Johnny Gargano

Jonathan Anthony Nicholas "Johnny" Gargano (born August 14, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He works for WWE and wrestles on the SmackDown brand. He is one-half of the tag team #DIY, along with Tommaso Ciampa. Before working on the main roster, Gargano wrestled on NXT. He was the first-ever NXT Triple Crown winner, as he won the NXT Championship once, the NXT North American Championship three times and the NXT Tag Team Championship once with Ciampa. He was nicknamed "The Heart and Soul of NXT".

Gargano started his professional wrestling career in 2005 with the Cleveland All–Pro Wrestling (CAPW) promotion. He later worked for some of the top promotions on the American independent circuit. These include the promotions Chikara, Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA), Evolve and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). Titles Gargano has held include the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas, the Evolve Tag Team Championship and DGUSA's Open the Freedom Gate Championship. He held the Freedom Gate Championship two times. His first time as champion lasted a record 873 days.  Gargano also made appearances for national promotions Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).

Gargano made some appearances for WWE early in his career. In June 2015, he took part in the company's tryout camp. After that, he began appearing regularly for NXT. He signed a contract with the company in April 2016 and formed a tag team called #DIY with Tommaso Ciampa. They held the NXT Tag Team Championship once. The team later ended and they often fought each other. In January 2019, Gargano won the NXT North American Championship. He won the NXT Championship in April the same year. In 2020, Gargano won the NXT North American Championship for a second time. He later won it for a third time. He is the first person to win it more than once. He left WWE after his contract ended in December 2021, but returned in August 2022. He and Ciampa reformed #DIY in October 2023. They went on tp win the WWE Tag Team Championship twice.

Championships and accomplishments
 Absolute Intense Wrestling
 AIW Absolute Championship (1 time)
 AIW Intense Championship (2 times)
 Gauntlet for the Gold (2012)
 Jack of All Trios (2010) – with Flip Kendrick and Louis Lyndon
CBS Sports
Feud of the Year (2018) 
 Feud of the Year (2019) 
 Match of the Year (2019) 
NXT Match of the Year (2018) 
WWE Male Wrestler of the Year (2018)
 Championship Wrestling Experience
 CWE Undisputed Championship (1 time)
 Chikara
 Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas (2 times) – with Chuck Taylor
 The Countdown Showdown (2010)
 Cleveland All–Pro Wrestling
 CAPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 DDT Pro-Wrestling
 Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
 Dragon Gate USA/Evolve Wrestling
 Evolve Tag Team Championship (1 time, first) – with Drew Galloway
 Open the Freedom Gate Championship (2 times)
 Open the United Gate Championship (1 time) – with Rich Swann
 CITIC Cup (2014)
 Evolve Tag Team Championship Tournament (2016) – with Drew Galloway
 International Wrestling Cartel
 IWC Super Indy Championship (1 time)
 IWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michael Facade
 Legacy Wrestling
 Legacy Championship (1 time)
 Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Feud of the Year (2018) 
 Feud of the Year (2019) PWI on Twitter: "Feud: @JohnnyGargano vs. @AdamColePro, Match: @CodyRhodes vs. @dustinrhodes, Rookie: @FlyinBrianJr. The @OfficialPWI staff is also proud to announce @steveaus...
Ranked No. 6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019
 Pro Wrestling Ohio/Prime Wrestling
 PWO/Prime Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
 Smash Wrestling
 Smash Wrestling Championship (1 time)
 Sports Illustrated
 Ranked No. 9 of the top 10 men's wrestlers in 2018 – tied with Tommaso Ciampa
 Wrestling Cares Association
 Race for the Ring Tournament (2014)
 Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 Feud of the Year (2018) 
 Feud of the Year (2019) 
WWE
WWE Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tommaso Ciampa
NXT Championship (1 time)
NXT North American Championship (3 times)
NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tommaso Ciampa
First NXT Triple Crown Champion
NXT Year-End Award (5 times)
Match of the Year (2016) – 
Match of the Year (2018) – 
Match of the Year (2019) – 
Rivalry of the Year (2018) 
Rivalry of the Year (2019) 
References

Other websites



 Interview with 411mania.com

Category:1987 births
Category:Living people
Category:American professional wrestlers
Category:Sportspeople from Ohio
Category:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumni
Category:WWE wrestlers