Leatherface Michael Kirchner ( September 7 , 1957 ) is an American former professional wrestler best known by his ring names Corporal Kirchner and Leatherface . Career . World Wrestling Federation . Early in his career , Kirchner adopted the ring name " Corporal Kirchner " and used a militaristic gimmick . He is known in North America for his brief feud with Nikolai Volkoff in the in the World Wrestling Federation in 1986 , which included a victory over Volkoff at WrestleMania 2 in a Flag Match . He was considered one of the toughest men in the WWF at the time and as a result , his career suffered because many wrestlers were afraid to work with him . He was suspended by the WWF for testing positive for drug use in 1987 . When his suspension ended , he declined to return and left the company . In 2001 , Kirchner was announced as a participant in the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania X - Seven . The WWF went as far as to picture him in a graphic on WWF . com promoting the match , yet Kirchner was removed weeks before the event . Japan . Following his dismissal from the WWF , he made a successful wrestling career for himself in Japan as he created the ring name and gimmick of " Leatherface " and tied it in with the villain of the same name from the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . He originally wrestled for Victor Quinones ' W * ING promotion and was considered by many to be the toughest hardcore wrestler in W * ING . However , Kirchner was later arrested and jailed for six months following an attempted assault by a fan , which left the fan with severe facial injuries . During his brief time in jail , the Leatherface character that Kirchner created was given to another wrestler , Rick Patterson , who eventually left W * ING and went to International Wrestling Association of Japan . During a subsequent match in the IWA that the new Leatherface competed in , the original Leatherface ( Kirchner ) appeared in the crowd . This set up the team of the Leatherfaces , which lasted for only one match and was intended as a transition of the character away from Patterson . On December 13 , 1994 , the Leatherfaces faced two popular wrestlers , Shoji Nakamaki and Hiroshi Ono in a Double Hell Deathmatch where a Bed of Nails was used . In a match that would become a classic within hardcore wrestling , Kirchner broke kayfabe after the match and ripped off a piece of the bed of nails , placed it on Ono ' s throat and then executed a leg drop onto the patch of nails . He then powerbombed Ono onto the bed of nails . Kirchner afterward left the IWA , with the promotion claiming that he was fired in an attempt to salvage Ono ' s destroyed reputation . Kirchner then left for Frontier Martial - Arts Wrestling . Using a modified version of his Leatherface gimmick , he debuted for the promotion under the name " Super Leather " and later formed a tag team with Chris Romero . The team proved to be successful , as they managed to score wins over popular and well - known tag teams including Jado and Gedo , and Masato Tanaka and Iko Kuroda . By 2002 , Kirchner retired from wrestling . Return to wrestling . On March 24 , 2007 , Kirchner revived his " Super Leather " persona for his first match since 2002 . In his return match , he wrestled against Raven at the New Alhambra Arena , best known for being the " home " of Extreme Championship Wrestling . Most recently , Kirchner returned as " Leatherface " for a tour for the Insane Clown Posse ' s Tempest Release Party . Since the tour , he has begun wrestling regularly for ICP ' s promotion Juggalo Championship Wrestling under his Leatherface ring name .