Johnny Gargano On Storytelling In Wrestling, Dream Opponents, WWE 2K19 & Tommaso Ciampa

Adam Pacitti speaks to Johnny Gargano at the WWE Performance Center about Tommaso Ciampa and the story the pair have told in NXT, his dream opponents, and the release of WWE 2K19.
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This is the first of six interviews with WWE/NXT Superstars we have coming to the channel over the next few days so keep an eye out for the others. We really appreciate the kind words in the comments - this was obviously a huge opportunity for Cultaholic and your support means a lot to us.

[@raghavdevgon5124]

Great work lads!

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Will there be a Mojo Rawley interview.That'd be great.

[@KevinCarter420]

Great work you doing guys

[@cbfall]

Absolutely Excellent!!!

[@stevesmith1496]

Great job Adam!

[@Raikiir]

This felt like a Wrestling conversation and not like an Interview. Gargano just seems so genuine

[@JoseGutierrez-jd8ss]

Ikr, it makes the video more interesting. Van Vliet has some interviews like that as well

[@buildingsofsingapore]

*JOHNNY FREAKING WRESTLING*

[@gaysonmartinocho5262]

Nope dean malenko is wrestling. Gargano is trash

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@@gaysonmartinocho5262 after the last 3 nxt takeovers you should probably change ur mind on that

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@@gaysonmartinocho5262 lol no one watches that anymore

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@@viperxtj61x78 yes they do.

[@EnAyPee]

It's so crazy to see Adam doing a legit interview with Johnny freaking Wrestling! I love it! I hope there's more of these.

[@midgyman2k9]

There will be 5 more I think !

[@j0onya677]

Johnny gargano seems like such a cool person even outside of wrestling

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Everyone with a Rebel Heart is a cool person

[@lorenzotaffuri9279]

Johnny Wrestling in a Cultaholic video? Dreams come true! #TeamGargano -_•

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"-_•" noice

[@craigsmith3436]

This is possibly my favourite interview of an outsider with a WWE talent for a long time. Both sides of the interview seemed invested and excited to talk about the game and professional wrestling.

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It's so strange to look at how far this channel has come, well done Cultaholic, you're doing great!

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better than WhatCulture

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[@maxthefan3648]

Johnny is such a Cool Person.

[@alvaronieves5352]

Top ten anime crossovers

[@DrLipkin]

I'd like to see Daniel Bryan get a belt and hold an open challenge. Johnny Gargano answers. They have a great match. Before the match ends, Ciampa attacks Johnny and Bryan and lays them both out.

[@00cristianH]

I remember not to long ago when you guys left to be in your own and I've been part of this channel since day one. And I have to say seeing Adam talking to one of the faces of NXT is just so awesome to see that you guys have been able to work your way to get yourselves to this spot. I am really happy for this channel. congratulations!

[@villakennedy]

Think it might be time for a Pacitti Superstar Ink episode ngl

[@vedanshnathani541]

JOHNNY GARGANO HAS JOINED US

[@chrispachuau4074]

Okay Johny Gargano and Kenny Omega has recently stated that Aj Styles is the best wrestler of this generation if you still had any doubts.

[@memebig8796]

Okada is still better

[@steelguts777]

okada = overrated AF

[@chrispachuau4074]

Okada is an excellent in ring competitor but he's not an all round great champion like Styles or Omega.

[@memebig8796]

Okada was a perfect champion like Styles and Omega.

[@Eshan-]

@@steelguts777 true af

[@StevenScodes]

OMG this was an awesome interview!! Can't wait to see the other ones!!

[@benevans7152]

I want to see gargano vs Bryan or rollins so bad . easily 5 star material

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I'd love to see that

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both things happened years ago!

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It amazes me to see Cultaholic interact with these WWE superstars. So happy and proud for them.

[@saulpacheco465]

NXT should have their own money in the bank brief case.

[@JorgeproRico1213]

Damn, Johnny "Freaking" Wrestling he is one of the best or maybe the best wrestler of NXT, I can't wait until he wins the NXT Championship.

[@beausohal3039]

Wow, Adam did an incredible job in this! AJ Hazzard vs Johnny Gargano is the ultimate dream.

[@jelmervanriet790]

Fantastic interview. You managed to put just enough of your own personality in there while still everything was about Johnny. Great job Adam.

[@Rodderz1992]

Awesome interview, its seemed like such a genuine conversation. Can't wait to see the rest!

[@janiyabethea-brown5760]

Its like Batman and Robin, we're gonna do this forever and ever -Johnny Wrestling. I Felt That

[@joshneumann2513]

God I hope I can meet this legend someday

[@musicCMA]

Great interview and well done Adam 👍

[@andrea8679]

I really think that Adam Pacitti is a fantastic wrestling journalist!

[@LiamRushworth21]

The best wrestler in the world AJ Hazard

[@GrantedArt]

Let's talk Wrestling can you explain is AJ Hazard : AJ Styles or is it a whole different thing

[@GrantedArt]

Let's talk Wrestling thanks for clarifying

[@anasshahid224]

Incredible interview! Looking forward to the other interviews 😎

[@BobRoss-bk8ny]

Adam needs a job as a backstage interviewer for the WWE

[@Tegridy_Gaming]

brilliant !

[@god3atgod]

9:38 ADAM: “ you can have a few words.” Johnny: “a few words....um.....INSPIRING.” Yes because inspiring is a few words

[@Alex-du6xy]

fatal 5 way confirmed

[@blackbeardteach1193]

Pacitti looks like he can beat Gargano😂

[@idlesofpulmonary4333]

Pacitti is like 6ft 2; Gargano is around 5ft 8/9

[@blackbeardteach1193]

@@idlesofpulmonary4333 I fear for him on the main roster.

[@lenny_guy1268]

Until they take their shirts off then Pacitti looks out classed

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blackbeard teach I’M TALLER THAN YOU! I DON’T LIKE YOU! LET’S HAVE A WRESTLING MATCH!!!

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Carter Baumgartner LETS HAVE A WRESTLE

[@thnkng]

It's cool that Johnny Gargano took up interviewing here at cultaholic. And AJ Hazard was a great pro wrestler to start with.

[@ZOOTSUITBEATNICK1]

imo Great interview! Gargano seems like a genuinely good guy. imo

[@joshneumann2513]

I really want to see Gargano vs Sami Zayn one day. That would be an amazing match

[@DCF..]

I hope Johnny stays in NXT forever! cuz you know if he gets called up he'll be relegated to 205 Live or stuck in the undercard fighting Baron Corbin like Balor, if he's lucky!

[@coryinthehouse8125]

205 live is good

[@JoseB519]

Pacitti you lucky man that's my favorite guy from NXT but he's so awesome isn't he -_•

[@thetruej7872]

Johnny Gargano is one of my favorite current superstars in WWE. He's probably not gonna be the face of the WWE, but they should still give a good run with all titles in the main roster, and at least main event WrestleMania once and win. This Rebel Heart can dream.

[@campbellmorton6447]

Cultaholic interview with Adam cole and KOR please!

[@SteepInKline]

Man, Johnny Gargano is awesome!

[@devinmarsh9152]

I like how he wasnt afraid to say nxt is better then wwe

[@antondudley8654]

He's probably wrestled Shawn in the performance center I know the PC has cameras everywhere that footage needs to leak HHH 😉😉

[@KingGhidorah5464]

Adam just confirmed Fatal 5-Way matches for the game

[@bobtallman5209]

I want to see a collector's showdown - Zack Ryder vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Pacitti vs. Mike Rome

[@killa78541]

Awesome, Johnny wrestling seems like someone who hasnt let ego get to him so far. Humble dude.

[@zeshaanazam6938]

Johnny Gargano is a Power Rangers fan. That's... *PREPARE FOR IT* Morphenomenal.

[@weaselg-dx5ys]

Fantastic interview, Adam! Would love to see more of these

[@brettl9314]

Adam looking like the Big Show next to Johnny.

[@The1AndOnlyGoldenboy]

I've been lucky to be able to meet Johnny a few times, the guy is genuinely one of the most awesome people in wrestling. When you meet someone, and over a year goes by and they remember meeting you and your name and some of the stuff you talked about after so much time has passed... you know they truly care about others.

[@brimarieee11]

Gargano seems like the most genuine guy ever. I would love to meet him one day just to talk about wrestling. He’s the best 😫👍🏼

[@ScoopityCooop]

Johnny is probably the best in NXT and better than most people on the roster

[@SonRob01]

Mad that Johnny debuted in the DRTC so he never got to meet Dream

[@The_General_Zubas]

This guy is the FACE of NXT. 10/10 would wrestle an iron man match.

[@spicyjuniormint]

The way Johnny is talking, and the way Tommaso has tweeted, it almost seems like they know something we don't. I wonder if NXT is going to be made into a full fledged third brand instead of a developmental talent pool for WWE to pull from. Personally, I'd be immensely happy if NXT because WWE's "indie flavored" promotion and Johnny and Tommaso stayed on permanently. They just aren't right for RAW or Smackdown, they wouldn't be treated right.

[@redtyler5953]

It’s so weird that Adam is bigger than all these jobbers. Wrestling fucking blows now.

[@stevenrussellhaime3700]

Paddy Power Champions League Of Darts Saturday

[@theanswer3718]

Pacitti would have made gargano look like hornswoggle if they were standing. xD

[@neemperiod]

I’m a simple man. I see Johnny Gargano’s name on something I click.

[@UltraChimera]

Now I can’t get this picture out of my head of Adam (30 years of age) playing with toys in his living room floor.

[@BelieveInCarter]

If you interview Adam Cole, not only will I become a patreon, but ill donate $1000.

[@TheWelshdragon20]

Not taking anything away from him but Gargano sounds like Kermit the frog

[@JUNKO____]

Johnny is so genuine. Love this dude. Check out the documentary on him by Kenny Johnson, great stuff.

[@TheRealEasyA]

Johnny seems like such an approachable person compared to everyone on the main roster. It's almost virtually impossible to want I'll will towards him as he seems like a genuinely nice person.

[@masterofanything]

Adam you are a very good interviewer I know it's not your normal job but when you're asked to do something I can see you giving it all you've got. Really nice interview glad to know Johnny is a nerd and comes across as such a nice guy.

[@tonymatrisin4328]

Dream match... Johnny Wrestling v American 🐉

[@WhelmedButReady]

Johnny looks like a child next to Pacitti. The size of wrestlers today must drive people from the earlier eras up the wall. The things they did to their body to stay huge

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WE WANT A MOJO INTERVIEW! WE WANT A MOJO INTERVIEW! WE WANT A MOJO INTERVIEW!

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More Cultaholic interviews with stars please! This channel is terrific!

[@Bukkake2023]

5:54 Johnny says I feel like there is bigger and better things to accomplish in NXT. What he is really saying is I don’t want to go to 205 live because unfortunately that’s where he will end up

[@editedbylaura]

Incredible interview. Love how comfortable he seemed and how natural it was. Felt like a conversation rather than a formal interview which you don't often see.

[@andrewthompson2807]

Great interview, what a super cool guy. Best of luck to him

[@thecrazyanchovy9218]

One thing to note is how impressive the lighting, grading and lens selection has been on these videos. Starting to look a cut above from the other channels. Boom.

[@7Sean7]

Tommaso ciampa created 8 KZbin accounts and down voted this.

[@yaboi3441]

I love how all these wrestlers (especially ohno and gargano) play the line between real life and kayfabe so well when giving interviews

[@JayJoe1984]

Oh no he doesn't wanna wrestle the GREAT Roman Reigns?!!

[@codylavancha3824]

I actually saw Johnny Gargano wrestle AJ Styles live here in Watertown (2CW) before either went to WWE, and after AJ Styles left TNA. It is and will always be my favorite match, and Johnny is one of the best wrestlers.

[@ElegantWaster]

I love that Batman and Joker analogy for himself and Ciampa. That's the kinda story that can last generations in wrestling.

[@alistairgammond2221]

The perfect mix of keeping and not keeping Kayfabe..

[@johnlucas9841]

That Batman and Joker comparison got me so excited. I literally thought “They’re destined to do this forever” after Takeover Brooklyn 4, and hearing it from Gargano shows how much he realizes the importance of this feud in wrestling today.

[@bunyan4.20]

having a toy and not taking it out the box to play with is like having a woman or girlfriend and not taking her clothes what a waste

[@DxTrixterz]

My god I love Johnny Gargano. He is next Daniel Bryan.

[@BajaBlastMTG]

johnny kept moving back and forth and it bothered me.

[@seunotubanjo8510]

Johnny gargano should be in a 205live roster

[@YTJRBC2]

Johnny has main evented 4 take overs....Reigns 4 manias. Look how a natural face changes perspectives.

[@DreamFallen500]

Damn, dat was quality conversation. Hope to see other 5))) good job Cultaholic

[@StrangeHammer]

Pacitti and Gargano have some natural chemistry

[@tommybeatz2920]

Should have asked what his opinion on Ciampa not being in game

[@camstv5453]

Just seems like such a genuinely nice guy

[@matthewpunk2012]

Dead ass, so down to earth.

[@thnkng]

Ik, Johnny Gargano really let AJ Hazard open up here.

[@raymondjperez2391]

Johnny Wrestling is a true nerd! Salute 🙌

[@kyledamron]

If i was in the game, Id face 96/97 HBK too

[@TrenchReynolds]

Disappointed at the lack of the word 'diddler'.

[@bryant1147]

I can’t believe one of the guys I started watching in late 2015 is doing great things like this. Cheers Adam (and the rest of the guys ofc). You deserve all of this and much more

[@THE-ICON]

I think it's a stupid question to ask WWE wants to sell t-shirts advertisements and promote the people who sell out the fastest by making it their own character that they can turn into garbage so because he's an NXT he's kind of Off the Grid and then use the old mentality or maybe Triple H's behind this uses the old mentality of building up character building up stories to last a long time significantly with storytelling without having to milk milk and repeat wash and repeat which is what they do on Vince's show with raw or Smackdown mostly raw but with NXT you get to freedom and creativity to embellish and make things last longer without just doing the same thing over and over again until the fans get tired or you have exhausted the amount of the fans that you need to move on that's a no brainer there's no art to it because every other company has I'm does always do that same kind of formula only WWE wants to milk everything and their generic stupid fans compared to their real fans or real people fans of wrestling are all sick of it all together

[@waji_wwk]

You are lucky adam

[@reelprimeproductions2355]

-_• JOHNNY WRESTLING!!!!!! -_• -_• -_• -_•

[@JUHMR1]

He’s right , it needs to be more original & authentic.

[@mattgrefrath9614]

Amazing interview Adam. Kept waiting for "The Champ-a" to attack him from behind. Of course Pacitti taking an accidental chair shot to set up the tag team of Gargano-pacitti vs. Champa-black at the next takeover.