Ken Doane
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| Ken Doane | |
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| Ring name(s) | El Diablo[1][2] Ken Doane[1][2] Ken Phoenix[1] Kenny Kenny Dykstra[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 234 lb (106 kg/16.7 st) |
| Born | March 16, 1986 [1][3] Southbridge, Massachusetts[1][3] |
| Resides | Richmond, Virginia |
| Billed from | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski OVW staff |
| Debut | 2001 |
Kenneth George Doane[1] (born March 16, 1986)[1][3] is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand under the ring name Kenny Dykstra.[4]
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Early Career
Doane made his professional wrestling debut in 2001 at the age of fifteen.[2] He started his professional wrestling career in the New England area under the name "Broadway" Kenn Phoenix.[5] He was later trained by professional wrestler and trainer Killer Kowalski.[2] After being contacted by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he was asked to make appearances for their developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).
World Wrestling Entertainment
2003-2005
Doane made his first national television appearance in WWE at the age of 17 on the May 12, 2003 episode of WWE Raw as Ken Phoenix. Along with his brother, Mike Phoenix, he was a participant in Rodney Mack's ongoing "5-Minute White Boy Challenge" where Mack defeated Caucasian wrestlers in under 5 minutes. Mack defeated the pair in 1:31, forcing them both to submit to his new Blackout finishing hold.[6] He made another appearance, losing to Lance Storm on an episode of Sunday Night Heat before being officially signed to a developmental deal and to OVW full time on June 4, 2004.[2][7]
2006-2007
After two years in OVW, where he won the OVW Television Championship,[8] Doane debuted on Raw as a member of the Spirit Squad.[9] The Squad became closely associated with The McMahons and feuded with DX,[10] and Ric Flair.[11] Kenny and Mikey won the World Tag Team Championship on the Raw after WrestleMania 22 from Kane and The Big Show.[12] Under the Freebird Rule, any combination of the 5 members could defend the titles. They held the titles for 216 days until they lost them to Flair and Roddy Piper at Cyber Sunday.
After the breakup of the Spirit Squad, Kenny became interested in joining Rated-RKO (Edge and Randy Orton), who insisted that he "prove himself" first.[13] During this time, Doane debuted new attire, new theme music, and a new name; Kenny Dykstra (the moniker a homage to baseball player Lenny Dykstra).[4] He continued the feud with Ric Flair that led to the breakup of the Spirit Squad, managing to pick up three straight victories over Flair before finally losing to him.[2] After the feud with Flair, Dykstra become a mainstay on RAW's sister show Heat, having feuds with both Eugene and Val Venis.
He then formed a tag team with Johnny Nitro[14], but the duo split when Kenny was drafted to SmackDown! on June 17, 2007 as part of the WWE Supplemental Draft while Nitro was drafted to ECW.[15]
Dykstra made his debut on the July 6, 2007 edition of Smackdown! in a losing effort to the re-debuting Chuck Palumbo.[16]
On the July 20, 2007 edition of Smackdown!, Dykstra participated in a 20 man Battle Royal for the World Heavyweight Title and was eliminated by Chris Masters; later on that evening, he lost to Matt Hardy in singles competition.[17]
Dykstra formed an on-screen relationship with Victoria on the July 27th edition of SmackDown!.[18] The two teamed together in mixed tag team matches, usually against Jimmy Wang Yang and Torrie Wilson, and more recently Chuck Palumbo and Michelle McCool.[19] They also regularly accompany each other to the ring for matches.[20][21]
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Sky High Leg Drop (Guillotine leg drop) [22]
- Rolling cutter
- Whiplash
- RK-Doane (Jumping cutter) - OVW
- Doane-Nation (Second rope diving clothesline) - OVW
- Delayed belly to back suplex lift dropped into an elevated neckbreaker slam
- Rolling arm drag followed by repeated short arm clotheslines
- Jumping high-angle back elbow smash
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- Victoria
- Kenny Bolin
- Dean Ripley
- Sosay
- The rest of the Spirit Squad
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- The Future Hall of Famer
Championships and accomplishments
- Premiere Wrestling Federation - Northeast
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- PWF-NE Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Johnny Curtis
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- World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - as a member of the Spirit Squad[23]
- Appreciations
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- Bret "The Hitman" Hart - "I look at him and he reminds me of Steve Austin when I first saw him. I think he has a lot of talent. He could be a big star down the road."[24]
Personal life
In early July 2006, a man named James Wilson claimed that Doane and his then-fiancee, Mickie James were in a car when he approached them for an autograph.[25] According to Wilson, James was friendly and signed his poster but Doane grabbed it and sped off, tearing the poster and causing him to fall and injure his shoulder.[25] As a result, Doane was charged with assault, battery, and vandalism.[25] WWE officials offered Wilson autographs, but he refused and said that he wanted money from Doane.[25]
Doane is no longer dating Mickie James.[26]
Doane has a signature designed tattoo on his upper bicep.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g IGN: Kenny Dykstra. IGN. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kenny Dykstra at OwW
- ^ a b c SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - Kenny Dykstra. SLAM! Sports. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ a b Kenny Dykstra at WWE.com
- ^ PWF title history and New England Championship Wrestling
- ^ CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - WWE RAW Report - May 12, 03
- ^ Wrestling Information Archive - WWF Sunday Night Heat Archives - 2004. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. “March 21, 2004: Lance Storm defeated Ken Phoenix”
- ^ a b Ohio Valley Wrestling Television Championship (June 22, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ Spirit Squad at OwW. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. “January 23, 2006 - RAW: The Coach defeated Jerry Lawler in a Royal Rumble Qualifier with helpful distraction from the Spirit Squad. The 5 Man Squad debuted with members: Ken Doane, Mike Mondo, Nick Mitchell (TE), Johnny Jeter and Nick Nemeth..”
- ^ Spirit Squad at OwW. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. “The Spirit Squad vs Degeneration-X”
- ^ Spirit Squad at OwW. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. “Kenny Doane had another fit and challenged Ric Flair -- Kenny Doane w/The Spirit Squad defeated Ric Flair w/The Flair Squad..”
- ^ Spirit Squad at OwW. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. “(WWE) World Tag Team titles (all five members recognized) defeating The Big Show & Kane.(April 3, 2006)”
- ^ Kenny Dykstra at OwW. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. “(Kenny Doane returned to Raw alone and wanted to join the Rated R Superstars (Edge & Randy Orton)..”
- ^ Andrew Rote. Dykstra's foxy new look. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
- ^ WWE Supplemental Draft.
- ^ Andrew Rote. A big surprise. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ^ Lennie DiFino. Giant change to Friday nights. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ Alissa Fuhrman (2007-07-27). SmackDown results - July 27, 2007. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ Lennie Difino (2007-09-14). SmackDown results - September 14, 2007. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ Alissa Fuhrman (2007-08-03). SmackDown results - August 3, 2007. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ Alissa Fuhrman (2007-08-10). SmackDown results - August 10, 2007. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ WWE: Superstars > SmackDown > Kenny Dykstra > Bio. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- ^ WWe World Tag team Championship (April 3, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ Hitman Bret opens his Hart (April 3, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
- ^ a b c d HeadlinePlanet.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.
- ^ On a side note, he no longer dates Mickie James.
