John Gargano
- Acting
- August 14, 1987 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Slowburn Shoot: An Indie Wrestling Story · Self
- NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 · Johnny Gargano
- WWE NXT Homecoming · Johnny Gargano
- WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday · Johnny Gargano
- WWE's Greatest Moments
- WWE LFG · Johnny Gargano
- WWE Royal Rumble 2025 · Johnny Gargano
- WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 - Week 1 · Johnny Gargano
- WrestleMania XL Saturday · Johnny Gargano
- WWE Speed · Johnny Gargano
- WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 · Johnny Gargano
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 · Johnny Gargano
- WWE Royal Rumble 2023 · Johnny Gargano
- WWE This Is Awesome · Johnny Gargano
- WWE Rivals · Johnny Gargano
- The SmackDown LowDown · Johnny Gargano
- NXT WarGames 2021 · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 · Johnny Gargano
- WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2 · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020 · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver 31 · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: In Your House · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Portland · Johnny Gargano
- Ruthless Aggression · Johnny Gargano
- WWE Worlds Collide · Johnny Gargano
- Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019 · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver XXV · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: New York · Johnny Gargano
- WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018 · Self
- WWE Halftime Heat 2019 · Johnny Gargano
- WWE Royal Rumble 2019 · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Phoenix · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: WarGames II · Johhny Gargano
- NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Chicago II · Johnny Gargano
- NXT Takeover: New Orleans · Johnny Gargano
- NXT: Best of 2017
- NXT Takeover: Philadelphia · Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III · Self
- Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story · Self
- WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago · Self
- NXT Takeover: Orlando · Johnny Gargano
- NXT Takeover: San Antonio · Johnny Gargano
- NXT Takeover: Toronto · Johnny Gargano
- Raw Talk · Johnny Gargano
- NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II · Johnny Gargano
- Beyond Americanrana 2016 · Johnny Gargano
- AIW: Absolution XI · Johnny Gargano
- EVOLVE 65
- WWE Cruiserweight Classic · Johnny Gargano
- EVOLVE 63 · Self
- EVOLVE 62 · Self
- EVOLVE 61 · Self
- EVOLVE 60 · Self
- EVOLVE 59 · Self
- WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016 · Self
- EVOLVE 58 · Self
- EVOLVE 57 · Self
- EVOLVE 56 · Self
- EVOLVE 55 · Self
- EVOLVE 54 · Self
- EVOLVE 53 · Self
- The Kevin Steen Show: Johnny Gargano · Johnny Gargano
- PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two · Self
- PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One · Self
- EVOLVE 52 · Self
- EVOLVE 51 · Self
- EVOLVE 49 · Self
- EVOLVE 48 · Self
- EVOLVE 47 · Self
- PWG: Threemendous IV · Self
- PWG: Mystery Vortex III · Self
- Not Another Steen DVD · Self
- EVOLVE 44 · Self
- EVOLVE 43 · Self
- PWG: DDT4 · Self
- EVOLVE 42 · Self
- EVOLVE 41 · Self