Kenneth George Doane (born March 16, 1986)
is an American
professional wrestler best known for his time with
World Wrestling Entertainment where he wrestled on its
Raw and
SmackDown brands under the
ring name Kenny Dykstra.
[Kenny Dykstra at WWE.com]
Professional wrestling career
Early career
Doane made his professional wrestling debut in 2001 at the age of fifteen.
[Kenny Dykstra at OwW] He started his professional wrestling career in the
New England area under the
name "Broadway" Kenn Phoenix.
[PWF title history and New England Championship Wrestling] He was later trained by professional wrestler and trainer
Killer Kowalski.
After being contacted by
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), he was asked to make appearances for their developmental territory
Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW). Doane made his first national television appearance in WWE at the age of 17 on the May 12, 2003 episode of
WWE Raw as Ken Phoenix. Along with his brother, Mike Phoenix, he was a participant in
Rodney Mack's ongoing "5-Minute White Boy Challenge" where Mack defeated Caucasian wrestlers in under 5 minutes. Mack defeated the pair in 1:31, forcing them both to submit to his new
Blackout finishing hold.
[CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - WWE RAW Report - May 12, 03] He made another appearance, losing to
Lance Storm on an episode of
Sunday Night Heat before being officially signed to a developmental deal and to OVW full time on June 4, 2004.
World Wrestling Entertainment (2006–2008)
Raw (2006–2007)
After two years in OVW, where he won the
Television Championship,
Doane debuted on
Raw as a member of the
Spirit Squad.
The Squad became closely associated with
The McMahons and feuded with
DX,
and
Ric Flair.
Kenny and
Mikey won the
World Tag Team Championship on the Raw after
WrestleMania 22 from
Kane and
The Big Show.
Under the
Freebird Rule, any combination of the 5 members could defend the titles. They held the titles for 216 days until they lost them to Flair and
Roddy Piper at
Cyber Sunday.
