John Gargano
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1987-08-14 (37 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
as Johnny Gargano
(2025)
The 2025 Slammys
as Johnny Gargano
(2024)
WWE WrestleMania XL Saturday
as Johnny Gargano
(2024)
WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 - Week 1
as Johnny Gargano
(2023)
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
as Johnny Gargano
(2023)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023
as Johnny Gargano
(2023)
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023
as Johnny Gargano
(2021)
Biography: Shawn Michaels
as Self - NXT Superstar
(2021)
NXT WarGames 2021
as Johnny Gargano
(2021)
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
as Johnny Gargano
(2021)
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
as Johnny Gargano
(2021)
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
as Johnny Gargano
(2020)
WWE Worlds Collide
as Johnny Gargano
(2020)
NXT TakeOver 31
as Johnny Gargano
(2020)
NXT TakeOver: Portland
as Johnny Gargano
(2020)
NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020
as Johnny Gargano
(2020)
NXT TakeOver: In Your House
as Johnny Gargano
(2019)
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Johnny Gargano
(2019)
WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018
as Himself
(2019)
WWE Halftime Heat 2019
as Johnny Gargano
(2019)
NXT TakeOver XXV
as Johnny Gargano
(2019)
NXT TakeOver: New York
as Johnny Gargano
(2019)
Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART
as Johnny Gargano
(2019)
NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019
as Johnny Gargano
(2019)
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
as Johnny Gargano
(2018)
NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
as Johnny Gargano
(2018)
NXT TakeOver: Chicago II
as Johnny Gargano
(2018)
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
as Johhny Gargano
(2018)
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV
as Johnny Gargano
(2018)
NXT Takeover: New Orleans
as Johnny Gargano
(2018)
(2017)
Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story
as (archive)
(2017)
NXT Takeover: San Antonio
as Johnny Gargano
(2017)
NXT Takeover: Orlando
as Johnny Gargano
(2017)
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
as Himself
(2017)
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
as Himself
(2016)
EVOLVE 54
as Himself
(2016)
NXT Takeover: Toronto
as Johnny Gargano
(2016)
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
as Johnny Gargano
(2016)
Beyond Americanrana 2016
as Johnny Gargano
(2016)
EVOLVE 56
as Himself
(2016)
EVOLVE 63
as Himself
(2016)
EVOLVE 59
as Himself
(2016)
EVOLVE 58
as Himself
(2016)
EVOLVE 62
as Himself
(2016)
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016
as Himself
(2016)
EVOLVE 60
as Himself
(2016)
AIW: Absolution XI
as Johnny Gargano
(2016)
EVOLVE 61
as Himself
(2016)
EVOLVE 55
as Himself
(2016)
EVOLVE 57
as Himself
(2016)
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EVOLVE 53
as Himself
(2016)
The Kevin Steen Show: Johnny Gargano
as Johnny Gargano
(2015)
EVOLVE 42
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 37
as Himself
(2015)
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 44
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 48
as Himself
(2015)
PWG: DDT4
as Himself
(2015)
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
as Himself
(2015)
PWG: Threemendous IV
as Himself
(2015)
PWG: Mystery Vortex III
as Himself
(2015)
Not Another Steen DVD
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 39
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 40
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 49
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 36
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 51
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 52
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 47
as Himself
(2015)
EVOLVE 41
as Himself
(2015)
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015
as Himself
(2015)
AIW I Choo-Choo-Choose You!
as Johnny Gargano
(2015)
EVOLVE 43
as Himself
(2014)
(2014)
(2014)
PWG: ELEVEN
as Self
(2014)
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
as Himself
(2014)
(2014)
PWG: DDT4
as Himself
(2014)
PWG: Mystery Vortex II
as Himself
(2014)
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PWG: Untitled II
as Himself
(2014)
PWG: Black Cole Sun
as Self
(2014)
(2014)
Smash Super Showdown II
as Johnny Gargano
(2014)
EVOLVE 26
as Johnny Gargano
(2014)
A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 2
as Himself
(2014)
Smash Wrestling GOLD
as Johnny Gargano
(2014)
A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 1
as Himself
(2013)
PWG: TEN
as Himself
(2013)
(2013)
EVOLVE 24
as Johnny Gargano
(2013)
(2013)
(2013)
EVOLVE 19
as Johnny Gargano
(2013)
(2013)
PWG: Matt Rushmore
as Himself
(2013)
(2013)
Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight
as Himself
(2013)
(2013)
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
as Himself
(2013)
EVOLVE 20
as Johnny Gargano
(2013)
(2013)
PWG: Is Your Body Ready?
as Himself
(2013)
(2013)
EVOLVE 22
as Johnny Gargano
(2013)
PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two
as Himself
(2013)
PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night One
as Himself
(2013)
(2013)
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
as Himself
(2013)
Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013
as Himself
(2013)
EVOLVE 21
as Johnny Gargano
(2013)
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(2012)
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EVOLVE 17
as Johnny Gargano
(2012)
(2012)
CHIKARA: Chikarasaurus Rex - How to Hatch a Dinosaur
as Johnny Gargano
(2012)
(2011)
(2011)
(2011)
DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate 2011
as Johnny Gargano
(2011)
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(2011)
CHIKARA Klunk in Love
as Johnny Gargano
(2011)
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EVOLVE 1: Ibushi vs. Richards
as Johnny Gargano
(2010)
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CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
as Johnny Gargano
(2009)
(2009)
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