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John Gargano

ActorBorn August 14, 1987 (37 years)
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.

Known For

  • NXT TakeOver: New York
  • NXT TakeOver: XXV
  • NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia
  • NXT TakeOver: Chicago II
  • NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV
  • NXT TakeOver: Toronto
  • NXT Stand & Deliver
  • WWE NXT
  • NXT TakeOver: Chicago
  • NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II
  • NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
  • NXT TakeOver: New Orleans
  • NXT TakeOver: Portland
  • NXT TakeOver: XXX
  • Cruiserweight Classic: CWC
  • NXT TakeOver: In Your House
  • NXT TakeOver: In Your House
  • NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
  • NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver
  • NXT TakeOver: 31
  • NXT WarGames

Filmography

2025
WWE Royal Rumble · as Johnny Gargano
2024
WrestleMania XL · as Johnny Gargano
2024
WWE Speed (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2023
NXT Stand & Deliver · as Johnny Gargano
2023
WWE Elimination Chamber · as Johnny Gargano
2023
WWE Royal Rumble · as Johnny Gargano
2022
WWE This is Awesome (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2022
WWE Rivals (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2022
WWE The SmackDown LowDown (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2021
NXT WarGames · as Johnny Gargano
2021
NXT TakeOver: In Your House · as Johnny Gargano
2021
2021
NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver · as Johnny Gargano
2021
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day · as Johnny Gargano
2020
2020
NXT TakeOver: WarGames · as Johnny Gargano
2020
NXT TakeOver: 31 · as Johnny Gargano
2020
NXT TakeOver: XXX · as Johnny Gargano
2020
2020
Adam Cole's Undisputed Best · as Johnny Gargano
2020
NXT TakeOver: In Your House · as Johnny Gargano
2020
2020
2020
NXT TakeOver: Portland · as Johnny Gargano
2020
WWE Ruthless Aggression (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2020
NXT Worlds Collide · as Johnny Gargano
2019
NXT TakeOver: WarGames 3 · as Johnny Gargano
2019
Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART · as Johnny Gargano
2019
WWE's The Bump (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2019
NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019 · as Johnny Gargano
2019
NXT TakeOver: Toronto · as Johnny Gargano
2019
NXT TakeOver: XXV · as Johnny Gargano
2019
NXT TakeOver: New York · as Johnny Gargano
2019
WWE Halftime Heat 2019 · as Johnny Gargano
2019
WWE: Halftime Heat · as Johnny Gargano
2019
WWE Royal Rumble · as Johnny Gargano
2019
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix · as Johnny Gargano
2018
NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2 · as Johhny Gargano
2018
WWE Untold (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2018
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV · as Johnny Gargano
2018
NXT TakeOver: Chicago II · as Johnny Gargano
2018
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans · as Johnny Gargano
2018
NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia · as Johnny Gargano
2017
WWE: Mae Young Classic Women Tournament (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2017
2017
NXT TakeOver: Chicago · as Johnny Gargano
2017
NXT TakeOver: Orlando · as Johnny Gargano
2017
NXT TakeOver: San Antonio · as Johnny Gargano
2016
NXT TakeOver: Toronto · as Johnny Gargano
2016
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II · as Johnny Gargano
2016
Cruiserweight Classic: CWC (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2015
WWE Table For 3 (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2012
WWE Main Event (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
2011
DragonGate USA: United We Stand · as Johnny Gargano
2010
WWE NXT (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
1999
WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano
1993
WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Johnny Gargano

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