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I've always been a singles guy.
I saw 'Infinity War' in theaters four times.
I'm an NXT Superstar and the current NXT Champion.
I've main-evented the most matches in NXT history.
I'm a huge wrestling video game fan. I grew up on wrestling video games.
You can never control injuries. Accidents happen; that's just how things go.
I hate all of my own matches. I hate all of my own work. I am my worst critic.
A lot of people have said that what makes me stand out is my passion, my heart.
I'm a humungous Browns fan. My 30th birthday was actually at the Browns' stadium.
I play my Switch a lot when I'm traveling, when I'm on the bus or things like that.
I am super happy and super proud that Candice LeRae is in the WWE Performance Center.
Anything nerd-wise, I have probably collected it, and it's displayed in our apartment.
Sometimes you have to fall lower than you've ever been to stand taller than you ever could.
When I'm in the ring, I can hear the reactions and know the people are enjoying themselves.
I didn't have a contract for the first year of my time in NXT, and that was very stressful.
Outside the ring, I am a huge Marvel fan and don't hide my overwhelming nerd-dom by any means.
I am not the best high-flyer or technical wrestler. What I do have is a work ethic that can't be beat.
The reason Tommaso Ciampa is NXT champion is because of me. I admitted that, and it's my mistake to fix.
NXT is unpredictable, and they are not afraid to tell a lot of different stories and compelling stories.
I'd love for it to go away and for people not to see NXT as a downgrade. I definitely don't think it is.
I've had some of my best matches in front of 50 people in bingo halls and VFW halls and things like that.
When I was younger, I actually stepped foot in a ring for the first time at 8 years old because of my dad.
If you're a good person, and you work hard, I believe ultimately things are meant to happen to good people.
It seems like all of my biggest life events happen when I'm actually at home in Cleveland around my family.
I've been lucky to combine my two loves quite frequently: that of Marvel Superheroes and Sports Entertainment.
NXT is my life. Plain and simple. I've put my heart and soul into this company, and I truly love it and its fans.
The thing I try to preach the most when anybody asks me for advice - I say just be a good person first and foremost.
I have nothing but respect for Adam Cole. I've known him for a very long time, and he's one of the best in the world.
My mom made me a Shawn Michaels costume when I was a kid. I wore it every day and ran around the house dancing like him.
I've said this numerous times: I've been in the ring with Daniel Bryan, and he's the best wrestler in the world, bar none.
I always question whether people are going to know who I am, and I'm always blown away by the love and reaction I receive.
It's a blessing and a curse, 'cause I'm never satisfied, so I continually want to outdo myself. But still, I'm never happy.
When I was younger, my favorite wrestlers were Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho. I relate to them. I don't know what it was.
Wins and championships - I want it all. I want there to be no doubt who I am. I want there to be no doubt that I'm a winner.
It's always fascinating to me and blows my mind whenever I'm in a video game because I am such a big video game fan at heart.
I don't see myself as anything special. I'm just Johnny Gargano. I always have been, no matter what I'm about to do or where I am.
I don't think I'd be in WWE, and I wouldn't be in NXT, if it wasn't for my time in EVOLVE and Dragon Gate USA and things like that.
I've wrestled Rich Swann countless times. I've faced Akira Tozawa in Japan and America. Zack Sabre Jr. is another guy I've faced many times.
We're all out to set our best foot forward and to make NXT the best we possibly can, but at the end of the day, we all want to have the best match.
I'm still that indie kid at heart. I'm still that guy who wrestled in front of 15 people and never knew he'd make it to WWE. I'm still that person.
The best part of watching any show is that feeling of being sucked in. If I'm watching 'Breaking Bad,' there is something compelling about Walter White.
I want my lasting legacy to be that I was a good wrestler but a better person. I want people to remember me as a good dude. I think that's very important.
For me, I am not a fan of any of my own matches, and it's both a blessing and a curse. Because I'm never satisfied, I'm always looking to improve in every area.
This isn't the same Johnny Gargano that is going to overreact to things and let his emotions get the best of him. In 2019, I'm a little calmer and more collected.
I'm kind of a smaller guy in my given profession, and people always told me I'm too small, so I know how it feels to have people tell you you'll never be anything.
I realized in myself, look, I'm a small guy. I'm never going to be 250 pounds - I'm never going to be 6'5'' - but I can get as jacked and as lean as humanly possible.
NXT in my head is something I'm trying to help build, get it to its peak. I will do whatever I have to: I will strap NXT to my back and carry it up a cliff if I have to.
If you watch the Cruiserweight Classic, you want different professional wrestling. You want guys who are going to go out there, put their bodies on the line, and show you passion.
I'm walking around our apartment right now, and I see tons of action figures everywhere. There's Spider-Man stuff, old 1996 WWF figures, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Marvel stuff.
I will get in the ring and pour my heart out. I'll do whatever it takes to make sure that when the Cruiserweight Classic is over, the one name on people's minds is Johnny Wrestling.