Joseph Dorgan (born July 3, 1975) is an American professional wrestler currently under contract to Impact Wrestling, using the ring name Johnny Swinger. Dorgan is also known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling under the Johnny Swinger name (sometimes shortened to simply Swinger) and with World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny Parisi. Professional wrestling career Early career (1993–1995) After training in Toronto, Ontario, Dorgan started wrestling on the independent circuit in 1993 as "Johnny Paradise". After he discovered that another wrestler was already using that name, he renamed himself "Johnny Hollywood Swinger" and began to make a name for himself as a villain in Scott D'Amore's "Syndicate" faction in Border City Wrestling. World Championship Wrestling (1995) Dorgan received his first national exposure when he appeared on World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s show WCW Pro. Shortening his name to "Johnny Swinger", he lost to Chris Jericho on June 11 and Johnny B. Badd on the July 29 episode of Pro. On August 8 at a WCW Pro taping in Gainesville, Georgia, Swinger faced Dave Sullivan. Later that month he made an appearance on WCW's then-flagship program, WCW Saturday Night. Teaming with Terry Richards (later known as Rhyno), the young wrestler lost to the Nasty Boys in an episode that aired on September 16. World Wrestling Federation (1995) Eleven days later Dorgan would work for the World Wrestling Federation going by his real name, Joe Dorgan, following in the footsteps of his uncle, Tony Parisi, who worked for the WWWF under Vince McMahon, Sr. Johnny Swinger appeared on WWFs flagship program, WWF RAW, facing Shane Douglas in a nationally televised broadcast on September 25, 1995. A day later, Dorgan would wrestle Hunter Hearst Helmsley at a WWF Superstars taping in Valparaiso, Indiana. On the October 30 edition of Raw, Dorgan would also get an opportunity to face Marty Jannetty. Cleveland All Pro Wrestling (1996) In April 1996, Dorgan joined Cleveland All Pro Wrestling, an independent promotion run by JT Lightning. He made his debut on April 13, 1996 at the CAPW Spring Slam, winning a battle royal and later challenging unsuccessfully for the vacated CAPW Junior Heavyweight Championship against Steve Nixon. On June 16 he defeated Bobby Blayze to win the CAPW North American Heavyweight Championship. World Championship Wrestling (1996–1999) Swinger returned to World Championship Wrestling on December 12 and wrestled Alex Wright on WCW Pro. He was utilized