John Gargano
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Biography
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.
Born: August 14, 1987
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For
NXT: Best of 2017
The future is here! We Are NXT! Witness the next generation of WWE first-hand and relive the greatest NXT matches of 2017 with this definitive set, including all the heart-stopping action! Witness Drew McIntyre take on the massive Killian Dane, the incredible United Kingdom Championship Match between Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne, the brutal Last Woman Standing Match featuring Asuka and Nikki Cross, plus more!
Not Another Steen DVD
No one quite knew what to expect when Kevin Steen made his PWG debut in 2004, but looking back on it now it's pretty clear: the future of professional wrestling. Not Another Steen DVD is a compilation that follows Kevin's journey from the early days of his independent career all the way to the end.
A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 1
This short documentary follows Johnny Gargano as he works Absolute Intense Wrestling's biggest event of the year - Absolution IX. In this first volume, Johnny talks about why fans are so important to his career as an independent wrestler, as well as highlighting one of his biggest fans, Kayden Reinke. Johnny also talks about the injury he sustained at EVOLVE 10 during the last wrestling show hosted in the ECW arena. Stay tuned for Volume 2 where Johnny talks about his hometown of Cleveland, and how he got started wrestling. As of 2016, Johnny is competing in NXT and is a part of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic
A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 2
This short documentary follows Johnny Gargano as he works Absolute Intense Wrestling's biggest event of the year - Absolution IX. In this second volume, Johnny gives a little background into how he got started wrestling and what keeps him going.
NXT TakeOver: New York
NXT TakeOver: New York was a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand. The event took place on April 5, 2019, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
NXT Takeover: New Orleans
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans is a professional wrestling show and WWE Network event in the NXT TakeOver series that took place on April 7, 2018, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event is produced by WWE for its NXT brand and was streamed live on the WWE Network.
NXT TakeOver 31
NXT TakeOver 31 was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE for its NXT brand on October 4, 2020, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, headlined by Finn Bálor (c) vs. Kyle O’Reilly for the NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
War Games returns again, as the superstars of NXT fight each other, for the chance to be called, the best in the world.
NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019
NXT TakeOver: Toronto is an upcoming professional wrestling show and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their NXT brand. It will take place on August 10, 2019 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The SmackDown LowDown
Nothing is off limits when Superstars deliver the lowdown on all the excitement from "SmackDown."
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