Corporal Kirchner Autographs
Michael James Penzel (September 7, 1957 – December 22, 2021) was an American professional wrestler and United States Army paratrooper. He was best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Corporal Kirchner in the mid-1980s, as well as his appearances in Japan for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, W*ING, International Wrestling Association Japan, and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling under the ring name Leatherface.
Penzel was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 7, 1957. He enlisted in the United States Army as a teenager, becoming a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. He left the Army in his early twenties.
While working as a mechanic and bouncer in Minnesota, Penzel met professional wrestler Hulk Hogan in a gym. Hogan introduced him to American Wrestling Association promoter Verne Gagne, who sent him to his professional wrestling school.
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Traded items with a signature of Corporal Kirchner
The most expensive item with a signature of Corporal Kirchner (2018 leaf legends of wrestling Corporal Kirchner 1/25 Autographed Card WWE WWF) was sold in March 2025 for $100.00 while the cheapest item (CORPORAL KIRCHNER ECW WCW WWE WWF SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8x10 PHOTO 2aa) found a new owner for $2.99 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (5) was December 2021 with an average selling price of $12.99 for an autographed item of Corporal Kirchner. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.99 was December 2020. In average, an autographed item from Corporal Kirchner is worth $15.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Corporal Kirchner were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2016 Leaf Signature History of Wrestling WWE Corporal Kirchner 1/1 Cut Auto | $99.99 |  |
| 2018 leaf legends of wrestling Corporal Kirchner 1/25 Autographed Card WWE WWF | $100.00 | |
| 2018 Leaf Legends Of Wrestling Corporal Kirchner Autograph Card Auto WWF WWE | $37.50 | |
| 2018 LEAF LEGENDS OF WRESTLING CORPORAL KIRCHNER LW-CK1 AUTOGRAPH AUTO SILVER 25 | $17.99 | |
| 2018 Leaf Wrestling Corporal Kirchner auto Signature series #LW-CK1 | $21.50 | |
| Corporal Kirchner 11x17 Signed Auto Autograph Photo COA | $39.99 | |
| Corporal Kirchner 2018 Leaf Legends Of Wrestling #LW-CK1 Gold Autograph #/10 | $50.00 | |
| Corporal Kirchner Autograph Trading Card WWE WWF ECW AEW Deceased | $22.00 | |
| Corporal Kirchner signed 11x17 Photo | $66.00 | |
| Corporal Kirchner Signed 8x10 Wwe WWF | $57.00 | |
| WWE CORPORAL KIRCHNER Autographed 8x10 WWE Pic1 | $12.99 | |
| WWE CORPORAL KIRCHNER Autographed 8x10 WWE Pic2 | $12.99 | |
| WWE CORPORAL KIRCHNER Autographed 8x10 WWE Pic3 | $12.99 | |
| WWE CORPORAL KIRCHNER Autographed 8x10 WWE Pic3 | $9.99 | |
| WWE CORPORAL KIRCHNER Autographed 8x10 WWE Pic3 | $9.99 | |
