Patrick Kenney
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
ECW Massacre on 34th Street
as Simon DiamondECW Massacre on 34th Street was a professional wrestling pay-per-view from Extreme Championship...
Movie pageECW Guilty as Charged 2000
as Simon DiamondGuilty as Charged 2000 took place on January 9, 2000 from the Boutwell Memorial Auditorium in...
Movie pageTNA Genesis 2005
as Simon Diamond (Preshow)Genesis (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop...
Movie pageECW Guilty as Charged 2001
as uncreditedGuilty as Charged (2001) took place on January 7, 2001 from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New...
Movie pageECW November to Remember 1999
as Simon DiamondRhino joins forces with The Impact Players to face Raven, Tommy Dreamer & The Sandman in the...
Movie pageECW Anarchy Rulz 1999
as Simon DiamondThe city of Chicago has survived the reign of Al Capone and the Great Fire, but not even the...
Movie pageECW November to Remember 2000
as Simon DiamondNovember to Remember 2000 took place on November 5, 2000 from the Odeum Expo Center in Villa...
Movie pageTNA Lockdown 2006
as Simon Diamond (Ringside)Lockdown (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop...
Movie pageTNA Victory Road 2004
as Pat KenneyTNA debuts on monthly PPV with a three hour supercard from Orlando, FL. that features Jeff...
Movie pageTNA Turning Point 2005
as Simon DiamondTurning Point (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total...
Movie pageTNA No Surrender 2006
as Simon DiamondNo Surrender (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total...
Movie pageTNA Bound for Glory 2005
as Simon DiamondBound for Glory (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the...
Movie pageECW Hardcore Heaven 2000
as Simon DiamondThe Impact Players collide when Justin Credible defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship...
Movie pageECW Heat Wave 2000
as Simon DiamondJustin Credible takes on Tommy Dreamer in the main event in a Stairway to Hell Match. Rhino...
Movie pageTNA Destination X 2006
as Simon Diamond (Ringside)Destination X (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total...
Movie pageMLW King of Kings
as Simon DiamondMLW heats up Florida with this incredible event, "King of Kings." Superstars from around the...
Movie pageTNA No Surrender 2005
as Simon DiamondNo Surrender (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total...
Movie pageTNA Hardcore Justice 2010
as Simon DiaomndTotal Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling President Dixie Carter and “The Extreme Original” Tommy...
Movie pageWWA The Retribution
as Simon DiamondWitness the return of 6 time WCW Champion, Sting, former WCW Champion, Lex Luger, where the two...
Movie pageTNA Victory Road 2006
as Simon Diamond (Ringside)Victory Road (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total...
Movie pageTNA Final Resolution 2006
as Simon Diamond (Manager)Final Resolution (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the...
Movie pageMLW Rise of The Renegades
as Simon DiamondMLW's "Rise of the Renegades" held July 26, 2003 in Orlando, Florida.
Movie pageHardcore Homecoming
as Simon DiamondOn June 10th, 2005, the legends of the most groundbreaking wrestling promotion in the history of...
Movie pageTNA Turning Point 2004
as Pat KenneyTriple X and America's Most Wanted settle their two year blood feud inside the dangerous and...
Movie pageMLW War Games
as Simon DiamondThe Hardcore Legend" Terry Funk leads his outnumbered Funkin' Army into the dangerous steel-cage...
Movie pageECW Living Dangerously 2000
as Simon Diamond (Appearance)Living Dangerously 2000 took place on March 12, 2000 from the O'Neill Center in Danbury,...
Movie pageMLW Revolutions
as Simon DiamondMLW's "Revolutions" held May 9, 2003 in Orlando, Florida
Movie pageTNA Unbreakable 2005
as Simon DiamondUnbreakable was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop...
Movie pageTNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
as Simon DiamondTNA Wrestling takes you back to where it all started with this collection featuring 25 complete...
Movie pageTNA Sacrifice 2005
as Simon Diamond (Ringside)Sacrifice (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total...
Movie pageWWE Raw
as Simon DiamondA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
TV Show pageECW Hardcore TV
as uncreditedECW Hardcore TV is a hard-hitting, edgy alternative to more mainstream sports entertainment...
TV Show pageTNA iMPACT!
as uncreditedTNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with...
TV Show pageTNA iMPACT!
as Pat KenneyTNA iMPACT offers a unique style of wrestling that features a blend of the traditional with...
TV Show pageECW on TNN
as uncreditedThe Superstars of Extreme Championship Wrestling show off their hardcore skills and in-ring...
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