Shane Twins

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Shane Twins
Tag team
MembersMike Shane
Todd Shane
Name(s)Gymini
The Johnsons
Phi De Kappa U
Shane Twins
The Regulators
Wentworth Twins
Billed heights6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) - Mike
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) - Todd
Combined
billed weight		304 lb (138 kg) each
Debut1998
Disbanded2018
TrainerDean Malenko[1]
Jeff Bradley

The Shane Twins (born December 21, 1967) are a

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Gymini.[2]

History

Independent circuit (1998–2005)

After being trained at the Malenko School of Wrestling in

X Wrestling Federation
in November 2001.

As Phi Dekappa U, they wrestled

ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 15, 1999. Also in 1999, the Shane Brothers traveled to New Jersey to work with Tommy Fierro's ISPW in matches with the Misfits and The Stormtroopers. In 2000, they worked in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) with the Haas Brothers
.

On January 13, 2001, Mike defeated

The New Heavenly Bodies and The Market Crashers in a Triple Threat match. On May 3, 2002, the Shane Twins won the JAPW Tag Team Championship
after defeating Da Hit Squad at IPW WrestlePlex. They were stripped of the title on July 13.

On June 8, 2002, The Shane Twins won the NWA World Tag Team Championship from Chris Nelson and Vito DeNucci in Lima, Peru. The twins appeared on the first Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) pay-per-view on June 19 under the ring names "Richard "Dick" Johnson" (Mike) and "Rod Johnson" (Todd), known collectively as "The Johnsons". The Johnsons were managed by Mortimer Plumtree until they left TNA after several weeks. The Shane Twins were then stripped of the NWA Tag Team Championships, as TNA had gained exclusive rights to that title on June 28, 2002.

On March 20, 2004, Todd defeated Steve Madison for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship, which he lost back to Madison on September 4, 2004.

They then began working for NWA Florida, where they formed a

Carlos Colon
.

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2007)

In January 2005 the Shane Twins were signed to three year developmental contracts by

Ryan Reeves
.

On January 6, 2006, The Regulators debuted on SmackDown! as the proteges of

injured
.

After Todd recovered, Gymini made appearances in the WWE developmental promotion DSW. They entered a feud with commentator

The Major Brothers for the DSW Tag Team Championship and introduced their new valet Angel Williams
.

However, when Urban Assault (

Afa Jr., but Gymini won again when the former Urban Assault member attacked them. On January 18, 2007, WWE announced that they had released the twins.[3]

Late career (2007–2009, 2012, 2018)

After WWE, they returned to the independent circuit and worked in Puerto Rico in 2008. They retired in 2009.

In 2012, they came out of retirement for only one night at IPW Hardcore Resurrection in St. Petersburg, Florida where they defeated Wayne Van Dyke and Shooter Storm.

Then in 2018, they returned to IPW in Port Richey, Florida where they lost to Odinson and Parrow.

Championships and accomplishments
  • Independent Pro Wrestling (Florida)
    • IPW Tag Team Championship (5 times)
    • IPW Television Championship (1 time) – Mike
  • World Professional Wrestling Federation
    • WPWF Tag Team Championship (1 time)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Press Release: NWA Florida announces Shane Twins signing with WWE". PWTorch. January 13, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Milner, John M. "Gymini". SLAM Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "WWE releases Superstars". WWE. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  4. ISSN 1083-9593
    .

External links
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