Kenny Dykstra
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Doane in 2009
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| Birth name | Kenneth George Doane Jr. |
| Born |
March 16, 1986 Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Alma mater | Nichols College |
| Family | Ken Doane Sr. (father) Vicky Doane (mother) Mike Doane (brother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Diablo Ken Doane Kenn Doane Kenn Phoenix Kenny Kenny Dykstra Stan Shooter |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Trained by |
Killer Kowalski Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | 2001 |
Kenneth George Doane Jr. (born March 16, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. He previously performed for WWE as Kenny Dykstra and Kenny.
Doane was trained by former professional wrestler Killer Kowalski, and made his wrestling debut at the age of fifteen in 2001. He began working for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), per WWE request. In May 2003, Doane made his WWE television debut as "Ken Phoenix". During his time in OVW, he won the Television Championship once. After losing the title, Doane became part of The Spirit Squad faction. The team debuted on Raw in January 2006, and won the World Tag Team Championship three months later.
Following the split of the Spirit Squad, Doane was the only member to remain on WWE television. He debuted to a new ring name "Kenny Dykstra". In June 2007, he was drafted to the SmackDown! brand, but was released from his WWE contract in November 2008. He later began working on the independent circuit, wrestling for promotions including Dragon Gate USA and Evolve.
Doane made his professional wrestling debut in 2001 at the age of fifteen. He started his professional wrestling career in the New England area under the name "Broadway" Kenn Phoenix. He was later trained by professional wrestler and trainer Killer Kowalski in Malden, Massachusetts. After being contacted by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he was asked to make appearances for their developmental territory Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). 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 five minutes. Mack defeated the pair in 1:31, forcing them both to submit to his new Blackout finishing hold. 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. On June 3, 2005, Doane had his first match, at the promotion, against Kenzo Suzuki, whom Doane defeated. Three weeks later, on June 25, 2005, he won the Television Championship from Deuce Shade. He had successful title defenses, but Doane lost the title to CM Punk on November 9, 2005.
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