Johnny Swinger
Johnny Swinger | |
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Birth name | Joseph Dorgan |
Born | [1] Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.[2] | July 3, 1975
Family | Tony Parisi (uncle) |
Website | http://swingtimewrestling.com |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Swing Man Johnny Hollywood Swinger[2] Johnny Paradise[2] Johnny Parisi[1] Johnny Swinger[2] Swinger[2] |
Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Long Island, New York[1] |
Trained by | Ron Hutchinson[3] Sweet Daddy Siki[1] |
Debut | 1993[2] |
Joseph Dorgan[3] (born July 3, 1975) is an American professional wrestler currently under contract to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), using the ring name Johnny Swinger. Dorgan is also known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling under the Johnny Swinger name (sometimes shortened to simply Swinger) and with World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny Parisi.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1993–1995)
After training in
World Championship Wrestling (1995)
Dorgan received his first national exposure when he appeared on
World Wrestling Federation (1995)
Eleven days later, Dorgan would work for the
Cleveland All Pro Wrestling (1996)
In April 1996, Dorgan joined Cleveland All Pro Wrestling, an independent promotion run by JT Lightning.[8] He made his debut on April 13, 1996 at the CAPW Spring Slam, winning a battle royal and later challenging unsuccessfully for the vacated CAPW Junior Heavyweight Championship against Steve Nixon.[9] On June 16 he defeated Bobby Blayze to win the CAPW North American Heavyweight Championship.[10]
World Championship Wrestling (1996–1999)
Swinger returned to World Championship Wrestling on May 26,1997 losing to the Giant in a three versus one match. Also on December 12, he wrestled
Extreme Championship Wrestling (2000–2001)
Swinger joined ECW in 2000. He was placed in a
Return to WCW (2001)
Swinger returned to WCW for one week for the
Border City Wrestling (2001–2002)
Following the closure of WCW, Swinger moved to
and captured the BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship.Swinger remained champion for the remainder of 2001 and through all of 2002, defending the title against
World Wrestling All-Stars (2003)
Swinger had a brief stint in the earlier part of 2003 in the World Wrestling All-Stars promotion. The promotion featured primarily talents known from other wrestling promotions, boasting talents such as Bret Hart, Sting, Lex Luger, Jeff Jarrett, and others. Swinger's highest profile match in the promotion came on May 23, 2003, when he faced Chris Sabin, Frankie Kazarian, and Jerry Lynn in an inter-promotional match for the WWA International Cruiserweight and NWA-TNA X-Division Championships. Swinger also appeared and was victorious on World Wrestling All Stars International card "Retribution" in Glasgow Scotland, teaming with Buff "The Stuff" Bagwell to defeat Norman Smiley and Malice.
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2002–2005)
On July 24, 2002, Simon Diamond and Swinger debuted as a team in
World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2006)
Dorgan signed a developmental deal with
In September 2005, Parisi was sent to Deep South Wrestling wrestling there for two months while also wrestling on Sunday Night Heat, until being taken off of television in November due to an injury. He came back in December 2005, but was sent back to DSW. He worked two more Heat matches for WWE in February 2006, losing competitively to Chavo Guerrero and Kane. He was released on June 29, 2006.
Return to the independent circuit (2006–2019)
After being released from the WWE he went back to wrestling on the
He returned to WWE to face
On July 29, 2010, it was confirmed that Swinger would take part in TNA's ECW reunion show
In 2011, Johnny Swinger continued success for Peachstate Wrestling Alliance in Georgia, feuding with Bill the Butcher, Ultimate Dragon, and others. Swinger continues to be one of the most popular babyfaces in the organization, despite spending the majority of his career as a heel. He is also currently training pro wrestlers and hopefuls with
In 2017, Johnny Swinger started to co-host The Raven Effect podcast on Podcast One with fellow pro wrestler
Return to Impact Wrestling / TNA (2019–present)
In 2019, Swinger re-signed with TNA, now known as
On the July 28 episode of
In early 2021, Swinger established "Swinger's Palace", an underground
In 2022, with Impact resuming full time touring and no longer having a set location for Swinger's Palace, Swinger switched his focus to being a mentor for Zicky Dice, training him as part of his "Swinger's Dungeon" wrestling school.
Personal life
Dorgan is the nephew of wrestler Tony Parisi, who died from an aneurysm on August 19, 2000, at the age of 59.
Dorgan and his wife, Meghan, have two daughters and one son.[30]
Championships and accomplishments
- American Premier Wrestling
- APW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Antonio[31]
- Border City Wrestling
- BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[1]
- BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Scotty Summers[32] and Otis Apollo[1][33]
- Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
- CAPW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Elite Wrestling Federation
- EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)[1] – with Scott D'Amore
- Georgia Championship Wrestling / Great Championship Wrestling
- Lariato Pro Wrestling
- W4CC Championship (1 time, current)[34]
- Maximum Pro Wrestling
- MXPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Simon Diamond[35]
- MXPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with
- Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- MACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[36]
- MACW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Motor City Wrestling
- MCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Johnny Paradise[32]
- NWA Main Event
- Peachstate Wrestling Alliance
- PWA Heritage Championship (2 times)
- PWA Southern Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
- PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rick Michaels[37]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Simon Diamond[1]
- Universal Championship Wrestling
- UCW World Championship (1 time)[39]
- Universal Independent Wrestling
- UIW Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)[40]
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External links
- Joseph Dorgan at IMDb
- Johnny Swinger's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database