Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1987-08-14 (Age: 39)
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
John Gargano
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.
Filmography (163)
Slowburn Shoot: An Indie Wrestling Story
2026
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
2026
WWE NXT Homecoming
2025
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025
WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 - Week 1
2024
WrestleMania XL Saturday
2024
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023
2023
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023
2023
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
2023
NXT WarGames 2021
2021
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
2021
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
2021
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021
