Raymond Kessler (born 1954) is a Haitian retired professional wrestler, who has dwarfism, and wrestled under the name Haiti Kid in the World Wrestling Federation.
| Haiti Kid | |
|---|---|
 Haiti Kid in 2009 | |
| Birth name | Raymond Kessler |
| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) New York City, U.S. |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Haiti Kid Raymond Kessler Tahitian Kid Tahiti Kid |
| Billed weight | 101 lb (46 kg) |
| Billed from | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Debut | 1971 |
| Retired | 1994 |
Professional wrestling career
editHe started his career in the WWWF as a babyface in 1971, teaming up with Sonny Boy Hayes, Joey Russell, Little Beaver and Sky Low Low. Over the years, he fought in many promotions throughout North America. They included Stampede, AWA, NWA, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Portland Wrestling and MACW.
On February 25, 1984, Haiti Kid appeared on an episode of WWF All-Star Wrestling teaming with Tiger Jackson to defeat Dana Carpenter and Poncho Boy. He appeared in Mr. T's corner at WrestleMania 2 in his match against Rowdy Roddy Piper.[1] He also competed at WrestleMania III in a mixed tag team match with Hillbilly Jim and Little Beaver against King Kong Bundy, Little Tokyo and Lord Littlebrook.[2][3]
In 1993, he feuded with Butch Cassidy in Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council. A year later he retired from the sport.
He was homeless in New York City for a while. On May 4, 2001 it was reported that Haiti Kid died but it was a false death.[citation needed]
Other media
editHe appeared in the comedy film Penitentiary III.
References
edit- ^ "WrestleMania 2 official results". WWE. Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "WrestleMania III Results". WWE. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ^ Powell, John. "Steamboat - Savage rule WrestleMania 3". SLAM Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
External links
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- Raymond Kessler at IMDb
- Haiti Kid's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database