Simon and Swinger
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Simon Diamond
and Johnny Swinger were a professional wrestling
tag team
most notably seen in Extreme Championship Wrestling
and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
. During their time in ECW, they were managed by Dawn Marie Psaltis
. The duo have won both the NWA World Tag Team Championship
and the MPW Tag Team Championship.
(ECW) in 2000. On December 3 2000 at the Massacre on 34th Street
pay-per-view, Dawn Marie
announced that she would become the manager of the winner of the opening match pitting Simon Diamond
and Swinger against Christian York
and Joey Matthews
. Although York and Matthews won the bout, Psaltis opted to join forces with Simon and Swinger. The trio stayed together until ECW declared bankruptcy
in April 2001.
in November 2001. They also became Maximum Pro Wrestling
(MPW) Tag Team Champions in September 2003 by defeating The Black Hearts.
in 2003 as part of the New York Connection. They won the NWA World Tag Team Championship
by defeating America's Most Wanted
. In September 2003, Swinger was replaced temporarily by David Young
, due to Swinger's emergency appendectomy. The team was managed by fellow NYC-member Glenn Gilbertti. In early 2004, Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger began feuding with each other, ultimately leading to the breakup of the team.
On August 8, 2010, The Team of Swinger and Diamond returend to the ring at Hardcore Justice PPV ( ECW reunion show ). At the event Swinger, Simon Diamond and Kid Kash were defeated by Little Guido, Tony Luke and Tracy Smothers
of the Full Blooded Italians
in a six man tag team match.
Pat Kenney
Patrick Joseph Michael "Pat" Kenney , known also by his ring name, Simon Diamond, is a retired American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent...
and Johnny Swinger were a professional wrestling
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
tag team
Tag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
most notably seen in Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
. During their time in ECW, they were managed by Dawn Marie Psaltis
Dawn Marie Psaltis
Dawn Marie Psaltis is an American former professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment under her ring name Dawn Marie, where she was a WWE...
. The duo have won both the NWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA World Tag Team Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
and the MPW Tag Team Championship.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
The team made their debut in Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
(ECW) in 2000. On December 3 2000 at the Massacre on 34th Street
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
ECW Massacre on 34th Street was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from Extreme Championship Wrestling, and was the second to last PPV from ECW before the promotion folded. It took place on December 3, 2000 from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York....
pay-per-view, Dawn Marie
Dawn Marie Psaltis
Dawn Marie Psaltis is an American former professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment under her ring name Dawn Marie, where she was a WWE...
announced that she would become the manager of the winner of the opening match pitting Simon Diamond
Pat Kenney
Patrick Joseph Michael "Pat" Kenney , known also by his ring name, Simon Diamond, is a retired American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent...
and Swinger against Christian York
Christian York
Jason Spence is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Christian York.-York and Matthews:...
and Joey Matthews
Adam Birch
Adam Birch is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment , and training in WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling, as Joey Mercury...
. Although York and Matthews won the bout, Psaltis opted to join forces with Simon and Swinger. The trio stayed together until ECW declared bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
in April 2001.
Independent circuit
Following ECW, they moved on to the independent circuit. They appeared, alongside Dawn Marie, at the short lived X Wrestling FederationX Wrestling Federation
Xtreme Wrestling Federation was an American professional wrestling promotion. The organization's heyday was from early November of 2001 to late February of 2002. Its birth coincided with the World Wrestling Federation's acquisition of AOL Time Warner's World Championship Wrestling. XWF's slogan...
in November 2001. They also became Maximum Pro Wrestling
Maximum Pro Wrestling
Maximum Pro Wrestling is a Canadian independent professional wrestling organization, founded in 2010 with the merger of Scott D'Amore's Border City Wrestling out of Windsor, Ontario and BSE Pro Wrestling out of Toronto, Ontario.-History:...
(MPW) Tag Team Champions in September 2003 by defeating The Black Hearts.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
The team briefly reappeared in Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
in 2003 as part of the New York Connection. They won the NWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA World Tag Team Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
by defeating America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted (professional wrestling)
America's Most Wanted was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of "Wildcat" Chris Harris and "Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm, who competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
. In September 2003, Swinger was replaced temporarily by David Young
David Young (wrestler)
David Williams , better known by his ring name, David Young, is an American professional wrestler. Though he has mainly appeared with NWA Wildside and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Young has also competed for Ring of Honor, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and ZERO-ONE...
, due to Swinger's emergency appendectomy. The team was managed by fellow NYC-member Glenn Gilbertti. In early 2004, Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger began feuding with each other, ultimately leading to the breakup of the team.
On August 8, 2010, The Team of Swinger and Diamond returend to the ring at Hardcore Justice PPV ( ECW reunion show ). At the event Swinger, Simon Diamond and Kid Kash were defeated by Little Guido, Tony Luke and Tracy Smothers
Tracy Smothers
Tracy Smothers is an American professional wrestler.-Early career:Tracy started his career in the Memphis promotion on Saturday morning TV. Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers started teaming as The Southern Boys in Florida Championship Wrestling in 1987 where they feuded with The New Breed...
of the Full Blooded Italians
Full Blooded Italians
The Full Blooded Italians is a professional wrestling stable and tag team that wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s and for World Wrestling Entertainment during the mid-2000s.-Extreme Championship Wrestling:...
in a six man tag team match.
In wrestling
- Double-team finishing moves
- Problem Solver (Flapjack DDT)
- ManagersManager (professional wrestling)In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
- Dawn MarieDawn Marie PsaltisDawn Marie Psaltis is an American former professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and the SmackDown! brand of World Wrestling Entertainment under her ring name Dawn Marie, where she was a WWE...
- Glenn Gilbertti
- Dawn Marie
Championships and accomplishments
- Maximum Pro Wrestling
- MPW Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- Total Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action WrestlingTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
- NWA World Tag Team ChampionshipNWA World Tag Team ChampionshipThe National Wrestling Alliance World Tag Team Championship is the professional wrestling world tag team championship within the NWA framework.-History:...
(1 time)
External links
- Profile at Online World of Wrestling