Steve Keirn

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Steve Keirn
Birth nameStephen Paul Keirn
Born (1951-09-10) September 10, 1951 (age 72)
Hiro Matsuda[1]
Debut1972[1]
Retired2007[1]

Stephen Paul Keirn (born September 10, 1951) is an American retired

World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Skinner.[1][2]

Early life

Keirn graduated from

Hanoi Hilton for seven and half years. While his father was imprisoned, Steve hung out with his school friend Mike Graham whose father Eddie Graham was a wrestling booker, who was later inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame
.

Professional wrestling career

Championship Wrestling from Florida (1972–1982)

Much of Keirn's early career was spent wrestling as part of a

NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship three times.[4]

In 1980 and 1981, Keirn focused on his career as a singles wrestler. He won many titles in Florida and Georgia, including the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title by defeating Chavo Guerrero Sr.[5][6] This title reign was recognized by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, as well as the Los Angeles and Florida NWA territories, but not by the NWA as a whole, which considered the title vacant and held a tournament to crown a new champion. The title Keirn held was later renamed the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title.[6] Keirn also won the NWA National Television Championship twice, defeating Terry Funk and Kevin Sullivan.[7]

Various Promotions (1981–1991)

In 1981, Keirn began wrestling with the

The Fabulous Ones with Stan Lane. Keirn and Lane also teamed to win the CWA World Tag Team Championship twice.[10]

The Fabulous Ones competed in various promotions over the next decade. In 1984, the team won the

USWA Tag Team Championship.[12]

World Wrestling Federation (1991–1993)

In the summer of 1991, Keirn debuted in the WWF as Skinner, an

Virgil in the first round but losing to Bret Hart in the second round.[14] While still being billed as undefeated, he challenged Hart for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at This Tuesday in Texas on December 3, 1991, but lost by submission.[15] Skinner competed in the 1992 Royal Rumble, lasting 2:13 before being eliminated by Rick Martel. At WrestleMania VIII, he was defeated in one minute and eleven seconds by Owen Hart.[16]

Keirn also unsuccessfully challenged Randy Savage for the WWF Championship on the June 29, episode of Prime Time Wrestling. He also competed in the 1993 Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by Mr. Perfect at the 3:05 mark. While in the WWF, Keirn also portrayed Doink the Clown on occasion. At WrestleMania IX, Keirn helped the original Doink defeat Crush by attacking Crush dressed as Doink during the match.[17]

World Championship Wrestling (1994)

Along with

Fall Brawl 1994.[18][19] While in WCW, Keirn was also involved in an angle in which masked men attacked Hulk Hogan. Several times in October 1994, Keirn wore a black mask to attack Hogan during and after Hogan's matches.[20][21]

Later career (1994-2001)

After WCW, Keirn worked in the independent circuit mainly in Florida and Tennessee. He retired in 2001 after a tour for

New Japan Pro Wrestling
.

Retirement and post-career (2001–present)

Since the late 1980s, Keirn has run a school to train wrestlers. Originally located in Tampa, Florida, Keirn's "Professional Wrestling School of Hard Knocks" is now located in Brandon, Florida.[22] Keirn helped train many wrestlers, including

Dennis Knight, Diamond Dallas Page, Dustin Rhodes, Tracy Smothers, and Roman Reigns.[22] The school was incorporated into the WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, which opened on June 26, 2007, and Keirn was named President of the FCW[23]
and made regular appearances on FCW television.

His last match was on December 10, 2007, at the 15th Anniversary Raw participating in a Battle Royal where he was eliminated from the match by Sgt. Slaughter. On August 14, 2012, FCW was discontinued and the WWE Performance Center opened on July 11, 2013.[24]

Autobiography

On March 10, 2023, Keirn's autobiography, The Keirn Chronicles Volume One: The Fabulous Wrestling Life of Steve Keirn, was released.

Brian Blair, and it includes forewords from Stan Lane and CM Punk, and an afterword from Natalya Neidhart.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

  • The Fabulous Ones

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Skinner". WWE. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
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  6. ^ a b "N.W.A. World Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
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  14. ^ a b "Wrestler Profiles: Steve Keirn". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-12-28.
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  22. ^ a b "Wrestling books, schools". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  23. ^ "FCW School Info". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06.
  24. ^ "Steve Keirn On Why He Did Not Want To Run NXT, The Re-branding From FCW, Time And Origin Of Skinner". 10 May 2017.
  25. ^ Johnson, Mike (March 10, 2023). "More on Stein Keirn autobiograhpy". PWInsider. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  26. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (March 10, 2023). "Various News: Magnum T.A. On His Career, Steve Keirn Autobiography On the Way". 411Mania. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
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  28. ^ "N.W.A. Florida Brass Knuckles Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
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  32. ^ "N.W.A. Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida)". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  33. ^ "N.W.A. Georgia Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
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