This talent is even bigger these days with his vintage style on Impact Wrestling
Johnny Swinger made a mark in the 1990s and early 2000s on the indies and with some big companies, but these days he is making an even bigger mark with Impact Wrestling.
Retro Johnny brings a wrestling style and fashion, reminiscent of the 80s, to Impact Wrestling, which is 8 p.m. ET Tuesdays on AXS TV.
This throwback persona is entertaining. This 45-year-old not only walks the walk but talks the talk, daddy.
Currently, Swinger is aligned with young talent Chris Bey, who wrestles Impact Wrestling X-Division champ Willie Mack for the title on July 18 on pay-per-view at Slammiversary. The special event celebrates the 18th anniversary of the company.
For his alleged antics, Swinger is barred from ringside as announced by referee Brandon Tolle.
Away from the ring, Swinger is the Ed McMahon, the Andy Richter, the Jerry Hubbard to Impact Wrestling Knockout original Madison Rayne on her Impact Wrestling interview segment Locker Room Talk on AXS TV.
Don’t just sing it, swing it.
Fresh out of the time machine, Swinger has brought his vintage style to Locker Room Talk.
In the ring, Swinger’s finishing maneuver is the Swinging Neckbreaker, daddy.
In the audio interview link just above, Johnny Swinger talks Slammiversary, Chris Bey, Mizarks, Madison Rayne, Impact Wrestling, his ring gear, VanHalen, Tony Parisi, Niagra Falls barrel and more.
More about the Swingman
Born in Niagra Falls, N.Y., Swinger made his pro wrestling debut in 1993.
Trained by Ron Hutchinson and Sweet Daddy Siki in Toronto, he became part of the faction The Syndicate, led by Scott D’Amore in Border City Wrestling in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Swinger teamed with Simon Diamond to win the NWA tag team titles in Impact Wrestling in 2003 during his first foray with the company. He and Diamond also won the Maximum Pro Wrestling tag team belts. He teamed with Glenn Gilberti and Bull Buchanan to win the Georgia Championship Wrestling tag team belts, and he teamed with D’Amore to win the Elite Wrestling Federation tag team titles.
D’Amore, who is currently the co-executive vice president of Impact Wrestling, is responsible for bringing Swinger to Impact Wrestling.
Swinger wrestled throughout North America on the indies. He also competed for ECW, WCW, WWF, and WWE and worked internationally, too.
His uncle, Tony Parisi, won the WWWF U.S. tag team titles with Spiros Arion and Johnny Valentine. Parisi, born in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, won the WWWF World tag team titles with Gino Brito.
Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary
Plus, The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz and Dezmond Xavier) vs. TBD and some surprises.
Slammiversary will emanate from Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee at 8 p.m. ET on July 18. The show is closed to the public because of COVID-19 but will be available via FITE TV (https://www.fite.tv/) and pay-per-view.
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Slammiversay Virtual FanFest
IMPACT Wrestling announced full details for the “Slammiversary CELL-ebration” – a virtual fanfest to honor the company’s 18th anniversary and get fans ready for the live pay-per-view extravaganza.
Slammiversary CELL-ebration will be an interactive, perk-filled, 2-hour virtual private party on Saturday, July 18, starting at 11 a.m. ET and originate from the Slammiversary venue.
Josh Mathews and Madison Rayne will host the Slammiversary CELL-ebration via Zoom and give fans the opportunity to ask questions directly of some of their favorite IMPACT stars. Fans around the world can interact from the comfort of their mobile device or a computer.
Fans also will get to participate in unique interactive elements, including trivia contests, and everyone who registers will score numerous prizes for attending – and also hear last-minute updates about Slammiversary, including news about wrestlers who might be appearing at Slammiversary, as has been speculated for weeks.
The Slammiversary CELL-ebration will, tentatively, feature appearances by such IMPACT stars as The Virtuosa Deonna Purrazzo, Willie Mack, The North (Josh Alexander and Ethan Page) and Ken Shamrock, among others. Fans will have the chance to personally ask questions of the participating IMPACT stars.
Fans around the world can participate, though registration is very limited. Registration is now open at: https://impactwrestling.com/slammiversary-cell-ebration/
Participating fans will receive numerous perks, such as: official Slammiversary t-shirt; a $25 gift certificate to https://shopimpact.com/; autographed photos; a personal cameo-style video message from an IMPACT star.
The first 50 fans to register also will receive a free three-month subscription to Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
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Impact on AXS TV
Impact Wrestling is 8 p.m. ET Tuesdays on AXS TV with an 11 p.m. ET encore presentation.
Impact Wrestling is under the direction of executive vice presidents Don Callis and Scott D’Amore. Creative has included D-Lo Brown, R.D. Evans, Jimmy Jacobs, Konnan and David Sahadi.
Josh Matthews calls the action, sometimes with Madison Rayne. Melissa Santos is the backstage interviewer and host of the Impact simulcast on Twitch. And your ring announcer is David Penzer, who grew up in South Florida and graduated from (Coral Springs) Taravella High School.
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This story was originally published July 16, 2020 at 3:49 AM.
