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Joseph Dorgan
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Joseph Dorgan
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1975-07-03,Niagara Falls, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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

Filmography

ECW Guilty as Charged 2001

5

ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
2001-01-07

TNA Turning Point 2004

8

TNA Turning Point 2004
2004-12-05

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory

0

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory
2019-10-20

TNA Bound for Glory 2007

9

TNA Bound for Glory 2007
2007-10-14

ECW November to Remember 2000

0

ECW November to Remember 2000
2000-11-05

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

10

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
2016-05-01

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary

6.7

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary
2020-07-18

WWA The Retribution

0

WWA The Retribution
2002-12-06

WWA The Reckoning

0

WWA The Reckoning
2003-05-25

TNA One Night Only Hardcore Justice 2

8

TNA One Night Only Hardcore Justice 2
2013-07-05

The Wronged Man

6.05

The Wronged Man
2010-10-07

IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice

0

IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice
2020-02-22

TNA Hardcore Justice 2010

5.5

TNA Hardcore Justice 2010
2010-08-08

ECW One Night Stand 2005

8.6

ECW One Night Stand 2005
2005-06-12

WCW Slamboree 1998

8

WCW Slamboree 1998
1998-05-17

WCW World War 3 1998

0

WCW World War 3 1998
1998-11-22

Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice

6

Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice
2021-04-10

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory

7.1

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory
2021-10-23

IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown II

0

IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown II
2021-12-18

WrestleCade Supershow 2021

10

WrestleCade Supershow 2021
2021-11-27

TNA: 10 Reunion

0

TNA: 10 Reunion
2013-08-02

IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion

5.5

IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion
2022-04-23

TNA Victory Road 2004

6

TNA Victory Road 2004
2004-11-07

ECW Massacre on 34th Street

0

ECW Massacre on 34th Street
2000-12-03

ECW Heat Wave 2000

7.7

ECW Heat Wave 2000
2000-07-16

ECW Fan Cam: April 13, 2000

0

ECW Fan Cam: April 13, 2000
2000-04-13

ECW Fan Cam: June 3, 2000

0

ECW Fan Cam: June 3, 2000
2000-06-03

ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000

0

ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000
2000-08-25

ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000

0

ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000
2000-09-09

ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000

0

ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000
2000-11-11

ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000

0

ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000
2000-12-15

ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000

0

ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000
2000-04-16

IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown III

0

IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown III
2022-12-02

IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023

5

IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023
2023-08-27

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory

7

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory
2023-10-21

IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming

0

IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming
2021-07-31

8.9

ECW on TNN
1999-08-27

WCW Monday Nitro

8.3

WCW Monday Nitro
1995-09-04

ECW Hardcore TV

7.1

ECW Hardcore TV
1993-04-06

7.1

TNA iMPACT!
2004-06-04

6.6

WWE Raw
1993-01-11

6.6

WWE Raw
1993-01-11

Before the Impact

3.5

Before the Impact
2021-02-16

7.1

TNA iMPACT!
2004-06-04

0

TNA Xplosion
2002-10-05