Kevin Noiseux was born in Quebec and is better known in the pro wrestling circles as Kevin Steen. He started his career in Combat Zone Wrestling in 2004 losing a Fatal Four Way match. He would make appearances with company and even won the CZW Ironman Championship from Franky the Mobster. He held the titles for 364 days before finally losing the title. He would also go to Pro Wrestling Guerrilla he beat AJ Styles for the PWG Championship in August 2005 and holding the titles for four months before losing to Joey Ryan in. Steen and El Generico won the PWG Tag Team titles twice while in PWG.

After going to Ring of Honor, he and El Generico teamed up to lose to the Briscoe Brothers. They would feud with the Briscoes for the next few months winning only one match against in a Boston Street Fight. Steen also faced ROH World Champion Nigel McGuiness for the titles but came up short. In September 2008, Steen and El Generico finally won the ROH Tag Team Championship from the Age of the Fall but lost the titles in April 2009. After losing a match against The Young Bucks in December 2009, Steen turned hell and attacked Generico.