| Todd Shane |
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| Todd Shane
Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 304 pounds Hometown: Galesburg, Illinois Pro debut: 1998 Finishing move: TKO Other aliases: Jesse (WWE), Rod Johnson (NWA-TNA), Chaz Wentworth, "T-Bone" Career highlights: NWA World Tag Team Champion (w/Mike Shane), NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (4) (w/Mike Shane), NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion, JAPW Tag Team Champion (w/Mike Shane), IPW Tag Team Champion (5) (w/Mike Shane), WPWF Tag Team Champion (w/Mike Shane) Trained by: Dean Malenko and Jeff Bradley The Shane Twins debuted in the Florida based Independent Pro Wrestling promotion in 1998. They were originally known as Chaz Wentworth (Todd) and Biff Wentworth (Mike), collectively known as The Wentworth Twins or as Phi De Kappa U. The Shane Twins held the IPW Tag Team Championships five times between 1998 and 2003. Their fifth reign began when they defeated The Road Warriors in Hokkaido, Japan on a World Japan show. In early 2002, the Shane Twins joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Rod Johnson (Todd) and Richard Johnson (Mike), known collectively as The Johnsons. They wore latex bodysuits, which were intended to make them resemble a pair of large condoms. The Johnsons were managed by Mortimer Plumtree, and left TNA after several weeks. The Shane Twins then began working for NWA Florida, where they formed a stable with Ron Niemi, Steve Madison, Rod Steel and Eric Loy known as 911 Incorporated, and won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championships on four occasions. Todd also enjoyed some singles success, defeating Steve Madison for the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship on March 20, 2004 in St. Petersburg, Florida. He lost the title to Madison on September 3. In January 2005 the Shane Twins were signed to developmental contracts by World Wrestling Entertainment, and on February 7 they were sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling to hone their skills. They were later transferred to Deep South Wrestling, where they became known as The Regulators. On January 6, 2006, the Shane twins debuted on WWE Friday Night SmackDown! as the proteges of Simon Dean, under a new team name of The Gymini. They were employed to destroy Paul London and Brian Kendrick, to the delight of Dean. In the next couple of weeks, Gymini would compete on Velocity against jobbers, and were rarely seen on Smackdown! On the April 14th episode of Smackdown it was revealed that their full ring names are Jesse (Todd) and Jake (Mike). |