John Gargano
Acting · Born 1987-08-14 · age 38 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Titles
Raw
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE NXT
WWE Main Event
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
WrestleMania XL Saturday
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
NXT TakeOver XXV
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
NXT TakeOver: Portland
Ruthless Aggression
NXT Takeover: New Orleans
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
NXT TakeOver: Chicago II
NXT TakeOver 31
The SmackDown LowDown
NXT Takeover: San Antonio
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
NXT TakeOver: New York
NXT TakeOver: In Your House
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
WWE Rivals
WWE LFG
WWE Halftime Heat 2019
NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019
NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023
NXT Takeover: Orlando
WWE Worlds Collide
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
NXT WarGames 2021
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
NXT Takeover: Toronto
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
Raw Talk
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
WWE's Greatest Moments
WWE This Is Awesome
Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART
WWE Speed
NXT: Best of 2017
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2013
WWE NXT Homecoming
DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate 2011
AIW I Choo-Choo-Choose You!
Smash Super Showdown II
Smash Wrestling GOLD
EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena
EVOLVE 17
WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 - Week 1
EVOLVE 19
EVOLVE 20
EVOLVE 21
EVOLVE 23