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Thomas Spear/Corporal Kirchner Passes; Source: wwe.com
Topic Started: Oct 19 2006, 09:23 PM (104 Views)
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Former WWE Superstar Thomas Spear, professionally known as Corporal Kirchner, passed away of natural causes Sunday in his home in White Marsh, Md. He is survived by his two sons, daughter and step-daughter, as well as two grandchildren.

A Vietnam veteran, Kirchner is known for defending his country in the ring as well as out. He is not only revered as one of sports-entertainment’s toughest competitors, but also one of its greatest patriots.

In the early 1980s, Kirchner was a close protégé of another patriot, former WWE Champion and Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter. Perhaps one of Kirchner’s most celebrated victories took place at WrestleMania 2 where he defeated WWE Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff in a Flag Match. See Kirchner in action in the Flag Match from WrestleMania 2.


Never saw him in action but that is sad news.

Managed to get this off WWE.COM but it has disapeared off of the front page, it was under the Cena subway bit.
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Well... he ain't dead yet.

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Canada's SLAM Sports! website is reporting that former WWF star Corporal Mike Kirchner is actually alive and well. It appears as though that it was some sort of mistake on the part of WWE.com, who originally broke the news on his "death." SLAM Sports! was somehow able to get in contact with Kirchner and get his thoughts regarding the matter.

Kirchner said, "I'm still alive and well, and thanks for everybody's concern. I'm doing well, and I'm happy and life is good." Kirchner currently drives a truck for a company called TMC all across the country. When he heard about his "death", he was actually in Connecticut, the home state of WWE. He was tempted to drive to WWE headquarters in Stamford, and say, "Guess what guys? I'm still around."

Also, according to the article, his real name is Michael Kirchner, not Thomas Spear - the real name WWE.com referred to him as in their report. The Thomas Spear who died at his home in White Marsh, Md. on Sunday is a mystery to the Corporal. Kirchner said, "Even back in the day, I'm thinking, 'Tom Spear, Tom Spear.' I don't recall the name Tom Spear."


And I recall a similar case in my country to a former president of my country being claimed dead, then it turned out to be a mistake and not much ago, he died.

Anyways, Kirchner's still alive. Probably that's why WWE.com removed the article of his death.
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