WWE Tag Team Champions DIY make surprise appearance at indie show
WWE Tag Team Champions DIY made a surprise appearance at an indie show in Cleveland on Thursday night.
Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa made an unannounced appearance at AIW’s Against the World event, streaming on Triller.
The duo took to the ring and cut a promo in the brief appearance:
Gargano was trained and made his debut on the Ohio independent scene, including wrestling once for AIW in his debut year in 2005. He would continue to appear for AIW every year until 2016, when he joined WWE as part of the NXT brand.
DIY are set to defend their WWE Tag Team Championship against The Bloodline’s Jacob Fatu & Tama Tonga on this Friday’s SmackDown in Cleveland. Cleveland will also host Saturday’s SummerSlam event. The Bloodline won a number one contenders gauntlet match on last Friday’s SmackDown to earn the title shot.
Gargano is an Ohio native, growing up in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood.
An F4WOnline Editor since 2019, Ethan has been covering wrestling and MMA since 2011. He has hosted The Wrestling Life Podcast since 2014, and is a former Baltimore Sun TV/Tribune Media contributor. He is also a Baltimore Ravens and Baltimore Orioles fan.