[101] On January 26, 2013, Gargano defeated Jon Davis in a grudge match to retain the Open the Freedom Gate Championship. [83] On June 3 at Dragon Gate USA's Fearless 2011, Gargano faced Aries in a losing effort, but came back two days later at Enter The Dragon 2011 to force both Cima and Aries to submit in a six-man elimination tag team match, where he teamed with Rich Swann and Masato Yoshino with Brodie Lee being the third member of Blood Warriors. [93] Following the merger of Dragon Gate USA and Evolve, Gargano successfully defended the Open the Freedom Gate Championship against Taylor on June 29 at Evolve 15. Post-match, Gargano saved Swann from an attack by the Premier Athlete Brand of Anthony Nese, Caleb Konley and Su Yung. At the next NXT event, NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, Gargano failed to capture the NXT Championship from Andrade "Cien" Almas. [135] In his first match of the tour on October 6, Gargano teamed with Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi to defeat Kaettekita Veteran-gun representatives Don Fujii, Gamma and Masaaki Mochizuki in a six-man tag team main event. Johnny Gargano is stopped in his tracks by Adam Cole’s blistering superkick at NXT TakeOver: Toronto. [142] On October 20, Gargano defeated Roderick Strong in a singles match and, at the end of the event, challenged Adam Cole to a future match for the PWG World Championship. [121] Following the match, Ethan Page turned on Gargano,[121] starting a feud between the two with the storyline being that Gargano had gotten Page his job in Evolve, but Page was now trying to make himself a name at Gargano's expense. and the Osaka Pro Wrestling representatives. [26] Later that same night Gargano retained his brand new title by wrestling Bryan Danielson to a 30-minute time limit draw. [189] On the December 30 episode of NXT, Gargano successfully retained his title against Ruff, finally breaking his championship "curse". 7. 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[64] On September 6 Gargano wrestled in another dark match at tapings of Untouchable, where he defeated Arik Cannon, Flip Kendrick, Hallowicked, Louis Lyndon, Prince Mustafa Ali, Shiima Xion and the Great Malaki in an eight-way elimination match. You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! [33][34], Gargano made his debut for Philadelphia–based Chikara on June 14, 2008, taking part in the sixth Young Lions Cup tournament, only to be eliminated in his first round match against Marshe Rockett. Gargano would justify his actions by stating that Ciampa stole his moment and put him through hell for two years. Elle commence sa carrière dans des petites fédérations d'art martiaux mixtes américaine. You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! [132] The following day at Evolve 69, Gargano and Cody Rhodes defeated Chris Hero and Drew Galloway in Gargano's Evolve farewell match. This is somehow a match that’s never been televised before. [133], On March 1, 2011, Gargano made his Japanese debut, when his Dragon Gate USA stable Ronin started their first three-week-long tour of Dragon Gate. [9][13], Gargano made his professional wrestling debut for CAPW in 2005. He was unsuccessful at capturing the title as the match ended in a time limit draw. At the event, Gargano defeated Cole in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the NXT Championship for the first time in his career, which also made him the first ever NXT Triple Crown Champion. [22][23] Gargano held the title for 187 days before he was stripped of it due to an injury on November 28, 2008. [29] At the February 2008 PWO TV tapings, Gargano brutally attacked Iron, busting him open, assaulting him with a chair, and bashing his head into the ringside barricades. [134], Gargano returned to Dragon Gate in October 2012, now aligned with the World-1 International stable. [78] On April 3 at Open the Ultimate Gate, Austin Aries, who had just lost a match, where he had put his Dragon Gate USA career on the line, feigned passing the torch to his former rivals in Ronin, but instead ended up turning on them and joining Blood Warriors. On the April 29 episode of NXT, Gargano accompanied LeRae to the ring as she defeated Kacy Catanzaro. This match was a nice showcase of his skill, with Gargano putting him over as a threat but not too much of a threat." [13][4][15] The following day he wrestled in another dark match, this time losing to Eric Young. [131], On August 20 at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II, Gargano and Ciampa unsuccessfully challenged The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) for the NXT Tag Team Championship. [147], In June 2015, Gargano took part in a WWE tryout camp,[148] and also wrestled at the June 18 NXT tapings, losing to Uhaa Nation. Meanwhile, Gargano remained in denial of the original defeat from Iron, and continued to mock Iron's disability, his history of concussions, and rough upbringing. avg. [12] He entered a professional wrestling ring for the first time at age eight, when Cleveland All–Pro Wrestling (CAPW) owner J.T. [122] On April 18, Gargano and Rich Swann defeated Anthony Nese and Caleb Konley to win the Open the United Gate Championship. [67] Seven days later at Dragon Gate USA's fourth PPV, Fearless, Gargano wrestled in another dark match, losing to Kyle O'Reilly in a six-way match. After the match, Ciampa returned to attack Gargano from behind with a crutch. [4][9] Gargano calls his wrestling style "Lucharesu", a mix of British chain wrestling, lucha libre and puroresu and described his character at the time as "someone lacking self awareness and living in his own deluded little world". NXT North American Championship: Keith Lee (c) vs. Johnny Gargano. [13] Gargano wrestled another tryout for WWE, working under the ring name Joey Gray, at the September 20, 2011, tapings of Superstars, losing to Brodus Clay. [123] On May 30, Ronin successfully defended the title against Drew Gulak and Tracy Williams. [13][4][18] He made another appearance for WWE on the May 25, 2010, edition of NXT, portraying a security guard. [86] The following day at Way of the Ronin 2011, Gargano picked up a major singles win over Naruki Doi, before setting his sights on the Open the Freedom Gate Championship. Before Gargano made his entrance for the match, Candice LeRae, Gargano's wife, handed Gargano a crutch to use as a weapon during the match. [28], Gargano appeared on the very first episode of Pro Wrestling Ohio on Sports Time Ohio on November 20, 2007. [65] On November 28 at Freedom Fight, Gargano made his pay-per-view debut by entering the tournament to crown the first Open the Freedom Gate Champion, but was eliminated in the first round in a six-way match with Hallowicked, Lince Dorado, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson and the winner of the match, Gran Akuma. [29], Gargano suffered a hairline fracture in his vertebrae during the Last Man Standing match and did not return to active competition until March 2009, when he faced off against Mike Tolar and Jason Bane in a three-way match to become number one contender for the PWO Heavyweight Championship, in which he was victorious. [171] The next night on their SmackDown debut, Gargano and Ciampa defeated The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus). 6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, PWO/Prime Heavyweight Championship (3 times), Ranked No. [40] On July 26 at Chikarasaurus Rex: King of Show F.I.S.T. D'abord pratiquante d'arts martiaux mixtes, elle s'entraîne auprès de Josh Barnett et Billy Robinson (en). However, once again Gargano failed to make it past the first round as his team suffered a loss in their opening round match against The Colony (Fire Ant, Green Ant and Soldier Ant). [6], Gargano made his debut for Cleveland–based Absolute Intense Wrestling (AIW) on February 26, 2006, losing to Kano. 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