Kenny Dykstra
Kenneth George Doane (born March 16, 1986) is an American retired professional wrestler signed to WWE as a producer and as a trainer at the WWE Performance Center. During his past time in WWE, he was known as Kenny Dykstra and Kenny as a member of The Spirit Squad. Outside of WWE, his most significant appearance in a major promotion was for Major League Wrestling (MLW) in a tag team with Squad member Mike Mondo during 2019.
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| Birth name | Kenneth George Doane |
| Born | March 16, 1986 Southbridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Nichols College |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ken Doane Kenn Doane Kenny Kenny Dykstra "Simply" Stan Shooter |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (100 kg) |
| Billed from | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski Ohio Valley Wrestling |
| Debut | 2001 |
| Retired | April 20, 2021 |
Doane was trained by Killer Kowalski and made his wrestling debut at the age of fifteen in 2001. He began working for Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), per WWE request. In May 2003, Doane made his WWE television debut as "Ken Phoenix". During his time in OVW, he won the Television Championship once. After losing the title, Doane became part of The Spirit Squad faction. The team debuted on Raw in January 2006 and won the World Tag Team Championship three months later.
Following the Spirit Squad's dissolution, he began working as "Kenny Dykstra", before being released from his WWE contract in November 2008. He later began working on the independent circuit, wrestling for promotions including Dragon Gate USA and Evolve.
Doane would end up working as a WWE producer and would coach on the side in early 2021.