About

Known credits:
159
Birthday:
1987-08-14
Place of birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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John Gargano

Overview

John Anthony Nicholas Gargano is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE, where he performs on its developmental territory NXT under the ring name Johnny Gargano.

Gargano started his professional wrestling career in 2005, working for the Cleveland All–Pro Wrestling (CAPW) promotion. Over the following years, Gargano worked for some of the top promotions on the American independent circuit, including Chikara, Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA), Evolve and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). Titles Gargano held include the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas, the Evolve Tag Team Championship and DGUSA's Open the Freedom Gate Championship, which he held twice with his first reign lasting a record 873 days. During his independent days, Gargano also made appearances for national promotions Ring of Honor (ROH), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and WWE on the NXT brand.

After making sporadic appearances for WWE early in his career, Gargano took part in the company's tryout camp in June 2015. Afterwards, he began appearing regularly for NXT, eventually signing a contract in April 2016. He formed a tag team, #DIY, with Tommaso Ciampa, and held the NXT Tag Team Championship once.

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2021 NXT WarGames 2021 Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2021 NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2020 NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020 Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2020 NXT TakeOver: In Your House Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2020 NXT TakeOver: Portland Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2020 WWE Worlds Collide Actor Johnny Gargano 58
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2019 Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2019 NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019 Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2019 WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2019 NXT TakeOver: Phoenix Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2018 NXT TakeOver: WarGames II Actor Johhny Gargano 59
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2018 NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2018 NXT Takeover: New Orleans Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2018 NXT: Best of 2017 Actor 59
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2016 NXT Takeover: Toronto Actor Johnny Gargano 59
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2010 CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico Actor Johnny Gargano N/A
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2010 EVOLVE 1: Ibushi vs. Richards Actor Johnny Gargano N/A
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