The team of Simon Diamond and Johnny Swinger made their debut in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 2000. On December 3, 2000, at the Massacre on 34th Street pay-per-view, Dawn Marie announced that she would become the manager of the winner of the opening match pitting Simon Diamond and Swinger against Christian York and Joey Matthews. Although York and Matthews won the bout, Dawn Marie opted to join forces with Simon and Swinger. The trio stayed together until ECW declared bankruptcy in April 2001.