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Johnny Gargano (left) and Tommaso Ciampa (right)
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Johnny Gargano Tommaso Ciampa |
Name(s) |
#DIY Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa |
Combined weight |
400 lb (180 kg) |
Debut | September 9, 2015 |
Years active | 2015–present |
Promotions | AAW AIW BW Dreamwave NXT PWG UIW WFW WWE |
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 former NXT Tag Team Champions.
On September 2, 2015, Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa were announced as part of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament. 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. On the September 16 episode of NXT, Ciampa and Gargano lost to Baron Corbin and Rhyno, thus eliminating them from the tournament. On the October 28 edition of NXT, Chad Gable and Jason Jordan defeated Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.
On April 2, it was confirmed that Ciampa had signed with WWE earlier in the week. 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. On the April 13 episode of NXT, Ciampa and Gargano defeated The Vaudevillians. On the May 25 edition of NXT, Ciampa and Gargano defeated TM-61. On June 1, Gargano and Ciampa defeated The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson), the NXT Tag Team Champions, in a non-title match. 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.