local and pay-per-view events. WWE Hall of Famers Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan highlight the best of early-1985s WWE in Prime Time Wrestling.

WWF Prime Time Wrestling

1985

No artwork available
NR

Samurai! TV broadcasts of SMASH wrestling promotion

SMASH on Samurai! TV

2010