Former three times WWE NXT North American Champion Johnny Gargano recently shared his experience on meeting the Heart Break Kid Shawn Michaels for the first time in his career.
Johnny Gargano is currently one of the biggest stars in the NXT who is an active member of the NXT roster for last six years. He started his NXT career as a tag team star along with Tommaso Ciampa. Together they were known as DIY.
Johnny Gargano On Meeting Shawn Michaels For The First Time
DIY won the NXT Tag Team Championship one time. This legendary Tag Team lasted for two years. They faced the Authors of Pain for the NXT Tag Team Championship at the NXT Takeover: Chicago. After they were beaten by The Authors of Pain, Ciampa turned on Gargano and from then on Gargano if going solo.
Right now he is playing a heel role and his feud with the current WWE NXT North American champion Bronson Reed is being really loved by the fans. It is rumoured that he will be soon elevated to the main event status and he will be challenging for the NXT Championship.
Recently Johnny Gargano was interviewed by ITN where he revealed his experience on meeting the Heart Break Kid Shawn Michaels for the first time in his life. He said;
“The first time when I met Shawn Michaels, was at an autograph signing when I was in High school. I got a picture with him. All I could matter was that you are my hero, man. He just said thank you.
“The first time when I met him in a wrestling environment was at WWE Performance Centre. Me and Tommaso Ciampa heard that he was there that day when we were first starting in NXT. And we were walking down the hallway. We saw him coming down the same hallway. We were going to go right into him.
“So, we were like- this is going to be the first time that we’re going to meet Shawn Michael in person. And we looked at each other and we dipped out the wrong way. We were like we can’t do this right now. We cannot meet him right now. That was the first time I saw him.
“So, my first two interactions were not the best. After meeting the guy, after talking to him, I have so much respect for that man. I have to remind him sometimes that is Shawn Michaels. I think he forgets sometimes that he is Shawn Michaels. That he is one of the best, if not the best ever to do it. So, it is super cool to see how humble he is and how much respect he has to we do.”