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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.
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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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 | WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2 · as Johnny Gargano |
2021 | NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver · as Johnny Gargano |
2021 | NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day · as Johnny Gargano |
2020 | The Best of WWE: The Best of Keith Lee · as Johnny Gargano |
2020 | NXT TakeOver: WarGames · as Johnny Gargano |
2020 | NXT TakeOver: 31 · as Johnny Gargano |
2020 | NXT TakeOver: XXX · as Johnny Gargano |
2020 | Best of WWE: The One and Only Ricochet · as Johnny Gargano |
2020 | Adam Cole's Undisputed Best · as Johnny Gargano |
2020 | NXT TakeOver: In Your House · as Johnny Gargano |
2020 | The Best of Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa · as Johnny Gargano |
2020 | NXT's Most Defining TakeOver Matches · as Johnny Gargano |
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 | WWE: Fight Owens Fight - The Kevin Owens Story · as (archive) |
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 |