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Teacher probed for moonlighting as Nazi-themed wrestler

A veteran teacher in Pennsylvania is under investigation after being exposed as an amateur wrestler who uses Nazi salutes while performing under the stage name “Blitzkrieg the German Juggernaut.”

Kevin Bean, a 36-year-old teacher at Spring-Ford Intermediate School, moonlights as anti-Semitic heel for the World Wide Wrestling Alliance, usually waving a German Iron Cross flag and making Nazi salutes while entering the ring, The Blast reported Friday.

But Dino Sanna, the organization’s owner, told the website that Bean’s shtick is merely a “gimmick,” claiming that he’s not a “hateful person” but rather a religious man whose students turn out in droves to support him.

“Everyone has a gimmick, it’s wrestling,” Sanna told the website, adding that he’s never received a complaint about the wrestler.





School officials, however, second-guessed their association with Bean after a wrestling website, Pro Wrestling Sheet, tweeted a video of him entering an arena as his character, Blitzkrieg.

“Watching the guy do nazi salutes on his way to the ring sheer him on like a good guy is terrifying,” the website’s founder, Ryan Satin, tweeted last week.

In a statement to The Post, school officials confirmed early Tuesday that they’re aware of the video and that an internal investigation was ongoing.

“The actions portrayed in this video do not represent the core values of the school district,” the statement read. “As an educational organization, we pride ourselves in providing a safe and nurturing learning environment.”

School officials declined further comment, characterizing the probe as a personnel matter.

Bean, of Boyertown, has been employed by the district since 2004, according to its website. Attempts to reach him have been unsuccessful, the Mercury reports. Bean is listed on WWWA’s website as one of its “superstars,” alongside performers named “King Blackie,” “Slayer” and “Roadblock.”





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