Shane Twins The Shane Twins ( 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 . History . The Shane Twins debuted in the Florida based Independent Pro Wrestling promotion in 1998 . 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 . In early 2002 , The Shane twins won the NWA World Tag Team Titles , but were soon after stripped , as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) would gain exclusive rights for that title . The twins would later appear in TNA , they joined in August 2002 under the ring names as " Richard " Dick " Johnson " ( Mike ) and " Rod Johnson " ( Todd ) , known collectively as " The Johnsons " . They wore latex bodysuits , which were intended to make them resemble a pair of large penises . The Johnsons were managed by Mortimer Plumtree , and left TNA after several weeks . They then began working for Florida Championship Wrestling ( NWA Florida ) , where they formed a stable with Ron Niemi , Steve Madison , Rod Steel and Eric Loy known as " 911 Incorporated " , and won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championships on four occasions . In January 2005 the Shane Twins were signed to developmental contracts by World Wrestling Entertainment , and on February 7 , 2005 they were sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) to hone their skills . They were later transferred to Deep South Wrestling , where they became known as " The Regulators " . On January 6 , 2006 , the Shane twins debuted on " SmackDown ! " as the proteges of Simon Dean , under a new team name of " Gymini " . ( The name was a play on both Simon Dean ' s gimmick - that of a nutrition supplement pitchman - and the mythological Gemini twins . ) They were employed to destroy Paul London and Brian Kendrick , to the delight of Dean . Gymini also frequently wrestled on WWE web show , " Velocity " , usually against jobbers . They were rarely seen on " SmackDown ! " , until April when the team would get more exposure . For the most part the two men were unnamed ; with announcers referring to them as " Gymini # 1 " and " # 2 " but during the April 14 , 2006 episode of " SmackDown ! " , their full ring names were revealed as " Jake " ( Mike ) and " Jesse " ( Todd ) . Gymini continued to dominate SmackDown ! ' s other tag teams before Jesse ( Todd ) became injured . Gymini would make appearances in the WWE developmental promotion Deep South Wrestling ( DSW ) after Todd recovered . At the end of October 2006 , the team appeared in various dark matches before " SmackDown ! " events , where they were joined by a new valet Angel Williams . They would not return to the main roster , however , but instead continue make appearances in DSW , on December 14 , 2006 , Gymini captured the DSW Tag Team titles On January 18 , 2007 , WWE announced that they had , in fact , released the twins . In July 2008 , The Shane Twins returned to the World Wrestling Council . Personal life . The Shane Twins were national high school and college tennis champions , attending Northwest Missouri State University on athletics scholarships , and they appeared in a television advertisement for the restaurant chain " Sonny ' s BBQ " , wherein they played two mermaids who were sick and tired of a movement away from fish eating , and so had had their fins turned into wheels so they could drive to Sonny ' s and eat ribs .