John Gargano
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 14 August 1987 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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 166
- 2026Slowburn Shoot: An Indie Wrestling Story as Himself
- 2026NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 as Johnny Gargano
- 2025WWE NXT Homecoming as Johnny Gargano
- 2025WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday as Johnny Gargano
- 2025The 2025 Slammys as Johnny Gargano
- 2025WWE Royal Rumble 2025 as Johnny Gargano
- 2024WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 - Week 1 as Johnny Gargano
- 2024WrestleMania XL Saturday as Johnny Gargano
- 2023WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 as Johnny Gargano
- 2023WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 as Johnny Gargano
- 2023WWE Royal Rumble 2023 as Johnny Gargano
- 2021NXT WarGames 2021 as Johnny Gargano
- 2021NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 as Johnny Gargano
- 2021WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2 as Johnny Gargano
- 2021NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day as Johnny Gargano
- 2020NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020 as Johnny Gargano
- 2020NXT TakeOver 31 as Johnny Gargano
- 2020NXT TakeOver: In Your House as Johnny Gargano
- 2020NXT TakeOver: Portland as Johnny Gargano
- 2020WWE Worlds Collide as Johnny Gargano
- 2019Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART as Johnny Gargano
- 2019NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019 as Johnny Gargano
- 2019NXT TakeOver XXV as Johnny Gargano
- 2019NXT TakeOver: New York as Johnny Gargano
- 2019WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018 as Himself
- 2019WWE Halftime Heat 2019 as Johnny Gargano
- 2019WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Johnny Gargano
- 2019NXT TakeOver: Phoenix as Johnny Gargano
- 2018NXT TakeOver: WarGames II as Johhny Gargano
- 2018NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV as Johnny Gargano
- 2018NXT TakeOver: Chicago II as Johnny Gargano
- 2018NXT Takeover: New Orleans as Johnny Gargano
- 2018NXT: Best of 2017
- 2018NXT Takeover: Philadelphia as Johnny Gargano
- 2017NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III as Himself
- 2017WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago as Himself
- 2017NXT Takeover: Orlando as Johnny Gargano
- 2017NXT Takeover: San Antonio as Johnny Gargano
- 2016NXT Takeover: Toronto as Johnny Gargano
- 2016NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II as Johnny Gargano
- 2016Beyond Americanrana 2016 as Johnny Gargano
- 2016AIW: Absolution XI as Johnny Gargano
- 2016EVOLVE 65
- 2016EVOLVE 63 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 62 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 61 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 60 as Himself
- 2016WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 59 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 58 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 57 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 56 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 55 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 54 as Himself
- 2016EVOLVE 53 as Himself
- 2016The Kevin Steen Show: Johnny Gargano as Johnny Gargano
- 2015PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two as Himself
- 2015PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 52 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 51 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 49 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 48 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 47 as Himself
- 2015PWG: Threemendous IV as Himself
- 2015PWG: Mystery Vortex III as Himself
- 2015Not Another Steen DVD as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 44 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 43 as Himself
- 2015PWG: DDT4 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 42 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 41 as Himself
- 2015WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 40 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 39 as Himself
- 2015AIW I Choo-Choo-Choose You! as Johnny Gargano
- 2015EVOLVE 37 as Himself
- 2015EVOLVE 36 as Himself
- 2014PWG: Black Cole Sun as Self
- 2014PWG: Untitled II as Himself
- 2014A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 2 as Himself
- 2014PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three as Himself
- 2014PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two as Self
- 2014A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 1 as Himself
- 2014Smash Super Showdown II as Johnny Gargano
- 2014PWG: ELEVEN as Self
- 2014PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll as Himself
- 2014Smash Wrestling GOLD as Johnny Gargano
- 2014DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014
- 2014PWG: Mystery Vortex II as Himself
- 2014Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014
- 2014Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014
- 2014PWG: DDT4 as Himself
- 2014EVOLVE 26 as Johnny Gargano
- 2014EVOLVE 25
- 2013PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two as Himself
- 2013PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One as Himself
- 2013Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight as Himself
- 2013Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013
- 2013PWG: Matt Rushmore as Himself
- 2013EVOLVE 24 as Johnny Gargano
- 2013EVOLVE 23
- 2013PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two as Himself
- 2013PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One as Himself
- 2013PWG: TEN as Himself
- 2013Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration
- 2013Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013 as Himself
- 2013DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013
- 2013PWG: Is Your Body Ready? as Himself
- 2013EVOLVE 22 as Johnny Gargano
- 2013EVOLVE 21 as Johnny Gargano
- 2013EVOLVE 20 as Johnny Gargano
- 2013CHIKARA: Battle Not With Monsters
- 2013Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2013
- 2013Dragon Gate USA Open the Ultimate Gate 2013
- 2013EVOLVE 19 as Johnny Gargano
- 2013PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two as Himself
- 2013PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night One as Himself
- 2013DGUSA Heat 2013
- 2013Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2013
- 2013DGUSA Open the Golden Gate 2013
- 2012Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2012
- 2012Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2012
- 2012Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2012
- 2012EVOLVE 17 as Johnny Gargano
- 2012Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2012
- 2012CHIKARA: Chikarasaurus Rex - How to Hatch a Dinosaur as Johnny Gargano
- 2012CHIKARA I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
- 2012Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2012
- 2012Dragon Gate USA Heat
- 2012EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena
- 2011Dragon Gate USA Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior
- 2011Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2011
- 2011CHIKARA Klunk in Love as Johnny Gargano
- 2011CHIKARA Small But Mighty
- 2011Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2011
- 2011Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2011
- 2011EVOLVE 9: Gargano vs. Taylor
- 2011Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2011: Second Anniversary Celebration
- 2011Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2011
- 2011EVOLVE 7: Aries vs. Moxley
- 2011CHIKARA King Of Trios 2011 - Night 3
- 2011DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate 2011 as Johnny Gargano
- 2011Dragon Gate USA Open The Southern Gate
- 2011Dragon Gate USA United: Finale
- 2011Dragon Gate USA United: Philly
- 2011Dragon Gate USA United: NYC
- 2010CHIKARA The Germans
- 2010EVOLVE 6: Aries vs. Taylor
- 2010Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2010
- 2010Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
- 2010DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
- 2010CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico as Johnny Gargano
- 2010Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin
- 2010CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
- 2010EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
- 2010Dragon Gate USA Enter the Dragon 2010
- 2010CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
- 2010EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
- 2010EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
- 2010EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
- 2010EVOLVE 1: Ibushi vs. Richards as Johnny Gargano
- 2010WWE NXT as Johnny Gargano · 175 episodes
- 2009Dragon Gate USA: Open the Freedom Gate
- 2009Dragon Gate USA: Open the Untouchable Gate
- 2009Dragon Gate USA: Untouchable 2009
- 1993Raw as Johnny Gargano · 50 episodes