Former WWE Superstar Corporal Kirchner has sadly passed away at the age of 64 following an apparent heart attack. In a report from FMW archivist BahuFMW, Kirchner suffered a heart attack at his home with his wife attempting to save him but was sadly unsuccessful.
Cpl. Kirchner, whose real name is Michael James Penzel, is a former US Army paratrooper who started wrestling as part of the AWA. He then went to the WWF as ‘RT Reynolds’ before getting repackaged as Corporal Kirchner. Originally, he was meant to be a replacement for Sgt. Slaughter, who left to join AWA in 1985. After his WWE run, he went to Stampede Wrestling as Col. Kirchner, before going to NJPW.
We here at eWrestlingNews would like to send our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Michael Penzel.
