Who?: Johnny Gargano
Promotions: AAW, AIW, DGUSA, EVOLVE, Chikara
Alias: The Cat's Pajamas, The Bee's Knees, The Whole Shebang
Current Affiliations: Teaming with Aeroform at King of Trios
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 215 lbs.
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
After the jump... Wrestling Style: British-influenced lucharesu, which means he'll chain wrestle, he'll head drop, he'll fly, he'll cut promos wearing a Reptar T-shirt... wut?
Signature Maneuver:
Hurts Donut
Titles Held:
AIW Intense Championship
2010 AIW Jack of All Trios Winner (with Flip Kendrick and Louis Lyndon)
Promos:
Go here - Gargano has a running Youtube series called the "Johnny Gargano Power Hour". Check it out. I think he's up to his eighth episode. Here's the latest one:
Why You Should Know Johnny Gargano: You need to know who Johnny Gargano is because he is the next biggest thing. He's got a mere five years of experience and only recently has he gotten breaks in the really big indie market, namely Dragon Gate USA and EVOLVE (and depending on your opinion of Chikara... well, that too). His star is on the rise, and right now, you can have the opportunity to see his maturation, which is cool if he takes the path of another Midwest indie product in Tyler Black.
Gargano's energetic style is enough to produce memorable spots in any match, and yet he has the ability to take it to the mat and wrestle a good match that pleases marks and smarks alike. While he may come off as unmemorable when you first see him, he will leave a mark on you and you'll end up remembering his name when the night's over. The Gargano Power Hour doesn't hurt his visibility either. He's really found a good home in EVOLVE and a good booker to get the word out on him in Gabe Sapolsky. In a year at the very least he'll become a household name for indie wrestling fans everywhere.
The fun part is, you may have already seen him. He's appeared on Smackdown as a local talent, and he's also appeared on Impact. Even if you haven't seen him, you've seen his Hurts Donut finisher used if you saw Darren Young's week 2 match on NXT. Gargano has made quite the splash on the wrestling world in his young career, and I'm betting that barring an unforeseen incident, he'll continue to make even bigger splashes in the coming years.
Photo Credit: Scott Finkelstein - Please visit his site to view the plentiful amounts of pictures he's taken for DGUSA, ROH and other indie feds: Get Lost Photography
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