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.
Movie | NXT TakeOver 31 | Johnny Gargano | 2020-10-04 |
Movie | WWE Worlds Collide | Johnny Gargano | 2020-01-25 |
Movie | NXT TakeOver: Portland | Johnny Gargano | 2020-02-16 |
Movie | NXT TakeOver: In Your House | Johnny Gargano | 2020-06-07 |
Movie | NXT TakeOver: Phoenix | 2019-01-26 | |
Movie | NXT TakeOver: New York | 2019-04-05 | |
Movie | NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019 | Johnny Gargano | 2019-08-10 |
Movie | NXT TakeOver XXV | Johnny Gargano | 2019-06-01 |
Movie | NXT Takeover: Philadelphia | 2018-01-27 | |
Movie | NXT Takeover: New Orleans | Johnny Gargano | 2018-04-07 |
Movie | NXT: Best of 2017 | 2018-03-20 | |
Movie | NXT TakeOver: Chicago II | Johnny Gargano | 2018-06-16 |
Movie | NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV | Johnny Gargano | 2018-08-18 |
Movie | NXT TakeOver: WarGames II | Johhny Gargano | 2018-11-17 |
Movie | NXT Takeover: Orlando | Himself | 2017-04-01 |
Movie | NXT Takeover: San Antonio | Himself | 2017-01-28 |
Movie | NXT Takeover Chicago | Himself | 2017-05-20 |
Movie | NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III | Himself | 2017-08-19 |
Movie | EVOLVE 57 | Himself | 2016-03-20 |
Movie | EVOLVE 58 | Himself | 2016-04-01 |
Movie | EVOLVE 56 | Himself | 2016-03-19 |
Movie | EVOLVE 54 | Himself | 2016-01-23 |
Movie | EVOLVE 59 | Himself | 2016-04-02 |
Movie | EVOLVE 53 | Himself | 2016-01-22 |
Movie | EVOLVE 55 | Himself | 2016-01-25 |
Movie | EVOLVE 65 | 2016-07-17 | |
Movie | NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II | Himself | 2016-08-20 |
Movie | WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016 | Himself | 2016-04-02 |
Movie | EVOLVE 63 | Himself | 2016-06-11 |
Movie | EVOLVE 62 | Himself | 2016-06-10 |
Movie | EVOLVE 61 | Himself | 2016-05-07 |
Movie | NXT Takeover: Toronto | Himself | 2016-11-19 |
Movie | EVOLVE 60 | Himself | 2016-05-06 |
Movie | EVOLVE 41 | Himself | 2015-04-17 |
Movie | EVOLVE 43 | Himself | 2015-05-30 |
Movie | WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015 | Himself | 2015-03-28 |
Movie | PWG: DDT4 | Himself | 2015-05-22 |
Movie | EVOLVE 36 | Himself | 2015-01-09 |
Movie | EVOLVE 44 | Himself | 2015-05-31 |
Movie | EVOLVE 37 | Himself | 2015-01-10 |
Movie | EVOLVE 39 | Himself | 2015-03-26 |
Movie | EVOLVE 40 | Himself | 2015-03-27 |
Movie | EVOLVE 42 | Himself | 2015-04-18 |
Movie | EVOLVE 51 | Himself | 2015-11-06 |
Movie | PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One | Himself | 2015-12-11 |
Movie | PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two | Himself | 2015-12-12 |
Movie | Not Another Steen DVD | Himself | 2015-06-01 |
Movie | EVOLVE 49 | Himself | 2015-10-17 |
Movie | EVOLVE 52 | Himself | 2015-11-07 |
Movie | EVOLVE 48 | Himself | 2015-08-16 |
Movie | PWG: Threemendous IV | Himself | 2015-07-24 |
Movie | PWG: Mystery Vortex III | Himself | 2015-06-26 |
Movie | EVOLVE 47 | Himself | 2015-08-15 |
Movie | PWG: Mystery Vortex II | Himself | 2014-03-28 |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014 | 2014-02-23 | |
Movie | PWG: DDT4 | Himself | 2014-01-31 |
Movie | PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll | Himself | 2014-05-23 |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014 | 2014-02-22 | |
Movie | PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two | Himself | 2014-08-30 |
Movie | PWG: ELEVEN | Himself | 2014-07-26 |
Movie | PWG: Black Cole Sun | Himself | 2014-12-12 |
Movie | PWG: Untitled II | Himself | 2014-10-17 |
Movie | PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three | Himself | 2014-08-31 |
Movie | DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013 | 2013-07-27 | |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013 | Himself | 2013-07-28 |
Movie | PWG: Is Your Body Ready? | Himself | 2013-06-15 |
Movie | PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two | Himself | 2013-03-23 |
Movie | PWG: TEN | Himself | 2013-08-09 |
Movie | PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night One | Himself | 2013-03-22 |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2013 | 2013-04-07 | |
Movie | PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two | Himself | 2013-08-31 |
Movie | PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One | Himself | 2013-08-30 |
Movie | PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two | Himself | 2013-12-21 |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight | Himself | 2013-11-18 |
Movie | PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One | Himself | 2013-12-20 |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013 | 2013-11-16 | |
Movie | PWG: Matt Rushmore | Himself | 2013-10-19 |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA Heat | 2012-03-29 | |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2012 | 2012-03-31 | |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2012 | 2012-11-04 | |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2012 | 2012-07-28 | |
Movie | EVOLVE 7: Aries vs. Moxley | 2011-04-19 | |
Movie | EVOLVE 9: Gargano vs. Taylor | 2011-07-26 | |
Movie | EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka | 2010-03-13 | |
Movie | EVOLVE 1: Ibushi vs. Richards | Johnny Gargano | 2010-01-16 |
Series | WWE NXT | Johnny Gargano | 2010-02-23 |
Movie | EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall | 2010-05-01 | |
Movie | EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish | 2010-06-23 | |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010 | 2010-10-30 | |
Movie | EVOLVE 6: Aries vs. Taylor | 2010-11-20 | |
Movie | EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa | 2010-09-11 | |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA: Untouchable 2009 | 2009-06-11 | |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA: Open the Freedom Gate | 2009-11-28 | |
Movie | Dragon Gate USA: Open the Untouchable Gate | 2009-09-06 |