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WWE star Sami Zayn used Johnny Gargano as a sounding board for his complaints over the past few weeks on “Friday Night SmackDown.”
Gargano, known as “Johnny Wrestling,” has been lying face down during most of his segments for months. He hasn’t spoken to anyone and hasn’t been in a wrestling ring since Stand & Deliver in April. The only signal that Gargano is actually alive is when Zayn spoke to him.
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Myles Borne competes against Johnny Gargano during NXT: Stand and Deliver at The Factory in St. Louis, Missouri on April 4, 2026. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE via Getty Images)
Zayn talked about Gargano and what it would take to get him moving again in an interview with PK Press Club Digital before winning the undisputed WWE Championship at Night of Champions.
“I think he’s an extremely talented person. Anyone who’s followed his career, really watched his work, especially in NXT, knows what he’s capable of,” Zayn said. “Some people, when they make it to the main roster, have never really been able to show what they’re made of and I definitely think he fits into that category.
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Sami Zayn enters the ring during a WWE live event at Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain on June 4, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE)
“He’s almost in this kind of vegetative state or whatever and he just needs Prince Charming or whatever to come grab him and get him out of there. … I think something just needs the right spark for him to remember who he is and I think if and when that happens we’ll get to see a side of him that’s very exciting, that hasn’t been seen in a very long time.”
Gargano is one of the best pure wrestlers on the roster.
He put on some of the best matches in NXT history. He won the NXT Championship, the NXT North American Championship, and the NXT Tag Team Championship, which made him the first NXT Triple Crown Champion.
On the main roster, he was a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion.
Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano attend SmackDown at KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on February 27, 2026. (Mike Marques/WWE via Getty Images)
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But every fan hopes that he gets another chance to wrestle again, that he comes out of this slumber and gets back to what he does best.
