Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger

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Tag Team
Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger
Members	Simon Diamond Johnny Swinger
Heights	Simon: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Swinger: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Combined weight	480 lb (220 kg/34 st)
Debut	2000
Disbanded	2003
Promotions	ECW TNA

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.

1 History
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Extreme Championship Wrestling

The team made their debut in Extreme Championship Wrestling (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.^[1] 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.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Independent circuit

Following ECW, they moved on to the independent circuit. They appeared, alongside Dawn Marie, at the short lived X Wrestling Federation in November 2001.^[3] They also became Maximum Pro Wrestling (MPW) Tag Team Champions in September 2003 by defeating The Black Hearts.

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

The team briefly reappeared in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2003 as part of the New York Connection. They won the NWA World Tag Team Championship by defeating America's Most Wanted. The team was managed by fellow NYC-member Glenn Gilberti. In early 2004, Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger began feuding with each other, ultimately leading to the break up of the team.