Kevin Featherstone
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Kevin Featherstone is an American
United States
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 professional wrestler who competes in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast
East Coast of the United States
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 independent circuit
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...

. He is a longtime mainstay of the National Wrestling League and House of Pain Wrestling Federation
National Wrestling League
The National Wrestling League, headquartered out of Hagerstown, Maryland, was founded by Dick Caricofe in 1988, and has held professional wrestling events throughout the US and overseas in Guam, Saipan, Pohnpei, Hawaiian Islands, Palau, and the Marshall Islands...

 as one-half of Old School with Scott Vaughn. One of the promotion's most dominant and popular tag teams, they have won the HoPWF Tag Team Championship
HoPWF Tag Team Championship
The HoPWF Tag Team Championship is the top professional wrestling tag team title in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion. It was created on January 20, 1998, when Gutterboy & Randy The Violator defeated Flex Fenom & Shorty Smalls in Hagerstown, Maryland...

 twice and the NWL Tag Team Championship
NWL Tag Team Championship
The NWL Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in the National Wrestling League promotion. The Brothers Superior defeated The Cream Team in Moorefield, West Virginia in 1989 to become the first champions...

 three times. One of their title reigns lasted a record of 2-years.

Featherstone has also held the NWL Tag Team titles with Spazman Anthony and John Rambo as well as being a former 3-time HoPWF Heavyweight Champion
HoPWF Heavyweight Championship
The HoPWF Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion. It was created on April 8, 1997, when Blackhawk defeated Skank in Hagerstown, Maryland. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast, most often in...

. He is also involved with the promotion's wrestling school.

Early life and career

Kevin Featherstone was born in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 on February 26, 1971, and later moved to Sterling, Virginia
Sterling, Virginia
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. A wrestling fan growing up, he was fan of "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas
Tony Atlas
Anthony White better known by his ring name "Tony Atlas" is an American bodybuilder, powerlifter, and professional wrestler who has held multiple titles and championships in each sport. He is also known by his bodybuilding title, "Mr...

 and Bruiser Brody. He also recalled that he and his friends would play mock battle royal
Battle royal
Battle royal traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing. In recent times the term has been used in a more general sense to refer to any fight involving large numbers of people that are not organized into factions...

s in his backyard after watching wrestling on Saturday nights. Shortly after graduating high school, he became interested in becoming a professional wrestler himself. He followed up on some newspaper and magazine ads and nearly went to a wrestling camp in North Carolina
North Carolina
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 run by Ivan Koloff. After working the late shift at Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
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, Featherstone was watching late night wrestling at a friend's house when he saw a commercial for Max Thrasher's AWF Training Center in Hanover, Pennsylvania
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Hanover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, southwest of York and north-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland.The town is situated in a productive agricultural region. The population was 15,289 at the 2010 census. The borough is served by a 717 area code and the Zip Codes of 17331-34...

.

Thrasher agreed to train him and Featherstone eventually made his professional debut in 1987. He spent the next several years wrestling on and off in various independent promotions
Independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...

 in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast region
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...

, during which time he helped set up rings and other maintenance, until the late 1990s.

2001-2003

In early-2001, a friend of Featherstone's did a brief two-week stint for the National Wrestling League and House of Pain Wrestling Federation
National Wrestling League
The National Wrestling League, headquartered out of Hagerstown, Maryland, was founded by Dick Caricofe in 1988, and has held professional wrestling events throughout the US and overseas in Guam, Saipan, Pohnpei, Hawaiian Islands, Palau, and the Marshall Islands...

 shortly after graduating from Axl Rotten
Axl Rotten
Brian Knighton is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Axl Rotten.-Early years:After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler...

's Bone Breaker Training Center in Baltimore
Baltimore
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. Afterwards, he told Featherstone about its "open door" policy and contacted promoter John Rambo. He was invited into the NWL/HoPWF and, after a period of training, joined the promotion within the year.

In one of his earliest matches for the promotion, Featherstone was disqualified in a wild bout against Johnny Dowe in Ben Salem, Pennsylvania when he hit referee Mike DiMuzio. That same month, he took part in a 4 Way Dance with Master of Disaster, Jake "The Machine" Davis and "Epic" Cashis Carter in Ben Salem on August 28, 2001. While he and Cashis Carter were brawling outside the ring, Master of Disaster ended up winning the match via referee decision. On May 18, 2002, Featherstone faced NWL Heavyweight Champion
NWL Heavyweight Championship
The NWL Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling League promotion. It was created on March 3, 1989, when John Rambo defeated "Russian" Ivan Koloff in Elk Garden, West Virginia. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast, most...

 John Rambo in his first "hardcore wrestling" match
Hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments, using foreign objects that are not normally permitted...

. The ring ropes and corner were wrapped in barbed wire
Barbed wire match
A barbed wire match is one of any number of professional wrestling matches that uses strands of barbed wire in some capacity. Simply using barbed wire in an otherwise regular hardcore match does not make the match a barbed wire match; the barbed wire must be part of the match's design.- No Rope...

 while 20 lumberjacks stood at ringside.

Featherstone won his first title defeating Spazman Brian Anthony for the HoPWF Heavyweight Championship
HoPWF Heavyweight Championship
The HoPWF Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion. It was created on April 8, 1997, when Blackhawk defeated Skank in Hagerstown, Maryland. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast, most often in...

 in Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...

 on October 15, 2002. He held the title for almost 2 months before losing it to Aidean in Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Greencastle is a borough in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,722 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 on December 7, 2002. At the end of the month, he and Spazman Anthony won the NWL Tag Team Championship
NWL Tag Team Championship
The NWL Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in the National Wrestling League promotion. The Brothers Superior defeated The Cream Team in Moorefield, West Virginia in 1989 to become the first champions...

 from The Highwaymen (Leslie Leatherman and Jake "The Machine" Davis) on December 28, 2002, although their alliance lasted a few weeks when Featherstone was forced to surrender the belts back to Leatherman and Davis when Anthony no-showed a scheduled title defense a week later. On February 8, 2003, he and John Rambo unexpectedly ended The Highwaymen's third title reign and defended the titles for over three months until their loss to Leatherman & Flex Fenom on May 24.

That summer, Featherstone regained the heavyweight title from Latin Tornado in Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...

 July 8. He won the title once more from Tank Thomas on August 30, being awarded the belt via forfeit, before finally losing the title to Pirate of the Caribbean in a Dog Collar match on September 6, 2003.

2003-2004

Later that year, he began teaming with Scott Vaughn as Old School. They quickly won the HoPWF Tag Team Championship
HoPWF Tag Team Championship
The HoPWF Tag Team Championship is the top professional wrestling tag team title in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion. It was created on January 20, 1998, when Gutterboy & Randy The Violator defeated Flex Fenom & Shorty Smalls in Hagerstown, Maryland...

 from Snatch Haggis & Shawn Patrick in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania
Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania
Blue Ridge Summit is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Gettysburg in the central part of the state, adjoining Pennsylvania's southern border with Maryland. It is less than 3 miles east of Pen Mar, Maryland...

 October 4. They won a 3 Way Dance against the Rage Brothers and The Slackers (Dino Devine & Chad Bowman) in Newville, Pennsylvania
Newville, Pennsylvania
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 on November 13, 2003. A week later, they won another three-way match against the Rage Brothers and Big New Yorkers in Martinsburg. The show was a charity event which raised over $1,000 for a local autistic boy. They remained undefeated for a record 3 months until an injury suffered by Featherstone caused the two to surrender the titles on January 6, 2004.

Featherstone wrestled in a few single matches during the next few months. He wrestled Professor Egon Ecton and Headshrinker Samu in May and, with Scott Vaughn, defeated Egon Ecton & Pirate of the Caribbean in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania at the end of the month. When their successors, Nikolai Volkoff
Nikolai Volkoff
Josip Nikolai Peruzović , better known by his ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, is a professional wrestler who is best known for his performances for the World Wrestling Federation...

 & Morgus the Maniac
Morgus the Maniac
Morgus the Maniac is an American professional wrestler who has competed on the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern independent promotions including the Eastern Wrestling Alliance, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling League/House of Pain Wrestling Federation and Extreme Championship...

, were stripped as champions for failing to defend the titles within a 60-day period, Old School regained the belts in a tag team match against R.D. Lov’n & Deuce Donnatelli in Hagerstown on July 3, 2004. On June 19, they defeated Egon Ecton & Pirate of the Caribbean in a rematch in Martinsburg. In Old School's corner was legendary manager Johnny Valiant.

While still HoPWF Tag Team Champions, they attempted but failed to win the vacant NWL Tag Team titles from Buzz Stryker & Morgus The Maniac in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Waynesboro is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, located northwest of Baltimore, Maryland, 67 miles southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The population within the borough limits was 9,614 at the 2000 census. When combined with the surrounding...

 on October 9. Becoming involved in the promotion's wrestling school, Featherstone took part in single matches at the Superior Pro Wrestling Training Center in downtown Hagerstown. On December 21, he beat Jeremy Shockey, Hal Litzer and Cowboy Cody Daniels in a 4 Way Dance. At the NWL/HoPWF 2004 Year End Award Show, Feathersone defeated Cody Daniels in a singles match.

That same month, Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...

 guitarist Dimebag Darrell
Dimebag Darrell
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 was killed by a crazed fan for allegedly causing the band's breakup. A longtime heavy metal
Heavy metal music
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 fan, Featherstone grew his trademark beard in tribute of his passing.

2005

On January 11, 2005, Featherstone won a battle royal. That same night, he lost to Shorty Smalls in a submission match when Smalls caught him in a sleeper hold
Sleeper hold
A sleeper hold may refer to:*A type of Chokehold*A pre-MMA term for a version of the rear naked choke used in professional wrestling matches...

. A month later, he and Deuce Donnatelli fought to a time limit draw in Hagerstown on February 1. On March 19, he and Scott Vaughn lost the HoPWF Tag Team Championship to The Super Destroyers
The Super Destroyers
The Super Destroyers is a Professional wrestling Tag team consisting of Doug Stahl and A.J. Petrucci. They both currently perform on Independent circuit and they are best known for their stint in NWA Eastern Championship Wrestling where they were the first-ever and longest reigning tag team...

 (A.J. Petrucci
A.J. Petrucci
A. J. Petrucci is an American professional wrestler. He was one half of the Extreme Championship Wrestling tag team The Super Destroyers as Super Destroyer #1 with his partner Doug Stahl, who was known as Super Destroyer #2....

 & Doug Stahl
Doug Stahl
Douglas E. Stahl is an American professional wrestler who currently works in the Independent circuit as one half of the masked Tag team known as The Super Destroyers...

) in Newville, Pennsylvania. They failed to defeat them in a rematch on April 2.

On August 9, Featherstone and Vaughn were guests on a special edition of Mike Trash's Trash Talking Radio Show. Guest hosting the show was then NWL Cruiserweight Champion
NWL Cruiserweight Championship
The NWL Cruiserweight Championship is the top professional wrestling Cruiserweight title in the National Wrestling League promotion. It was created on December 13, 1997, when Fumar defeated Shorty Smalls in Moorefield, West Virginia to become the first champion...

 "Jackpot" Jimmy Jessup. Both Featherstone and his partner discussed their careers and promoted an upcoming NWL show in Newville which included Johnny Valliant in a one-man comedy show about his wrestling career. Featherstone also partly did a live broadcast from the NWL/HoPWF event he was at and, during the course of the interview, informed Jessup that he'd been stripped of his title for not appearing at the show.

Five months after losing the HoPWF belts, they beat NWL Tag Team Champions The Goodfellos (Shorty Smalls & Deuce Donnatelli) for the titles in Waynesboro on September 10. When Scott Vaughn was unable to appear for a show in Hagerstown three days later, the titles were awarded to Shorty Smalls & Doken. However, they quickly regained the titles within the week. They would hold onto the titles until November 19, 2005, when they were defeated by then HoPWF Tag Team Champions The Goodfellos in a 3 Way Dance with John Rambo & Headshrinker Samu in Newville.

2006

On February 24, 2006, the NWL Tag Team Championship was vacated when Crucial Impact (Doken & Harlen Kano) failed to appear for a scheduled title defence in Hagerstown. The vacant titles were put up in a match between Old School and The A-Team (Gutterboy & Jerkface). Although they lost the match, they won the titles after they were vacated two months later. They defeated not only Crucial Impact but The Latin Connection (Fumar & Latin Lover) and Brooklyn Panther & "Pretty Boy" Chris Cline in a Fatal Four Way match to win the vacant title in Martinsburg on April 29, 2006. Earlier that month, he and Shorty Smalls lost to Brooklyn Panther & Chris Cline in a match for the vacant HoPWF Tag Team Championship.

Old School lost the titles to Wild Boyz ("Pretty Boy" Chris Cline & "Wild Man" Robbie Paige) in Martinsburg on July 15, 2006. Later that year, Featherstone teamed with Corey Bush to beat Harlen Kano & Viper at a show for International Championship Wrestling's "Collision Course" held at the Barber Fitness Center in Quantico Marine Base, Virginia
Marine Corps Base Quantico
Marine Corps Base Quantico, sometimes abbreviated MCB Quantico, is a major United States Marine Corps training base located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly in southern Prince William County, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County...

 on September 13, 2006. Theirs was the opening match for a card featuring Virgil
Mike Jones (wrestler)
Mike Jones is an American professional wrestler, who most recently performed for World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Virgil, where he appeared on its Raw brand as Ted DiBiase, Jr.'s personal assistant...

, Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown
Doink the Clown is a professional wrestling gimmick, originally used by Matt Osborne in the World Wrestling Federation from 1993 to 1995. Since Osborne's departure from the WWF, the character has been played by several wrestlers, primarily on the independent circuit, as well as in sporadic special...

, Norman Smiley
Norman Smiley
Norman Anthony Smiley is a British professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling...

, Disco Inferno
Disco Inferno
Disco Inferno is a song by The Trammps.Disco Inferno can also refer to:* Disco Inferno , a 1976 disco album recorded by The Trammps featuring the song* Disco Inferno , a band formed in the late 1980s...

, Kip James and Rick Steiner
Rick Steiner
Robert Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Rick Steiner.Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling, where he was an eight time World Tag Team Champion...

.

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves

    • Big Boot
    • Piledriver

  • Managers
    Manager (professional wrestling)
    In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...

    • Johnny Valiant

Championships and accomplishments

  • House of Pain Wrestling Federation
    • HoPWF Heavyweight Championship
      HoPWF Heavyweight Championship
      The HoPWF Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion. It was created on April 8, 1997, when Blackhawk defeated Skank in Hagerstown, Maryland. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast, most often in...

       (3 times)
    • HoPWF Tag Team Championship
      HoPWF Tag Team Championship
      The HoPWF Tag Team Championship is the top professional wrestling tag team title in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion. It was created on January 20, 1998, when Gutterboy & Randy The Violator defeated Flex Fenom & Shorty Smalls in Hagerstown, Maryland...

       (2 times) - with Scott Vaughn

  • National Wrestling League
    National Wrestling League
    The National Wrestling League, headquartered out of Hagerstown, Maryland, was founded by Dick Caricofe in 1988, and has held professional wrestling events throughout the US and overseas in Guam, Saipan, Pohnpei, Hawaiian Islands, Palau, and the Marshall Islands...

    • NWL Tag Team Championship
      NWL Tag Team Championship
      The NWL Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship in the National Wrestling League promotion. The Brothers Superior defeated The Cream Team in Moorefield, West Virginia in 1989 to become the first champions...

       (5 times) - with Spazman Anthony (1), John Rambo (1) and Scott Vaughn (3)

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