Austin Theory wasn’t the only one to say hello from the days of Johnny Gargano on “NXT” following Gargano’s dramatic return to WWE on Monday.
Tommaso Ciampa took to Instagram to share a photo of himself and his former DIY teammate backstage at “WWE Raw.” While they shared no TV time together, Ciampa and Gargano were both at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena for “Raw”, Ciampa teamed up with The Miz in a match against AJ Styles and Bobby Lashley, while Gargano played WWE programming. returned to – and to the main roster – after nine months away from the company.
The fourth in a series of images shared by Ciampa, the photo was captioned “Photo 4 – Wait. Quick photo. Where’s Bobby? That’s not spectacular at all. Okay. See you then,” which both ways. There is a reference to the male “glorious bomb” (read: photo bomb) used by former WWE “NXT” champion Bobby Roode when the three of them were on the “NXT” brand together.
Ciampa and Gargano held the “NXT” Tag Team Championship together as a DIY from November 2016 to January 2017. After losing the title, the former partners engaged in a bitter rivalry, which eventually included the “NXT” Championship and a series of four intense matches. , culminating in an empty arena match in which Gargano came out on top – and as a heel.
After losing the “NXT” Championship to Braun Brecker on January 4, Ciampa was relegated to the “Raw” brand in April 2022. Gargano left the company in December, taking time off from wrestling for the birth of his son, who received a chant from the WWE crowd during Gargano’s return on Monday.
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