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| Simon Diamond Height: 6'2" Weight: 230 lbs. Real name: Patrick Kenney Hometown: Richmond, Virginia Pro debut: 1990 Finishing move: The Simonizer Other aliases: Lance Diamond (ECWA), "Irish" Pat Kenney (NWA-TNA), "The Empire Saint" (NWA-TNA) Career highlights: ECWA Heavyweight Champion, ECWA Tag Team Champion (w/Steve Corino), PCW (Pennsylvania Champion Wrestling) United States Champion (3), NWA North American Heavyweight Champion, NWA 2000 Champion, ECWA Super 8 Tournament Winner 1998, PCW (Pennsylvania Champion Wrestling) Tag Team Champion (w/Reckless Youth), PCW (Pennsylvania Champion Wrestling) Heavyweight Champion, IWF Heavyweight Champion, ECWA Mid-Atlantic Champion, MPW (Maxium Pro Wrestling) Heavyweight Champion, MLW Global Tag Team Champion (w/C.W. Anderson), USA Pro Tag Team Champion (2) (w/Matt Striker), NWA World Tag Team Champion (w/Johnny Swinger), MPW (Maxium Pro Wrestling) Tag Team Champion (w/Johnny Swinger), 3PW (Pro Pain Pro Wrestling) Tag Team Champion (w/Mike Kruel) Trained by: Jim Kettner TNA.com: One of the preeminent tag team specialists in all of wrestling, veteran Simon Diamond made his return to TNA at June’s Slammiversary Pay-Per-View, forming his “Diamonds in the Rough” group which currently includes David Young. Diamond entered TNA in 2003 along with tag team partner Johnny Swinger, and the duo would later win the NWA World Tag Team Title during a lengthy feud with America’s Most Wanted. They later lost the gold to the 3Live Kru, with Diamond and Swinger disbanding and facing off for the first time. Following a hiatus from TNA, Simon Diamond returned to TNA at Slammiversary in a tag team bout with Trytan against Sonny Siaki and Apolo. Along with wrestling, Diamond has offered to manage the career of David Young, his latest “Diamond in the Rough”. Thus far, Young has upped his in-ring game in TNA thanks to Diamond’s direction. |