Steve Keirn
| Steve Keirn | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Stephen Paul Keirn |
| Born |
September 10, 1951 Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Residence | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Skinner Steve Keirn Doink the Clown |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Billed from |
Tampa, Florida The Everglades (as Skinner) |
| Trained by | The Funk Brothers The Brisco Brothers Eddie Graham Hiro Matsuda |
| Debut | 1972 |
| Retired | 2001 |
Stephen Paul Keirn (born September 10, 1951) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for being part of the tag team The Fabulous Ones, with Stan Lane, and later for a run in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Skinner, a gimmick that portrayed him as a tobacco spitting alligator hunter from the Everglades. During his time in WWF, Keirn was also one of a number of wrestlers to play the role of the masked Doink the Clown.
Much of Keirn's early career was spent wrestling as part of a tag team. While wrestling in Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF), he held the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship twelve times; once each with Bob Backlund, Jimmy Garvin, and Brian Blair, and nine times with Mike Graham. In addition, the team of Keirn and Graham won the NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship three times.
In 1980 and 1981, Keirn focused on his career as a singles wrestler. He won many titles in Florida and Georgia, including the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title by defeating Chavo Guerrero Sr.. This title reign was recognized by New Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as the Los Angeles and Florida NWA territories, but not by the NWA as a whole, which considered the title vacant and held a tournament to crown a new champion. The title Keirn held was later renamed the NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title. Keirn also won the NWA National Television Championship twice, defeating Terry Funk and Kevin Sullivan.
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