John Gargano
Born: 1987-08-14 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Slowburn Shoot: An Indie Wrestling Story as Himself
- NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 as Johnny Gargano
2025
- WWE LFG
- WWE's Greatest Moments
- WWE Royal Rumble 2025 as Johnny Gargano
- WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday as Johnny Gargano
- WWE NXT Homecoming as Johnny Gargano
2024
- WWE Speed as Johnny Gargano
- WrestleMania XL Saturday as Johnny Gargano
- WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 - Week 1 as Johnny Gargano
2023
- WWE Royal Rumble 2023 as Johnny Gargano
- WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 as Johnny Gargano
- WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 as Johnny Gargano
2022
- WWE Rivals as Johnny Gargano
- The SmackDown LowDown as Johnny Gargano
- WWE This Is Awesome as Johnny Gargano
2021
- WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2 as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day as Johnny Gargano
- NXT WarGames 2021 as Johnny Gargano
2020
- Ruthless Aggression as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver 31 as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020 as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Portland as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: In Your House as Johnny Gargano
- WWE Worlds Collide as Johnny Gargano
2019
- Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART as Johnny Gargano
- WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver XXV as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019 as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: New York as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: Phoenix as Johnny Gargano
- WWE Halftime Heat 2019 as Johnny Gargano
- WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018 as Himself
2018
- NXT Takeover: New Orleans as Johnny Gargano
- NXT TakeOver: WarGames II as Johhny Gargano
- NXT: Best of 2017
- NXT TakeOver: Chicago II as Johnny Gargano
- NXT Takeover: Philadelphia as Johnny Gargano
- NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV as Johnny Gargano
2017
- NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III as Himself
- NXT Takeover: Orlando as Johnny Gargano
- NXT Takeover: San Antonio as Johnny Gargano
- WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago as Himself
2016
- Raw Talk as Johnny Gargano
- WWE Cruiserweight Classic as Johnny Gargano
- Beyond Americanrana 2016 as Johnny Gargano
- NXT Takeover: Toronto as Johnny Gargano
- EVOLVE 53 as Himself
- NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II as Johnny Gargano
- EVOLVE 60 as Himself
- EVOLVE 58 as Himself
- The Kevin Steen Show: Johnny Gargano as Johnny Gargano
- WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016 as Himself
- EVOLVE 56 as Himself
- EVOLVE 65
- EVOLVE 54 as Himself
- EVOLVE 57 as Himself
- EVOLVE 61 as Himself
- EVOLVE 59 as Himself
- EVOLVE 62 as Himself
- AIW: Absolution XI as Johnny Gargano
- EVOLVE 63 as Himself
- EVOLVE 55 as Himself
2015
- PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two as Himself
- EVOLVE 39 as Himself
- EVOLVE 37 as Himself
- PWG: Threemendous IV as Himself
- PWG: Mystery Vortex III as Himself
- EVOLVE 51 as Himself
- WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015 as Himself
- PWG: DDT4 as Himself
- PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One as Himself
- EVOLVE 52 as Himself
- EVOLVE 42 as Himself
- Not Another Steen DVD as Himself
- EVOLVE 47 as Himself
- EVOLVE 44 as Himself
- EVOLVE 40 as Himself
- AIW I Choo-Choo-Choose You! as Johnny Gargano
- EVOLVE 48 as Himself
- EVOLVE 49 as Himself
- EVOLVE 36 as Himself
- EVOLVE 43 as Himself
- EVOLVE 41 as Himself
2014
- PWG: Mystery Vortex II as Himself
- PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three as Himself
- Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014
- PWG: Untitled II as Himself
- Smash Super Showdown II as Johnny Gargano
- PWG: Black Cole Sun as Self
- DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014
- A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 2 as Himself
- PWG: DDT4 as Himself
- PWG: ELEVEN as Self
- EVOLVE 26 as Johnny Gargano
- PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll as Himself
- A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 1 as Himself
- EVOLVE 25
- Smash Wrestling GOLD as Johnny Gargano
- PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two as Self
- Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014
2013
- PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One as Himself
- EVOLVE 24 as Johnny Gargano
- PWG: TEN as Himself
- EVOLVE 20 as Johnny Gargano
- Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013
- CHIKARA: Battle Not With Monsters
- EVOLVE 22 as Johnny Gargano
- Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight as Himself
- Dragon Gate USA Open the Ultimate Gate 2013
- PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two as Himself
- DGUSA Open the Golden Gate 2013
- PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night One as Himself
- Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2013
- DGUSA Heat 2013
- PWG: Matt Rushmore as Himself
- PWG: Is Your Body Ready? as Himself
- Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2013
- Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013 as Himself
- DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013
- EVOLVE 21 as Johnny Gargano
- Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration
- PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two as Himself
- PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One as Himself
- EVOLVE 23
- EVOLVE 19 as Johnny Gargano
- PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two as Himself
2012
- WWE Main Event as Johnny Gargano
- Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2012
- CHIKARA: Chikarasaurus Rex - How to Hatch a Dinosaur as Johnny Gargano
- Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2012
- Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2012
- Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2012
- EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena
- Dragon Gate USA Heat
- CHIKARA I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
- Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2012
- EVOLVE 17 as Johnny Gargano
2011
- Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2011
- Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2011: Second Anniversary Celebration
- CHIKARA Klunk in Love as Johnny Gargano
- Dragon Gate USA United: Philly
- Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2011
- CHIKARA Small But Mighty
- Dragon Gate USA United: NYC
- DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate 2011 as Johnny Gargano
- CHIKARA King Of Trios 2011 - Night 3
- Dragon Gate USA United: Finale
- Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2011
- Dragon Gate USA Open The Southern Gate
- EVOLVE 7: Aries vs. Moxley
- Dragon Gate USA Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior
- EVOLVE 9: Gargano vs. Taylor
- Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2011
2010
- WWE NXT as Johnny Gargano
- EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
- EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
- CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
- EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
- DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
- CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
- Dragon Gate USA Enter the Dragon 2010
- Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin
- CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico as Johnny Gargano
- EVOLVE 1: Ibushi vs. Richards as Johnny Gargano
- EVOLVE 6: Aries vs. Taylor
- CHIKARA The Germans
- Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
- Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2010
- EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
2009
1999
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown as Johnny Gargano
1993
- Raw as Johnny Gargano