NXT Championship
At , Gargano successfully retained the title against Kushida. At , Gargano retained the title against Bronson Reed. On the May 18 episode of NXT, he lost the title to Reed in a steel cage match, ending his third reign at 163 days. At Gargano failed to capture the NXT Championship in a Fatal Five Way Match which involved Adam Cole, Karrion Kross, Kyle O'Reilly, and Pete Dunne. On the July 13 episode of "NXT", Gargano faced Kross for the NXT Championship with Samoa Joe as guest referee but was defeated.