John Gargano
Known for: Acting
Born: August 14, 1987
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
163 movies · 14 TV shows, newest first
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Slowburn Shoot: An Indie Wrestling Story
2026
7.4
NXT Stand & Deliver 2026
2026
6.5
WWE NXT Homecoming
2025
8.2
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Sunday
2025
7.0
WWE's Greatest Moments
2025
9.0
WWE LFG
2025
6.7
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
2025
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WWE NXT Spring Breakin' 2024 - Week 1
2024
7.6
WrestleMania XL Saturday
2024
6.5
WWE Speed
2024
7.5
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2023
2023
6.8
WWE Elimination Chamber 2023
2023
7.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2023
2023
7.3
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
7.2
WWE Rivals
2022
8.9
The SmackDown LowDown
2022
8.0
NXT WarGames 2021
2021
6.8
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021
2021
8.1
WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 2
2021
7.8
NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
2021
7.6
NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2020
2020
8.8
NXT TakeOver 31
2020
8.8
NXT TakeOver: In Your House
2020
8.6
NXT TakeOver: Portland
2020
7.6
Ruthless Aggression
2020
7.8
WWE Worlds Collide
2020
7.0
Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART
2019
8.9
NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2019
2019
8.4
NXT TakeOver XXV
2019
9.3
NXT TakeOver: New York
2019
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WWE Best of NXT TakeOver 2018
2019
8.0
WWE Halftime Heat 2019
2019
7.4
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
8.2
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix
2019
8.9
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
2018
8.4
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn IV
2018
8.3
NXT TakeOver: Chicago II
2018
9.0
NXT Takeover: New Orleans
2018
10.0
NXT: Best of 2017
2018
8.2
NXT Takeover: Philadelphia
2018
8.4
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III
2017
7.6
WWE NXT Takeover: Chicago
2017
6.8
NXT Takeover: Orlando
2017
7.2
NXT Takeover: San Antonio
2017
7.8
NXT Takeover: Toronto
2016
4.5
Raw Talk
2016
7.4
NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II
2016
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Beyond Americanrana 2016
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AIW: Absolution XI
2016NR
EVOLVE 65
2016
8.4
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
2016
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EVOLVE 63
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EVOLVE 62
2016NR
EVOLVE 61
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EVOLVE 60
2016NR
EVOLVE 59
2016NR
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016
2016NR
EVOLVE 58
2016NR
EVOLVE 57
20166.0
EVOLVE 56
20169.0
EVOLVE 55
2016NR
EVOLVE 54
20163.5
EVOLVE 53
2016
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The Kevin Steen Show: Johnny Gargano
2016
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PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night Two
2015
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PWG: All Star Weekend 11 - Night One
20153.0
EVOLVE 52
20153.0
EVOLVE 51
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EVOLVE 49
2015NR
EVOLVE 48
2015NR
EVOLVE 47
2015
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PWG: Threemendous IV
2015
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PWG: Mystery Vortex III
2015
10.0
Not Another Steen DVD
2015
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EVOLVE 44
2015
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EVOLVE 43
2015
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PWG: DDT4
2015
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EVOLVE 42
2015
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EVOLVE 41
2015NR
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2015
2015
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EVOLVE 40
2015
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EVOLVE 39
2015
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AIW I Choo-Choo-Choose You!
2015
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EVOLVE 37
2015
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EVOLVE 36
2015
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PWG: Black Cole Sun
2014
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PWG: Untitled II
2014
10.0
A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 2
2014
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PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2014
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PWG: 2014 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2014
10.0
A Johnny Gargano Documentary: Volume 1
2014
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Smash Super Showdown II
2014
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PWG: ELEVEN
2014
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PWG: Sold Our Soul For Rock 'n Roll
2014
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Smash Wrestling GOLD
2014NR
DGUSA Open the Ultimate Gate 2014
2014
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PWG: Mystery Vortex II
2014NR
Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2014
2014NR
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2014
2014
1.0
PWG: DDT4
2014
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EVOLVE 26
2014
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EVOLVE 25
2014
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PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
2013
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PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
20134.5
Dragon Gate USA: Freedom Fight
2013NR
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2013
2013
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PWG: Matt Rushmore
2013
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EVOLVE 24
2013
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EVOLVE 23
2013
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PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2013
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PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2013
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PWG: TEN
2013NR
Dragon Gate USA: Enter the Dragon 2013
2013NR
Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2013: Fourth Anniversary Celebration
2013NR
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior 2013
2013
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PWG: Is Your Body Ready?
2013
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EVOLVE 22
2013
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EVOLVE 21
2013
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EVOLVE 20
2013NR
CHIKARA: Battle Not With Monsters
2013NR
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2013
2013NR
Dragon Gate USA Open the Ultimate Gate 2013
2013
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EVOLVE 19
2013
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PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night Two
2013
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PWG: All Star Weekend 9 - Night One
2013NR
DGUSA Heat 2013
2013
6.0
Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2013
2013NR
DGUSA Open the Golden Gate 2013
2013NR
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2012
2012NR
Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2012
2012NR
Dragon Gate USA Fearless 2012
2012
7.9
WWE Main Event
2012
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EVOLVE 17
2012NR
Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2012
2012NR
CHIKARA: Chikarasaurus Rex - How to Hatch a Dinosaur
2012NR
CHIKARA I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
2012NR
Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2012
2012NR
Dragon Gate USA Heat
2012
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EVOLVE 10 - A Tribute To The Arena
2012
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Dragon Gate USA Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior
2011
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Dragon Gate USA REVOLT! 2011
2011NR
CHIKARA Klunk in Love
2011NR
CHIKARA Small But Mighty
2011
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Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin 2011
2011
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Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2011
2011
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EVOLVE 9: Gargano vs. Taylor
2011
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Dragon Gate USA Enter The Dragon 2011: Second Anniversary Celebration
2011
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Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2011
2011
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EVOLVE 7: Aries vs. Moxley
2011NR
CHIKARA King Of Trios 2011 - Night 3
2011
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DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate 2011
2011
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Dragon Gate USA Open The Southern Gate
2011
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Dragon Gate USA United: Finale
2011
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Dragon Gate USA United: Philly
2011
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Dragon Gate USA United: NYC
2011
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CHIKARA The Germans
2010
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EVOLVE 6: Aries vs. Taylor
2010
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Dragon Gate USA Untouchable 2010
2010
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Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
2010NR
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
2010
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CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
2010
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Dragon Gate USA Way of the Ronin
2010NR
CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
2010
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EVOLVE 5: Danielson vs. Sawa
2010
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Dragon Gate USA Enter the Dragon 2010
2010
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CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
2010
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EVOLVE 4: Danielson vs. Fish
2010
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EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
2010
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EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
2010
6.7
WWE NXT
2010
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EVOLVE 1: Ibushi vs. Richards
2010
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Dragon Gate USA: Open the Freedom Gate
2009
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Dragon Gate USA: Open the Untouchable Gate
2009NR
Dragon Gate USA: Untouchable 2009
2009
7.4
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
6.8
Raw
1993
8.3
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985