Kevin Rouser

Kevin Rouser (born 1966) was a wrestler and federation president who is best known for his work at the World Revolutionary Wrestling Federation

Born in the United Kingdom, Rouser is thought to have had a privileged upbringing and attended King Edward VI Grammar School in Louth. It was there where he took business studies and learnt how to successfully run a business. Rouser then took a degree in business at the University of Portsmouth. When he left University he became a directory a small federation called RWF and directed the federation from behind the scenes. However, when this federation decided to merge with the WRWF he was forced to take a more direct approach to running the combined federation as he ousted John Warren from his job and took over as president.

While president of the WRWF, Kevin Rouser was originally unpopular as some of the wrestlers revolted and left. This left the WRWF in disarray but Rouser turned the federation around by hiring the likes of Joe Leonard and The Sure Short. The federation began to boom but wrestlers took pleasure in trying to humiliate him. Rouser made several attempts to fight them himself but he was not a fully trained wrestler and struggled to compete with them. This prompted Rouser to rehire Gaf to sort them out. Gaf’s stay may have been short but it rejuvenated the federation and in hindsight is seen as a stroke of genius by Rouser. Rouser’s second pinnacle moment came when he hired Robert Vallant as vice president, together they helped steer the WRWF into its most successful period. However, in 2003 Rouser suffered personal problems and Robert Vallant left to wrestle for another federation. Despite, his attempts to hire a stand in president the WRWF folded and Rouser’s hard work was lost.