Buzz Sawyer trained him for wrestling in 1988. He worked as a jobber under the names "Kenny Wayne" and "Vince Torelli". Here's how his first WWF stint ended supposedly:
Then I found this bit about how he got involved with shootfighting:
Jean Paul LeVesque vs. Steven Regal.
Student vs. Teacher.
If they would have did this instead of Ice Train vs. Ron Simmons in 1994, it would have been MONEY.