Michael Penzel

Personal Info

Birthday

September 7, 1957

Day of Death

2021-12-22

(64 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Cpl. Kirchner

Corporal Kirchner

Leatherface

Colonel Kirchner

Michael Penzel

Biography

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

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WrestleMania 2

SMASH on Samurai! TV

WrestleMania II

WWE Villains of The Squared Circle

The Wrestling Classic

The Best of the WWF: volume 9

WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87

Filmography

2002
FMW: Ring of Torture
as Super Leather
1995
IWA: King of The Deathmatch
as Super Leather
1987
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
as Cpl. Kirchner
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Cpl. Kirchner
WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
as Cpl. Kirchner
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
as Cpl. Kirchner
WrestleMania 2
as Corporal Kirchner
WrestleMania II
as Cpl. Kirchner
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
as Cpl. Kirchner
1985
The Wrestling Classic
as Cpl. Kirshner
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
as Cpl. Kirchner