Kevin Burns grew up in Canada and decided he wanted to become a wrestler after seeing it on TV. His father tried to prevent him as he wanted him to take over the Family's duvet business. He then began becoming more rebellious and started experimenting with drugs. As a 14 year old he made national headlines when he was wrestling accident. During a college wrestling match he accidently broke his opponents neck who tragically died. The victims parents tried to take legal action against Burns but it was proved to be an accident. Burns would then be nicknamed “The Killer”, a name he would later embrace.