Johnny Gargano Returns On Monday Night Raw

Originally posted on SE Scoops | By Zack Heydorn | Last updated 10/2/23

Johnny Gargano is back on Monday Night Raw.

Gargano ran to the ring and saved Tommaso Ciampa from an attack by Imperium. Ciampa had just lost to Gunther with the WWE Intercontinental Championship on the line when Imperium jumped him in the ring. Before they gained too much of an upper hand, Gargano's music hit and he ran to the ring for the save.

#DIY IS BACK!!!@JohnnyGargano makes the save for @CiampaWWE on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/lbyS2QRxs8
— WWE (@WWE) October 3, 2023

Ciampa and Gunther were scheduled to wrestle for the Intercontinental Championship next week on Raw. During their in-ring contract signing for that match this week on the show, Ciampa suggested that he and Gunther wrestled right there and Gunther agreed to the match.

Ciampa and Gargano have a long and storied history together

Ciampa and Gargano are former tag team champions as the DIY tag team in NXT. The duo tagged before Ciampa ruthlessly turned on Gargano, which sparked a years-long feud that included various NXT TakeOver matches.

On the topic of Ciampa, Gargano told Cultaholic (h/t Ringside News):

“The thing with me and Tommaso, the thing with DIY is it was just organic it wasn’t manufactured. It was never supposed to happen. We were two guys who were never supposed to be here who scratched and clawed and did everything we could to kind of make our dreams come true.”

Outside of a one off in 2018, Gargano and Ciampa have not interacted on the main roster.

This article first appeared on SE Scoops and was syndicated with permission.

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