Kenny Casanova

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Kenneth Bevan, born in May 1972, is a professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager under the ring name Kenny Casanova.

Kenny Casanova acted as a wrestling manager (persona/talent/character) for many many international names. The two biggest names he is connected to are King Kong Bundy and Nikolai Volkoff. Others including Demolition, HC Loc aka Matt Knowles, Rocco Rock, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, and Nikolai Volkoff. Casanova has had extensive pro wrestling feuds with The Patriot, Primo Carnera III, and Jeff Starr. (References www.kingkingbundy.com and RFvideo.com)

Before becoming a pro wrestling personality, as a high school student in the spring of 1988, Kenny Casanova sold tickets and helped coordinate backstage for a wrestling promotion called WWWF. This initial experience was for an MS Fundraiser Show, put together by the legendary wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano.

Kenny Casanova's national professional wrestling career began initially as a ring announcer for World Wrestling Federation in the summer of 1994. (See Wham Bam and Body Slams VHS Video Tape Coliseum Home Video 1994.) He appeared on WWF SUperstars of Wrestling and WWF All American Wrestling.

In the fall of 1994, Casanova attended a professional wrestling school in Elmira, New York with [Ring Of Honor] wrestler HC Loc, Matt knowles as a trainer. Casanova trained under T.C. Reynolds aka Doink The Clown every weekend for the course of fifteen months. He also trained under Bam Bam Bigelow, Tom Brandi, and Superfly Jimmy Snuka. Training in that class were other professional wrestlers of note including Matt Knowles (HC Loc), Thornn aka Sweet Pete Waters, "Hotbod" Todd Taylor, and "Danger" Dave DeJohn. (Reference www.obsessedwithwrestling.com and www.onlineworldofwrestling.com and PWI Magazine issues below.)

In the fall of 1995, Kenny Casanova managed and wrestled in his first team called "Damage Inc" (Danger Dave DeJohn and Hazard. He led Danger & Hazard to the USWF Tag Team Titles. managed "The Hollywood Escort" Sweet Pete Waters a.k.a Thornn, "Moleman" Chris Maxon aka. Papa Chill, HC Loc, The Milwaukee Mauler, King Kahlua and Salvatore Sincere aka Tom Brandi.

Kenny started with USWF then left for a rival promotion called NBW, New Breed Wrestling in 1997 and then went on to wrestle for WWA wrestling, NEW wrestling, World Of Hurt Wrestling, TSW in VT and many other independents in the North East wrestling scene.