Christopher Keith Irvine akaberekerwa muManhasset, New York, musi waNovember 9, 1970, mwanakomana wevaviri veCanada. Iye ndewekubva kuScotland. Baba vake, mutambi wehockey yechando Ted Irvine, vaitamba kuNew York Rangers panguva yekuzvarwa kwake. Baba vake pavakasiya basa, mhuri yakadzokera kuWinnipeg, Manitoba, uko Irvine akakurira. Kufarira kwaIrvine mukurwira kwehunyanzvi kwakatanga paakatanga kuona zviitiko zveAmerican Wrestling Association (AWA) zvaiitika kuWinnipeg Arena nemhuri yake, uye chishuwo chake chekuva murwi wehunyanzvi pachake chakatanga paakaona mifananidzo yaOwen Hart, akazoonekwa neStampede Wrestling, achiita mafambiro akasiyana-siyana.
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