Joseph Dorgan

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

Known For: Acting

Born: Niagara Falls, New York, USA, 1975-07-03

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1998	WCW Slamboree 1998	Johnny Swinger	80
2	1998	WCW World War 3 1998	Johnny Swinger	0
3	2000	ECW Fan Cam: April 13, 2000	Johnny Swinger	0
4	2000	ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000	Johnny Swinger	0
5	2000	ECW Fan Cam: June 3, 2000	Johnny Swinger	0
6	2000	ECW Heat Wave 2000	Johnny Swinger	77
7	2000	ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000	Johnny Swinger	0
8	2000	ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000	Johnny Swinger	0
9	2000	ECW November to Remember 2000	Johnny Swinger	0
10	2000	ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000	Johnny Swinger	0
11	2000	ECW Massacre on 34th Street	Johnny Swinger	0
12	2000	ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000	Johnny Swinger	0
13	2001	ECW Guilty as Charged 2001	Swinger	30
14	2002	WWA The Retribution	Johnny Swinger	0
15	2003	WWA The Reckoning	Johnny Swinger	0
16	2004	TNA Victory Road 2004	Johnny Swinger (Ringside)	60
17	2004	TNA Turning Point 2004	Johnny Swinger	80
18	2005	ECW One Night Stand 2005	Johnny Swinger	86
19	2007	TNA Bound for Glory 2007	Johnny Swinger	90
20	2010	TNA Hardcore Justice 2010	Swinger	55
21	2010	The Wronged Man		60
22	2013	TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice 2	Johnny Swinger	80
23	2013	TNA One Night Only: 10 Reunion 2013	Johnny Swinger	0
24	2016	TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2	Johnny Swinger	100
25	2019	IMPACT Wrestling: Bound for Glory 2019	Johnny Swinger	0
26	2020	IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2020	Johnny Swinger	0
27	2020	IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2020	Johnny Swinger	67
28	2021	IMPACT Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2021		60
29	2021	IMPACT Wrestling: Homecoming 2021	Johnny Swinger	0
30	2021	IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021	Johnny Swinger	71
31	2021	WrestleCade Supershow 2021	Johnny Swinger	100
32	2021	IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown II	Johnny Swinger	0
33	2022	IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2022	Johnny Swinger	55
34	2022	IMPACT Wrestling: Throwback Throwdown III	Johnny Swinger	0
35	2023	IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023	Johnny Swinger	50
36	2023	IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2023	Johnny Swinger	70
37	2024	Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1	Johnny Swinger	68
38	2025	MLP Northern Rising	Johnny Parisi	50

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1993	Raw	Joe Dorgan	68
2	1993	Raw	Johnny Swinger	68
3	1993	ECW Hardcore TV		71
4	1995	WCW Monday Nitro		84
5	1999	ECW on TNN	Johnny Swinger	89
6	2002	TNA Xplosion	Johnny Swinger	0
7	2004	TNA iMPACT!		72
8	2004	TNA iMPACT!	Johnny Swinger	72
9	2021	Before the Impact	Johnny Swinger	35

Joseph Dorgan

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