DIY (professional wrestling)

#DIY

Johnny Gargano (left) and Tommaso Ciampa (right)
Tag team
Members Johnny Gargano
Tommaso Ciampa
Name(s) Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa
#DIY
Combined
weight		 400 lb (180 kg)
Debut September 9, 2015
Years active 2015–present
Promotions AAW[1]
BW[2]
Dreamwave[3]
NXT
PWG[4]
UIW[5]
WFW[6]

DIY (sometimes stylized as #DIY) is a professional wrestling tag team, composed of Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa. The team, also known for wrestling for independent promotions, are best known for performing in WWE's NXT brand, where they are the current NXT Tag Team Champions.

History

Beginnings in NXT

On September 2, 2015, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa were announced as part of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament.[7][8] On September 9, they successfully advanced in the first round of the tournament, defeating the also newly formed duo of Tyler Breeze and Bull Dempsey.[9][10] On the September 16 episode of NXT, Ciampa and Gargano lost to Baron Corbin and Rhyno, thus eliminating them from the tournament.[11] On the October 28 edition of NXT, Chad Gable and Jason Jordan defeated Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.[12]

On April 2, it was confirmed that Ciampa had signed with WWE earlier in the week.[13] Ciampa's NXT contract was a so-called "Tier 2" contract, which allowed him to continue working independent dates alongside his now regular NXT bookings.[14] On the April 13 episode of NXT, Ciampa and Gargano defeated The Vaudevillians.[15] On the May 25 edition of NXT, Ciampa and Gargano defeated TM-61.[16] On June 1, Gargano and Ciampa defeated The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson), the NXT Tag Team Champions, in a non-title match.[17] On July 21, it was reported that Gargano was signing a new full-time NXT deal, which would prevent him from taking further independent bookings.[18]

On June 23, Ciampa entered the Cruiserweight Classic tournament, losing to Gargano in his first round match.[19] On August 20 at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II, Ciampa and Gargano unsuccessfully challenged The Revival for the NXT Tag Team Championship.[20] On the November 9 episode of NXT, Ciampa and Gargano, now collectively billed as "#DIY", were defeated by The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) in the semi-finals of the 2016 Dusty Rhodes Classic, due to interference from The Revival.[21] Ciampa and Gargano received another title shot in a two out of three falls match on November 19 at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, where they defeated The Revival to become the new NXT Tag Team Champions.[22]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "AAW United We Stand 2016". Cagematch. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Beyond By Popular Demand". Cagematch. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dreamwave Season Premiere". Cagematch. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "12/12 PWG ASW Night 2 – Another ROH star returns, Guerrilla Warfare, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "UIW". Cagematch. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "WFW". Cagematch. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2015-09-02/wwe-nxt-results-2015-09-02-27901084
  8. ↑ Justin James (September 2, 2015). "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 9/2 - Week 178: Dusty Rhodes Tag Tournament kicks off, Gargano & Ciampa debut on NXT, Joe & Balor form team, more; Overall Reax". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/2015-09-09/wwe-nxt-results-2015-09-09-27933487
  10. ↑ Justin James (September 9, 2015). "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 9/9 - Week 179: Finn Balor & Samoa Joe vs. Lucha Dragons, Ciampa & Gargano also in Dusty Tag Classic match, more; Overall Reax". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ James, Justin (September 16, 2015). "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 9/16 - Week 180: Bayley returns to Full Sail as Women's champ, big set-up for "Takeover," Dusty Tag Classic continues, Adam Rose dumps on NXT, more; Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2583803-wwe-nxt-results-winners-grades-reaction-and-highlights-from-october-28
  13. ↑ Johnson, Mike (April 2, 2016). "New WWE NXT signings". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ Radican, Sean; Caldwell, James (April 3, 2016). "Report – NXT regulars Ciampa & Gargano sign WWE deals". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/697787-wwe-nxt-results-041316
  16. ↑ http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-nxt-results/62465-wwe-nxt-results-52516-triple-threat-nxt-womens-title-1-contenders-match-main-events-tm-61-makes-debut-takeover-matches-set/
  17. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2643753-wwe-nxt-results-winners-grades-reaction-and-highlights-from-june-1
  18. ↑ Caldwell, James; Radican, Sean (2016-07-21). "Evolve sets up Johnny Gargano's farewell run, joining Ciampa with full-time NXT deals". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
  19. ↑ Williams, JJ (June 23, 2016). "WWE Cruiserweight Classic round one spoilers: Sabre Jr, Swann, Gargano, Ibushi, more!". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  20. ↑ Caldwell, James (2016-08-20). "8/20 "WWE NXT Takeover: Brooklyn" Results – Caldwell's Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  21. ↑ http://uproxx.com/prowrestling/best-and-worst-of-nxt-november-9-2016/
  22. ↑ James, Justin (2016-11-19). "James' NXT TakeOver: Toronto review 11/19: Nakamura vs. Joe, Asuka vs. James, #DIY vs. The Revival, and more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  23. ↑ http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/nxt-takeover-toronto-shows-what-perfectly-paced-wr-246201
  24. ↑ Melok, Bobby (2016-01-20). "WWE NXT results: Jan. 20, 2016 - Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe and Baron Corbin warm up for No. 1 Contender's battle, Bayley & Carmella join forces". WWE. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  25. ↑ "Tommaso Ciampa Cagematch pforile". Cagematch.de. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  26. ↑ Namako, Jason (January 8, 2012). "Spoilers: ROH on Sinclair tapings in Baltimore". WrestleView. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  27. ↑ "Chrome Hearts". iTunes. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  28. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

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