Heavenly Bodies The Heavenly Bodies was a professional wrestling tag team famous for having worked in Smoky Mountain Wrestling , the World Wrestling Federation , and various independent promotions . Over the years there have been different variations of the team , which has at different times consisted of " Doctor " Tom Prichard , " Sweet " Stan Lane , and " Gigolo " Jimmy Del Ray and was led by former Midnight Express manager Jim Cornette . History . Prichard and Lane . In 1992 , veteran wrestlers Tom Prichard and Stan Lane first formed The Heavenly Bodies in Smoky Mountain Wrestling ( SMW ) . Managed by Jim Cornette , Prichard and Lane became the first ever SMW Tag Team Champions . During their tenure in SMW , The Heavenly Bodies had long running feuds with the likes of the new Fantastics ( Bobby Fulton & Jackie Fulton ) and The Rock ' n ' Roll Express ( Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson ) . Their feuds were often highlighted with hardcore matches and numerous title changes . A cross - promotional deal with World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) allowed The Heavenly Bodies to appear at WCW ' s SuperBrawl III pay - per - view event on February 21 , 1993 . They lost their match to The Rock ' n ' Roll Express . Prichard and Del Ray . Later that year , Lane left the team and was replaced by " Gigolo " Jimmy Del Ray . Over the next few years , the new duo competed not only in SMW but also in the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) , Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) , and United States Wrestling Association ( USWA ) . They continued their feud with The Rock ' n ' Roll Express in these promotions and began new rivalries with The Steiner Brothers ( Rick & Scott Steiner ) , and The Smoking Gunns ( Bart & Billy Gunn ) . In 1993 , SMW ' s unique cross - promotional deal with the WWF than the WCW allowed The Heavenly Bodies and The Rock ' n ' Roll Express to wrestle on the two competitor ' s pay - per - view shows . SMW formed a working agreement with the WWF that allowed The Heavenly Bodies to appear on WWF programming . Prichard and Del Ray unsuccessfully challenged for the WWF Tag Team Championship at SummerSlam 1993 and successfully defended the SMW Tag Team Championship against The Rock ' n ' Roll Express three months later at Survivor Series 1993 . In 1995 , The Bodies defeated PG - 13 ( JC - Ice & Wolfie D ) to capture the USWA Tag Team Championship . Later in the year , Prichard and Del Ray also competed in ECW , aligning themselves with Raven ( see Raven ' s Nest ) to face off against The Public Enemy ( Rocco Rock & Johnny Grunge ) . Following the November 1995 closure of SMW , The Heavenly Bodies disbanded . Prichard joined the WWF as Zip of The Bodydonnas while Del Ray competed on the independent circuit . DeNucci and Nelson . A new Heavenly Bodies team began to compete on the independent circuit around 2000 . The New Heavenly Bodies , comprised of " Vivacious " Vito DeNucci and " Casanova " Chris Nelson captured the NWA World Tag Team Championship three times , and on occasion , " Gigolo " Jimmy Del Ray serve as their manager . DeNucci and Nelson once were the longest reigning NWA World Tag Team champions , but have since been surpassed by America ' s Most Wanted . DeNucci has since retired and the team has mostly disbanded . The duo occasionally appear on various independent wrestling shows . The team also wrestled in IPW as Drunk and Disorderly ; as well as holding the NWA World Tag Team Championships three times , they have also held the IPW Tag Team Championships among others .