Simon Diamond Patrick Kenney (born May 26, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler and baseball player, better known by his ring name, Simon Diamond. He is currently working for the National Wrestling Alliance as Director of Talent Relations. Diamo ...

and Swinger were a

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and

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. During their time in ECW, they were managed by

Dawn Marie Dawn Marie Psaltis (born November 3, 1970) is an American actress, nurse and a retired professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the Smack ...

. The duo have won both the

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and the

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Tag Team Championship.

History

The team made their debut in

(ECW) in 2000. On December 3, 2000 at the Massacre on 34th Street pay-per-view,

announced that she would become the manager of the winner of the opening match pitting

and Swinger against

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and

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. 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. Following ECW, they moved on to the independent circuit. They appeared, alongside Dawn Marie, at the short lived X Wrestling Federation in November 2001. They also became Maximum Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions in September 2003 by defeating The Black Hearts. The team briefly reappeared in

in 2003 as part of the New York Connection. They won the

by defeating

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. 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, Diamond and Swinger began feuding with each other, ultimately leading to the breakup of the team. On August 8, 2010, the team of Swinger and Diamond returned to the ring at Hardcore Justice PPV (ECW reunion show ). At the event Swinger, Simon Diamond and

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were defeated by

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, Tony Luke and

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in a six man tag team match.

Championships and accomplishments

*Maximum Pro Wrestling :*MPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) *

( 1 time)

References

External links

Profile
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History

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

External links