Haiti Kid
| Haiti Kid | |
|---|---|
 Kessler in February 2009 | |
| Birth name | Raymond Kessler |
| Born | 1954 (age 67–68) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Haiti Kid |
| Billed from | Haiti |
| Debut | 1971 |
| Retired | 1990's |
Raymond Kessler is a Haitian retired professional wrestler, who has dwarfism, and wrestled under the name Haiti Kid in the World Wrestling Federation.
Professional wrestling career[]
He started his career in the WWWF as a babyface in 1971, teaming up with Sonny Boy Hayes, Joey Russell, Little Beaver and Sky Low Low. Over the years, he fought in many promotions throughout North America. They included Stampede, AWA, NWA, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Portland Wrestling and MACW.
On February 25, 1984, Haiti Kid appeared on an episode of WWF All-Star Wrestling teaming with Tiger Jackson to defeat and . He appeared in Mr. T's corner at WrestleMania 2 in his match against Rowdy Roddy Piper.[1] He also competed at WrestleMania III in a mixed tag team match with Hillbilly Jim and Little Beaver against King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook.[2][3]
In 1993, he feuded with Butch Cassidy in Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council.
Other media[]
He appeared in the comedy film Penitentiary III.
References[]
- ^ "WrestleMania 2 official results". WWE. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "WrestleMania III Results". WWE. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ^ Powell, John. "Steamboat - Savage rule WrestleMania 3". SLAM Wrestling. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
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- American male professional wrestlers
- American sportspeople of Haitian descent
- Midget professional wrestlers
- Living people
- Professional wrestlers from New York (state)
- 1954 births
- Stampede Wrestling alumni
- American professional wrestling biography stubs