Johnny Swinger

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Joseph Dorgan, born July 3, 1975 in Niagara Falls, New York, is an American professional wrestler best known as Johnny Swinger. He trained in Toronto and began wrestling in 1993 as Johnny Paradise, later changing to Johnny Hollywood Swinger and then simply Johnny Swinger. He has also wrestled as Johnny Parisi in WWE.

Swinger has appeared in many major promotions. He first gained national exposure on WCW Pro in the mid-1990s, and later worked in WWF/WWE. He spent time in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 2000–2001, forming a tag team with Simon Diamond and using the name Swinger. He also wrestled in Border City Wrestling, winning the Can-Am Heavyweight Championship and the BCW Tag Team Championship with Otis Apollo, and had a stint in World Wrestling All-Stars in 2003. In Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA/Impact Wrestling) he teamed with Simon Diamond to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship and later joined The New York Connection stable.

In WWE, Dorgan was in developmental in 2005–2006 under the name Johnny Parisi, appearing on Heat and in OVW/DSW before his release. On the independent circuit, he found success in Georgia’s GCW, winning the GCW Heavyweight Championship twice and the GCW Tag Team Championship twice (with Glenn Gilberti and with Bull Buchanan). He returned to Impact Wrestling in 2019, adopting an old-school 1980s wrestler gimmick, and later teamed with Willie Mack and Chris Bey. He also appeared on Wrestle House reality segments and created Swinger’s Palace, an in‑story underground casino in the Impact Zone, in 2021. The casino storyline ended later that year, and Swinger continued to wrestle and mentor others, including training at Swinger’s Dungeon in Georgia.

Personal life: Dorgan is the nephew of wrestler Tony Parisi. He is married to Meghan and they have three children.

Championships and accomplishments (selected)
- BCW Can-Am Heavyweight Championship (2001–2003)
- BCW Tag Team Championship (with Otis Apollo)
- GCW Heavyweight Championship (2x)
- GCW Tag Team Championship (2x) with Glenn Gilberti and with Bull Buchanan
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (with Simon Diamond) in TNA/Impact Wrestling
- Other notable appearances and titles across WCW, ECW, and WWA during his varied career

Johnny Swinger remains a prominent figure in the wrestling world for his long career, entertaining fans with his charismatic, old-school persona and his work as a trainer and mentor.