Cousin Junior
| Cousin Junior | |
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Kean as "Big Daddy Cyrus" in Memphis in 1995.
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| Birth name | Lanny Neal Kean Jr. |
| Born |
April 19, 1960 Jamestown, Kentucky, USA |
| Died | January 13, 2009 (aged 48) Franklin, Indiana, USA |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Big Daddy Cyrus Cousin Junior King Harley Hogg Lanny Kean Moondog Cujo Ox Brody |
| Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Billed weight | 354 lb (161 kg) |
| Billed from |
Mudlick, Kentucky (as Cousin Junior) |
| Debut | 1983 |
Lanny Neal Kean Jr. (March 19, 1960 – January 13, 2009) was an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1985 to 1986 under the ring name Cousin Junior, as well as for his appearances on the independent circuit as Moondog Cujo, a member of The Moondogs.
Kean made his professional wrestling debut in Kentucky in 1983, where he competed as "Luscious" Lanny Kean.
In 1984, Kean began wrestling for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a jobber, performing as Lanny Kean. In 1985, he was given the gimmick of Cousin Junior, a member of Hillbilly Jim's hillbilly family stable. The Hillbilly family were portrayed as simple rural Southerners who performed square dances in the ring. They feuded with wrestlers including Jesse Ventura, Bob Orton, Jr., and Roddy Piper. Kean's character was modeled on the character of Jethro Bodine from the television program The Beverly Hillbillies. Kean left the WWF in 1986.
In 1986, Kean joined the Continental Wrestling Association under the ring name Hillbilly Junior, where he formed a tag team with Giant Hillbilly. The duo won the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship on August 30, 1986 by defeating the MOD Squad. Kean wrestled sporadically on the independent circuit throughout the mid-1980s.
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