The Shane Twins
| The Shane Twins | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | Mike Shane Todd Shane |
| Name(s) | Wentworth Twins Phi De Kappa U The Johnsons Shane Twins The Regulators Gymini |
| Heights | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) - Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) - Todd |
| Combined weight |
304 lb (138 kg) each |
| Debut | 1998 |
| Promotions | IPW WJ TNA FCW OVW DSW WWC WWE |
| Trainer |
Dean Malenko Jeff Bradley |
The Shane Twins (born December 21, 1967 in Galesburg, Illinois) are a professional wrestling tag team that consist of twin brothers Mike and Todd Shane. They were best known for their appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Gymini.
After being trained at the Malenko School of Wrestling in Tampa, Florida, The Shane Twins debuted in the Florida based IPW Hardcore Wrestling in 1998 managed by Sir Ronald J. Niemi IV. They were originally known as "Biff Wentworth" (Mike) and "Chaz Wentworth" (Todd), 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 Hokkaidō, Japan on a World Japan show. They would also take on the Warriors, as well as feud with The Nasty Boys, in the short-lived X Wrestling Federation at the promotion's Universal Studios Orlando TV tapings in November 2001.
The Shane Brothers as Phi Dekappa U w/ Ron Niemi wrestled The Pitbulls in the main event of an indie wrestling supershow named Break the Barrier at the world famous ECW Arena (Viking Hall) in Philadelphia, PA on May 15, 1999. The exposure from this show led to dates in 2000 with CZW where they worked with the Haas Brothers. Also in 1999 the Shane Brothers would travel to New Jersey to work with Tommy Fierro's ISPW in matches with the Misfits and The Stormtroopers.
On Jan 13, 2001 Mike defeated former WCW wrestler The Dog (Al Green) to become the first IPW Hardcore Wrestling TV Champion. Mike was competing as a singlers wrestler while Todd was out with an injury.
On July 10, 2001 the Shane Twins won the vacant NWA Florida Tag Team Titles to become the Florida Unified Tag Team Champions (IPW Hardcore/NWA Florida) being The New Heavenly Bodies and The Market Crashers in a Triple Threat match.
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