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Joseph Dorgan

is an American professional wrestler . He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Johnny Swinger (or simply Swinger) and with World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny Parisi Dorgan signed a developmental deal with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2005, and began training at Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) in May 2005. He made his WWE debut on the July 31, 2005 episode of Sunday Night Heat as "Johnny Parisi" winning his debut match for the company. He was a main stay on Heat. His ring name was derived from his great uncle Tony Parisi. 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-present) After being released from the WWE he went back to wrestling on the independent circuit mainly wrestling for Great Championship Wrestling (GCW). He has great title success there winning the GCW Heavyweight title on 2 occasions and the GCW Tag Titles twice, once with Glenn Gilberti and once with Bull Buchanan. Raven came to GCW to help Swinger with his feud against Michaels Inc. in December 2006. After winning the GCW title from Chris Stevens, Swinger turned on Raven and joined Michaels Inc. In January 2007, Swinger began challenging TNA wrestlers to try to come to challenge him in GCW. In response to this, TNA Director of Authority, Jim Cornette came to a GCW show to confront Swinger. Swinger and Bull Buchanan were defeated by Raven and David Young on January 31. Afterwards, David Young challenged Swinger for the GCW title. He later lost the title to Scotty Beach in a steel cage match via submission. On September 15, he defeated Scotty Beach for the GCW title once again. On September 29 he faced Bull Buchanan in a losing effort within a steel cage at the fourth-annual Fred Ward Memorial 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 Rick Steiner at Hard Knocks Gym in Kennesaw, Georgia. In 2017, Johnny Swinger started to co-host "The Raven Effect" podcast on Podcast One with fellow pro wrestler Raven, however after a couple of weeks, he was replaced by comedian and former WCW employee Busby Berkeley due to poor ratings. Personal life Dorgan is the nephew of legendary wrestler Tony Parisi, who died from a heart attack on August 19, 2000 at the age of 59. Dorgan and his wife Susan have one daughter and one son


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Born:
Jul 3, 1975 In Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
41
First Appeared:
In the series WWE Raw 1993-01-11
Latest Project:
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 2023-10-21
Known For
Poster of TNA iMPACT!
Poster of ECW on TNN
Poster of WCW Monday Nitro
Poster of ECW Hardcore TV
Filmography
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023 Johnny Swinger 2023-10-21
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023 Johnny Swinger 2023-08-27
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022 Johnny Swinger 2022-04-23
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown III Johnny Swinger 2022-12-02
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2021 2021-04-10
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2021 Johnny Swinger 2021-07-31
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown II Johnny Swinger 2021-12-18
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021 Johnny Swinger 2021-10-23
Movie WrestleCade Supershow 2021 Johnny Swinger 2021-11-27
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2020 Johnny Swinger 2020-02-22
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2020 Johnny Swinger 2020-07-18
Movie IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2019 Johnny Swinger 2019-10-20
Movie TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2 Johnny Swinger 2016-05-01
Movie TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2 Johnny Swinger 2013-07-05
Movie TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013 Johnny Swinger 2013-08-02
Movie TNA Hardcore Justice 2010 Swinger 2010-08-08
Movie The Wronged Man 2010-10-07
Movie TNA Bound for Glory 2007 Johnny Swinger 2007-10-14
Movie ECW One Night Stand 2005 Johnny Swinger 2005-06-12
Series TNA iMPACT! Unknown 2004-06-04
Movie TNA Victory Road 2004 Johnny Swinger (Ringside) 2004-11-07
Movie TNA Turning Point 2004 Johnny Swinger 2004-12-05
Movie WWA The Reckoning Johnny Swinger 2003-05-25
Movie WWA The Retribution Johnny Swinger 2002-12-06
Movie ECW Guilty as Charged 2001 Swinger 2001-01-07
Movie ECW Heat Wave 2000 Johnny Swinger 2000-07-16
Movie ECW Fan Cam: June 3, 2000 Johnny Swinger 2000-06-03
Movie ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000 Johnny Swinger 2000-04-16
Movie ECW Fan Cam: April 13, 2000 Johnny Swinger 2000-04-13
Movie ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000 Johnny Swinger 2000-08-25
Movie ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000 Johnny Swinger 2000-12-15
Movie ECW Massacre on 34th Street Johnny Swinger 2000-12-03
Movie ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000 Johnny Swinger 2000-11-11
Movie ECW November to Remember 2000 Johnny Swinger 2000-11-05
Movie ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000 Johnny Swinger 2000-09-09
Series ECW on TNN 1999-08-27
Movie WCW Slamboree 1998 Johnny Swinger 1998-05-17
Movie WCW World War 3 1998 Johnny Swinger 1998-11-22
Series WCW Monday Nitro Unknown 1995-09-04
Series WWE Raw Johnny Swinger 1993-01-11
Series ECW Hardcore TV 1993-04-06