Haiti Kid

Haiti Kid
Kessler in February 2009
Birth name	Raymond Kessler
Born	1954 (age 62 or 63) 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 had dwarfism, and wrestled under the name Haiti Kid in the World Wrestling Federation.

He started his career in the WWF 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 thought 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 Dana Carpenter and Poncho Boy. He appeared in Mr. T's corner at WrestleMania 2 in his match against Rowdy Roddy Piper. 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.

In 1993, he feuded with Butch Cassidy in Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council. This was believed to be his last year in wrestling.

Years after wrestling, rumours said that the Haiti Kid died on May 4, 2001, at the age of 46, but it was considered false as he was seen in February 2009, living homeless in Brooklyn.

He appeared in the Blaxploitation film Penitentiary III.