Acting
Patrick Kenney
Born 1968-05-28 · Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.
is an American retired professional wrestler and baseball player, better known by his ring name, Simon Diamond. He most recently worked for professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling as a producer. Diamond is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling from 1998 to 2001 On July 9, 2003, Kenney and Swinger appeared on a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) pay-per-view, beginning a feud with America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm).Championships on August 27, 2003, and held the titles until November 19, when the titles were held up following a controversial ending to a match with the 3 Live Kru. In September 2005, Kenney spent two weeks in India, where he and fellow TNA employees Sonjay Dutt and Shark Boy visited several cities, promoting the debut of Impact! on ESPN Star Sports.On September 28 in Bhopal, a riot broke out when 1,000 fans were excluded from an event after attendance exceeded expectations.[1] None of the three TNA wrestlers were injured. Kenney returned to America in October 2005, and on December 8 started an angle with Chicago White Sox catcher A. J. Pierzynski At Turning Point the Diamonds in the Rough (Diamond, Young and Skipper) were defeated in a six-man tag team match by Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt and Dale Torborg, who had Pierzynski in their corner. Pierzynszki returned to TNA in March 2006 and was once again confronted by Diamond, who ended up getting hit with a chair by the White Sox catcher.Shortly thereafter Kenney became a road agent for TNA On November 3, 2008, Kenney was released from his contract with TNA, with them citing budgetary cuts as the reason. On September 18, 2009, TNA Wrestling announced that Kenney had been rehired as a road agent to replace the fired Jim Cornette and B.G. James. Kenney returned to television on the July 15, 2010, edition of Impact!, aligning himself with fellow ECW alumni Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Stevie Richards, Rhino, Brother Devon, Al Snow and Mick Foley in their invasion of TNA. The following week, TNA president Dixie Carter agreed to give the ECW alumni their own reunion pay–per–view event, Hardcore Justice: The Last Stand, as a celebration of hardcore wrestling and a final farewell to the company. At the event Kenney returned to his Simon Diamond persona and teamed with Johnny Swinger and Kid Kash in a six-man tag team match, where they were defeated by Little Guido, Tony Luke and Tracy Smothers of The Full Blooded Italians. At May 8, 2012, Kenny substituted Taz as Color Commentator at TNA Xplosion, joining Jeremy Borash. On June 19, 2017, Kenney left Impact Wrestling alongside Shane Helms and Al Snow. Other media Diamond appeared as a playable character in the 2000 video game ECW Hardcore Revolution. Personal life Kenney began dating Dawn Marie in October 1998. Before dating, the two had been good friends for almost two years. They had planned to be married by the end of 2000 or into 2001. They did not wed, but stayed engaged for several years afterwards.After seven years together, their relationship began to come to an end.Kenney and Candice Kenney have a child born in 2010. In 2001, Kenney filed a sexual abuse lawsuit against a former priest at Salesianum School
Acting credits
NRMLW's "Rise of the Renegades" held July 26, 2003 in Orlando, Florida.
MLW Rise of The Renegades
2003
NRThe Impact Players collide when Justin Credible defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Lance Storm in the main event. Jerry Lynn collides with "Mr. PPV" Rob Van Dam. Rhino faces The Sandman with the ECW Television Championship on the line. Tajiri takes on Steve Corino and more.
ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
2000
NRMLW's "Revolutions" held May 9, 2003 in Orlando, Florida
MLW Revolutions
2003
10.0Rhino joins forces with The Impact Players to face Raven, Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman in the main event. Rob Van Dam defends the ECW Television championship against Taz. Mike Awesome defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Masato Tanaka. Sabu faces Chris Candido. Jerry Lynn collides with Tajiri. Plus, New Jack and much more!
ECW November to Remember 1999
1999
7.5Triple X and America's Most Wanted settle their two year blood feud inside the dangerous and sadistic Six Sides of Steel where the losing team must disband. Features AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, and Randy Savage vs. The Kings of Wrestling, plus Diamond Dallas Page vs. Raven from Orlando, FL.
TNA Turning Point 2004
2004
October 15, 1999 from The Municipal Veterans Memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts
ECW Fan Cam: October 15, 1999
1999
8.3Genesis (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on November 13, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the Genesis name and eleventh event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. Seven professional wrestling matches and two pre-show matches were featured on the event's card, one of which involved a championship.
TNA Genesis 2005
2005
10.0Unbreakable was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on September 11, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first and only show under the Unbreakable name and ninth event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. Nine professional wrestling matches and two pre-show matches were featured on the card, three of which were for championships. The main event at Unbreakable was a Three Way match for the TNA X Division Championship, in which then-champion Christopher Daniels defended the title against the challengers A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe.
TNA Unbreakable 2005
2005
9.0Steve Corino defends the ECW Title against Jerry Lynn and Justin Credible. Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck vs. Super Crazy and Kid Kash.
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
2000
4.7Rob Van Dam takes on Jerry Lynn in the main event. The ECW World Heavyweight Championship is at stake in a 3-Way Hardcore Match between The Sandman, Justin Credible, and Steve Corino. The FBI, Mikey Whipwreck & Tajiri, and Super Crazy & Kid Kash collide for the ECW Tag Team Championship.
ECW Guilty as Charged 2001
2001
7.0TNA debuts on monthly PPV with a three hour supercard from Orlando, FL. that features Jeff Jarrett vs. Jeff Hardy in a ladder match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, AJ Styles challenges Petey Williams for the X-Division championship while Abyss, Monty Brown and Raven go to war in the inaugural Monsters Ball match.
TNA Victory Road 2004
2004
August 25, 2000 from The Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, New York
ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000
2000
NRThe Hardcore Legend" Terry Funk leads his outnumbered Funkin' Army into the dangerous steel-cage environment of War Games against the MLW World Heavyweight Champion Steve Corino and the Extreme Horsemen. This show also features the tournament to crown the MLW World Junior Heavyweight Champion and more.
MLW War Games
2003
8.0No Surrender (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on July 17, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first under the No Surrender chronology and the seventh event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. Nine professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match were featured on the card. The main event was a No Surrender Dog Collar match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which then-champion Raven defended the title against Abyss.
TNA No Surrender 2005
2005
NRMLW's "Hybrid Hell" held June 20, 2003 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
MLW Hybrid Hell
2003
May 29, 1999 from The Municipal Veterans Memorial in Fall River, Massachusetts
ECW Fan Cam: May 29, 1999
1999
NRFinal Resolution (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on January 15, 2006 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the second event under the Final Resolution name and first event of the 2006 TNA PPV schedule. Nine professional wrestling matches and two pre-show matches were featured on the event's card, two of which were for championships. Final Resolution is remembered for the TNA debut of Sting, which was ranked as the 2nd greatest moment in the company's history due to it marking Sting's return to national television after five years
TNA Final Resolution 2006
2006
NRWitness the return of 6 time WCW Champion, Sting, former WCW Champion, Lex Luger, where the two face off for the vacant World Wrestling Allstars Heavyweight title!
WWA The Retribution
2002
8.0Mike Awesome defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Spike Dudley in the main event. The Impact Players take on Tommy Dreamer & Raven with the ECW Tag Team Championship on the line. ECW Television Champion Rob Van Dam faces Sabu. Tajiri joins forces with Super Crazy to face Jerry Lynn & Little Guido. New Jack and more in action.
ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
2000
April 13, 2000 from The Murat Center in Indianapolis, Indiana
ECW Fan Cam: April 13, 2000
2000
10.0TNA Wrestling takes you back to where it all started with this collection featuring 25 complete matches! Relive some of the best of TNA's early days from the Asylum years from 2002 through 2004, including AJ Styles, CM Punk, Jeff Hardy, Jerry Lynn, Raven, Sting, Jeff Jarrett, Eric Young, Abyss and many more!
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
2016
6.3No Surrender (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), which took place on September 24, 2006 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the second event under the No Surrender chronology. Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card.
TNA No Surrender 2006
2006
November 11, 2000 from The Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York
ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000
2000
September 9, 2000 from The Hershey Center in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
ECW Fan Cam: September 9, 2000
2000