Johnny Gargano

[Necro]

Championships and accomplishments

• Absolute Intense Wrestling
  • AIW Absolute Championship (1 time)[196]
  • AIW Intense Championship (2 times)[25][197]
  • Gauntlet for the Gold (2012)[29]
  • Jack of All Trios (2010) – with Flip Kendrick and Louis Lyndon[26]
• CBS Sports
  • Feud of the Year (2018) vs. Tommaso Ciampa[198]
  • Feud of the Year (2019) vs. Adam Cole[199]
  • Match of the Year (2019) vs. Adam Cole at NXT TakeOver: New York[199]
  • NXT Match of the Year (2018) vs. Andrade Cien Almas at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia[198]
  • WWE Male Wrestler of the Year (2018)[198]
• Championship Wrestling Experience
  • CWE Undisputed Championship (1 time)[200]
• Chikara
  • Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas (2 times) – with Chuck Taylor[53][201]
  • The Countdown Showdown (2010)[44]
• Cleveland All–Pro Wrestling
  • CAPW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[202]
• DDT Pro-Wrestling
  • Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)[203][204]
• Dragon Gate USA/Evolve Wrestling
  • Evolve Tag Team Championship (1 time, inaugural) – with Drew Galloway[128][205]
  • Open the Freedom Gate Championship (2 times)[89][118][206]
  • Open the United Gate Championship (1 time) – with Rich Swann[124][207]
  • CITIC Cup (2014)[118]
  • Evolve Tag Team Championship Tournament (2016) – with Drew Galloway[128][208]
• International Wrestling Cartel
  • IWC Super Indy Championship (1 time)[209][210]
  • IWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michael Facade[211][212]
• Legacy Wrestling
  • Legacy Championship (1 time)[213][214]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Feud of the Year (2018) vs. Tommaso Ciampa[215]
  • Feud of the Year (2019) vs. Adam Cole[216]
  • Ranked No. 6 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019[217]
• Pro Wrestling Ohio/Prime Wrestling
  • PWO/Prime Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[34][218]
• Smash Wrestling
  • Smash Wrestling Championship (1 time)[219]
• Sports Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 9 of the 10 Best Male Wrestlers of 2018 (tied with Tommaso Ciampa)[220]
• Wrestling Cares Association
  • Race for the Ring Tournament (2014)[221][222]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Feud of the Year (2018) vs. Tommaso Ciampa[223]
  • Feud of the Year (2019) vs. Adam Cole[224]
• WWE
  • NXT Championship (1 time)[225][226]
  • NXT North American Championship (3 times)[227][228]
  • NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tommaso Ciampa[162][229]
  • First NXT Triple Crown Champion
  • NXT Year-End Award(5 times)
    • Match of the Year (2016) – with Tommaso Ciampa vs. The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) in a two-out-of-three falls match for the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT TakeOver: Toronto[163]
    • Match of the Year (2018) – vs. Andrade Cien Almas for the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia (2018)[230]
    • Match of the Year (2019) – vs. Adam Cole in a Two-out-of-three falls match for the vacant NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: New York[231]
    • Rivalry of the Year (2018) vs. Tommaso Ciampa[230]
    • Rivalry of the Year (2019) vs. Adam Cole[231]

Themes





Johnny Gargano vs. Finn Bálor: NXT TakeOver: Portland




Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade - NXT Championship Match: NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia




Ruff vs Priest vs Gargano - NXT North American Title Match: NXT TakeOver: WarGames




Adam Cole vs. Johnny Gargano - NXT Title 2-Out-Of-3 Falls Match: NXT TakeOver: Toronto

 

[Chris]

Follow the Way

 

[Chris]

 

[Cwalker]

Man picked his third kid over his first two

 

[Chris]

"There is a big part of me that says I only want to wrestle until I’m 40 and that’s only six years away at this point. So, I feel like I have about five years left to maximize whatever I want to do in this.” Gargano continued to say that it had been his dream to be WWE Champion and wrestle at WrestleMania. "There's also things that change those dreams like having a baby, wanting to be home more. There's a lot of things I'm juggling right now," he continued. "I'm just hoping that as this all plays out the right answer and right path will show itself to me."

Johnny Gargano: 'Big part of me' only wants to wrestle until I'm 40

The 34-year-old wants to maximize what could be his last six years as a wrestler.

www.f4wonline.com

 

[Marty McFourth]

A lot you can achieve in 5-6 years. Amped for his next steps.

 

[Cwalker]

Could go either way honestly…

Could go the Cody route and try to cash out on one last run.

Or give himself a little bit more freedom and potentially not have to be away from his family too often.

 

[Swerve]

Hopefully he goes back to ROH and goes full circle.

 

[Dale]

Adding on to what Chris put since I came across it

Pro-wrestling superstar and former triple-crown NXT champion Johnny Gargano recently appeared on Insight With Chris Van Vilet to discuss a potential return to WWE in a producer role once his in-ring career comes to an end, but admits that he is still chasing that WrestleMania moment. Highlights from the interview are below.

Talks what he would want to do after his in-ring career comes to an end:

“It’s hard. Obviously the name Johnny Gargano in wrestling will always be beneficial money-wise. People will want to pay to see me wrestle, meet me, and learn from me. In reality, I have a job for life. I could go back to WWE and be a producer, be a coach or train people.”

Assumes that a producer position would be open to him in WWE if he wanted it:

“I hope so. I assume so. I have a great relationship with everyone there. But I have said that I want to wrestle until I’m 40, and that’s 6 years away. So I only have 5 years to maximize whatever I want to do in this.”

Whether he still wants that WrestleMania moment:

“Of course. I don’t know when or if that will come. I have said numerous times that I have a great relationship there, but what sacrifices am I going to have to make to make that happen? I would hate to be on the road and miss Quill’s first word or walking for the first time. Me and Candice only plan to have one kid, so we only have this one shot.”

Maybe he's said other things elsewhere but from these few pieces, to me it definitely seems like he wants the WWE but the schedule will be the thing that stops it from happening since he's nowhere near big enough to get a reduced schedule. Wouldn't be surprised if he did a 2 or 3 year deal with AEW / Indies then made contact with the WWE about having a final run there. That's alot of time between now and then so who knows what the fuck will actually happen

 

[Cwalker]

Gargano is in a good spot where he has options. Not all wrestlers have that. I would think he’ll take the year before making a decision though

 

[Sabretooth]

One of the best wrestlers alive imo. He looks like a fucking geek which is why I think he’d never make it on the main roster in WWE. In NXT however he was a fucking legend. The amount of classics he put on in NXT is just insane. Multiple five star matches and many other greats.

 

[Necro]

 

[Y2Jayne]

 

[Sabretooth]

Oh that is so fuckin sick