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Tragedy strikes Gargano family

Posted by John Powell | Jul 22, 2024 | News

Tragedy hit Johnny Gargano’s family last night. A fire at Gargano’s Restaurant &...

SmackDown: The Bloodline relish in their bloodthirsty quest for power

Posted by Shelby-Liza Ndumbi | Jun 7, 2024 | TV Reports

Ah… I’m genuinely excited for this anointment for Tonga Loa into The Bloodline since...

WrestleMania XL Night One: Bloodline Rules with The Rock and Reigns

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Apr 7, 2024 | PPV Reports 2024, WrestleMania

Welcome to the first night of The Showcase of the Immortals, and we have one more chapter to go as...

NXT: Are four fatal for Wes?

Posted by Jon Waldman | Nov 29, 2023 | TV Reports

CM Punk won’t be here tonight, so all the minions running Facebook pages won’t be...

RAW: #DIY reunited at last

Posted by Joseph Casciaro | Oct 2, 2023 | TV Reports

WWE Raw was off to a quick start, the show opened with Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler brawling on the...

NXT: Hayes Stood while Dragon Lee Delivered

Posted by Boris Roberto Aguilar | Apr 1, 2023 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2023

Greetings and Salutations! It’s an early start with NXT Stand and Deliver as the afternoon...

SmackDown: Bobby Lashley wins the Battle Royal as we head into WrestleMania weekend!

Posted by Shelby-Liza Ndumbi | Mar 31, 2023 | TV Reports

It’s not easy to describe how thrilled I am for WrestleMania this weekend. This will be my...

Sami Zayn takes it to Roman Reigns in the main event of WWE Elimination Chamber

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Feb 19, 2023 | PPV Reports 2023

Welcome to another PPV, where the story is not what happens in the Elimination Chamber, but will...

RAW: Royal Rumble fall-out

Posted by Joseph Casciaro | Jan 30, 2023 | TV Reports

WWE is coming off of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view Saturday, which had an ending that left every...

SmackDown: Liv Morgan shows her extreme side

Posted by Shelby-Liza Ndumbi | Sep 30, 2022 | TV Reports

What’s up friends, As I enter SmackDown, the opening they had for tonight had me in great spirits...

Gargano, Damage Control, and Owens highlight improving Raw

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Sep 12, 2022 | TV Reports

Featuring a Women’s Tag Team Championship re-match, an impromptu Raw Women’s...

Gargano ‘far from done’ but won’t say where or when

Posted by Bob Kapur | Aug 9, 2022 | Interviews

If there is any news on whether Johnny Gargano would be seen on a major company’s TV shows in the...

NXT: Gargano, O’Reilly bid farewell

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Dec 7, 2021 | TV Reports

Although still speculative, two NXT cornerstones in Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly...

NXT: Gargano’s pulse beats on towards WarGames

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Nov 23, 2021 | TV Reports

It should be unanimous by now that NXT 2.0 was a major downgrade. The black-and-gold brand of...

NXT: Gargano, Ciampa chug along in new era

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Nov 2, 2021 | TV Reports

Many weeks ago, NXT changed for better or for worse. Well, truthfully, the general consensus...

NXT: Kross, Gargano, Joe carry the show

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Jul 13, 2021 | TV Reports

Following a standout Great American Bash special from NXT last week, the black-and-gold brand is...

NXT: Gargano, Reed meet inside steel cage

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | May 18, 2021 | TV Reports

Tonight’s episode of NXT, promoted as a comic-book showdown, features a Steel Cage match for...

NXT: Super Tuesday prolongs the NXT Championship pursuit

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Sep 1, 2020 | TV Reports

After the newly-crowned NXT Champion Karrion Kross announced his shoulder injury and indefinite...

NXT: Lee becomes double champion

Posted by Nolan Howell | Jul 8, 2020 | TV Reports

This week on NXT, night two of The Great American Bash features a double title match with NXT...

NXT: Lee bests Gargano and Balor for a shot at Adam Cole

Posted by Nolan Howell | Jun 24, 2020 | TV Reports

This week on NXT, a triple-threat NXT North American Championship main event between champion...

NXT: Cole survives against Lumis, but Kross has a message

Posted by Nolan Howell | Jun 11, 2020 | TV Reports

This week on NXT, NXT Champion Adam Cole retained against The Velveteen Dream at NXT TakeOver: In...

NXT: Drake Maverick loses Cruiserweight title match; still comes out a winner

Posted by Dale Plummer | Jun 3, 2020 | TV Reports

NXT Takeover: In Your House is this Sunday, which will be the first Takeover since February in...

NXT: A “killer” debut overshadows two disappointing title matches

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 7, 2020 | TV Reports

By Bob Kapur – SLAM Wrestling Unfortunately, as this reviewer was typing up the recap of...

NXT TakeOver: Toronto gets love from Triple H

Posted by Greg Oliver | Aug 10, 2019 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2019

After NXT TakeOver: Toronto, Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE’s Executive Vice...

Gargano-Theory end EVOLVE 120 on a happy note for fans

Posted by Bertrand Hébert | Jan 20, 2019 | Other House Shows

QUEENS, NY – I saw my first EVOLVE show in person in August 2016. It was an eye-opening...

Mat Matters: From indy fan to a targeted reporter

Posted by Caleb Smith | May 27, 2017 | Opinion

I love being a fan of professional wrestling. Over the years I have met so many nice people from...

NXT TakeOver: Chicago delivers stellar matches, unexpected turn

Posted by Raja Shergill | May 21, 2017 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2017

NXT TakeOver is going to give Sunday’s Backlash PPV a run for its money. TakeOver: Chicago...

Mat Matters: The joy in seeing others succeed

Posted by Greg Oliver | Nov 27, 2016 | Opinion

TORONTO – I had plenty of fun at last weekend’s NXT Takeover: Toronto show, and not...

New Sapolsky series starts off with a Gargano gem

Posted by MATT JOHNSON | Jul 27, 2016 | Shoot Interviews

Kayfabe Commentaries has just released a new series called “Gabe Sapolsky’s Next...

Guest column: Johnny Gargano – ‘This is my moment’

Posted by Guest Column | Mar 24, 2015 | Opinion

By JOHNNY GARGANO – For SLAM! Wrestling “Has Gabe Sapolsky contacted you yet?”...

Barns and prisons: Even more bad wrestling conditions

Posted by Caleb Smith | Jan 21, 2015 | Interviews

Wrestlers love sharing stories about matches, pay-offs and crazy angles. Perhaps one of the things...

Johnny Gargano is all class

Posted by Caleb Smith | Dec 18, 2013 | Interviews

When you have been the champion for over 750 days some people might think you would get a big...

The mixed reaction of seeing someone else signed

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 21, 2013 | Interviews

It’s a fact of life that WWE is inking wrestlers to developmental deals on a regular basis,...

DGUSA vs ROH: When Gargano pinned Steen

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jan 7, 2013 | Other House Shows

TORONTO — When the indy dream match of the Dragon Gate USA champion, Johnny Gargano, against...

DGUSA’s Johnny Gargano takes the road less travelled

Posted by Richard Kamchen | Jul 21, 2010 | Interviews

Sometimes life just falls into place. From time to time, that can happen a little too literally...

Johnny Gargano & Candice LeRae story archive

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 30, 1900 | Story Archives

Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae just make such a sweet couple, eh? Plus Gargano’s a...

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