Mike Kirchner had been the original Leatherface, for the FMW promotion
in Japan. He had a short run in the WWF as Corporal Kirchner and
appeared at Wrestlemania 2 in a winning effort against Nikolai Volkoff.
He also appeared on July 11, 1985 at The WWF Wrestling Classic
Tournament where he was defeated by Adrian Adonis in Round 1. He failed
to strike it big in The WWF and left to wrestle in Stampede Promotions
in Western Canada Provinces.