Johnny Gargano

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Born
1987 (37 years old)

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Cleveland, Ohio

Position
Wrestler

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

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Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight
199 lb (90 kg)

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Fighting

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Raw Mens

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WWE

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Description

John Anthony Nicholas Gargano (born August 14, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Gargano is best known for his time in NXT, where he became the first-ever NXT Triple Crown winner by winning the NXT Championship once, the NXT North American Championship for a record three times, and the NXT Tag Team Championship once. His popularity in NXT led him to be nicknamed "The Heart and Soul of NXT".

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) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

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. Following their split up and heated rivalry, Gargano captured the NXT North American Championship in January 2019 and won the NXT Championship in April the same year. With the win, Gargano became the first ever NXT Triple Crown Champion. In 2020, Gargano won the NXT North American Championship for a second, and later, a third time, becoming the first competitor to do so each time.

He departed WWE after his contract expired in December 2021, but returned in August 2022 and this time to the main roster permanently. He'd then reunite #DIY with Tommaso Ciampa the following year.

Career Honours

NXT North American Champion 2020 NXT Mens	NXT North American Champion 2020 NXT Mens	NXT Champion 2019 NXT Mens	NXT North American Champion 2019 NXT Mens
NXT Tag Team Champion 2016 NXT Mens