John Gargano
Acting
- Born:
- 1987-08-14
- Place of birth:
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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
Filmography
Slowburn Shoot: An Indie Wrestling Story
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
WWE NXT Homecoming
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
WWE's Greatest Moments
WWE LFG
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 - Week 1
WrestleMania XL Saturday
WWE Speed
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
WWE This Is Awesome
WWE Rivals
The SmackDown LowDown
NXT WarGames 2021
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020
NXT TakeOver 31
NXT TakeOver: In Your House
NXT TakeOver: Portland
Ruthless Aggression
WWE Worlds Collide
Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART
NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019
NXT TakeOver XXV
NXT TakeOver: New York
WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018
WWE Halftime Heat 2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV
NXT TakeOver: Chicago II
NXT Takeover: New Orleans
NXT: Best of 2017
NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
Fight Owens Fight: The Kevin Owens Story
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
NXT Takeover: Orlando
NXT Takeover: San Antonio
NXT Takeover: Toronto
Raw Talk
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
Beyond Americanrana 2016
AIW: Absolution XI
EVOLVE 65
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
EVOLVE 63
EVOLVE 62
EVOLVE 61
EVOLVE 60
EVOLVE 59
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016
EVOLVE 58
EVOLVE 57
EVOLVE 56
EVOLVE 55
EVOLVE 54
EVOLVE 53
The Kevin Steen Show: Johnny Gargano
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One
EVOLVE 52
EVOLVE 51
EVOLVE 49
EVOLVE 48
EVOLVE 47
PWG: Threemendous IV
PWG: Mystery Vortex III
Not Another Steen DVD
EVOLVE 44
EVOLVE 43
PWG: DDT4
EVOLVE 42
EVOLVE 41
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015
EVOLVE 40
EVOLVE 39
AIW I Choo-Choo-Choose You!
EVOLVE 37
EVOLVE 36
PWG: Black Cole Sun
PWG: Untitled II
A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 2
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 1
Smash Super Showdown II
PWG: ELEVEN
PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
Smash Wrestling GOLD
DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014
PWG: Mystery Vortex II
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014
PWG: DDT4
EVOLVE 26
EVOLVE 25
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013
PWG: Matt Rushmore
EVOLVE 24
EVOLVE 23
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
PWG: TEN
Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013
PWG: Is Your Body Ready?
EVOLVE 22
EVOLVE 21
EVOLVE 20
CHIKARA: Battle Not With Monsters
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2013
Dragon Gate USA Open the Ultimate Gate 2013
EVOLVE 19
PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two
PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night One
DGUSA Heat 2013
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2013
DGUSA Open the Golden Gate 2013
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2012
Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2012
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2012
WWE Main Event
EVOLVE 17
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2012
CHIKARA: Chikarasaurus Rex - How to Hatch a Dinosaur
CHIKARA I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2012
Dragon Gate USA Heat
EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena
Dragon Gate USA Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2011
CHIKARA Klunk in Love
CHIKARA Small But Mighty
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2011
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2011
EVOLVE 9: Gargano vs. Taylor
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2011: Second Anniversary Celebration
Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2011
EVOLVE 7: Aries vs. Moxley
CHIKARA King Of Trios 2011 - Night 3
DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate 2011
Dragon Gate USA Open The Southern Gate
Dragon Gate USA United: Finale
Dragon Gate USA United: Philly
Dragon Gate USA United: NYC
CHIKARA The Germans
EVOLVE 6: Aries vs. Taylor
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2010
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin
CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
Dragon Gate USA Enter the Dragon 2010
CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
WWE NXT
EVOLVE 1: Ibushi vs. Richards
Dragon Gate USA: Open the Freedom Gate
Dragon Gate USA: Open the Untouchable Gate
Dragon Gate USA: Untouchable 2009
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Raw
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event