![Michael Penzel](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fh632%2Fg63H0tdLM5zUeXPFcZNteNPjYIO.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-09-07
Deathday
2021-12-22
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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
![WrestleMania II](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2F6cT3HLPDkvRiMM7tKfSKDdU1ikt.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
WrestleMania II
as Cpl. Kirchner
![The Wrestling Classic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2F65leMru9sbN9Es33VtCAchEf66s.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
The Wrestling Classic
as Cpl. Kirshner
![WWF Wrestling Challenge](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2Ff9adtvwWYI2L0crqX8TnBmwRE9g.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
WWF Wrestling Challenge
as Corporal Kirchner
![WWE Villains of The Squared Circle](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FhqmBWbpYmdKRDBFQAh6cdIwox8s.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
WWE Villains of The Squared Circle
as Cpl. Kirchner
![The Best of the WWF: volume 9](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2F7AOnYbTOEJHjpekf36oqBCwHP0h.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
The Best of the WWF: volume 9
as Cpl. Kirchner
![WWE Detroit Wrestling '86](/_next/image?url=%2Flogo.webp&w=3840&q=75)
WWE Detroit Wrestling '86
as Cpl. Kirchner
![WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85](/_next/image?url=%2Flogo.webp&w=3840&q=75)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: October '85
as Cpl. Kirchner
![WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86](/_next/image?url=%2Flogo.webp&w=3840&q=75)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: March '86
as Cpl. Kirchner
![WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87](/_next/image?url=%2Flogo.webp&w=3840&q=75)
WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: June '87
as Cpl. Kirchner
![FMW: Ring of Torture](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FdppXfjdX9I7iVhPoxCabnrHK39H.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
FMW: Ring of Torture
as Super Leather