[NOISE]
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>> Johnny Wrestling has become Johnny Raw.
>> The following contest is scheduled.
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>> [APPLAUSE] [SOUND]
>> The icon.
[SOUND]
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>> [NOISE]
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>> It's Johnny Wrestling.
[SOUND] >> The following contest is scheduled for
one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
from Cleveland, Ohio, weighing in
at 199 pounds, Johnny Gargano!
>> All right, I get it,
nicknames are an important part of working in this industry.
But I can't, in good conscience, support Johnny Gargano's Johnny Wrestling moniker.
It'd be like if I start calling myself Corey Commentating,
although it doesn't really sound that bad, now that I think about it.
And what gives Johnny the right to be Johnny Wrestling, when last I checked,
we have a whole roster that shared the profession?
>> Are you finished?
>> I'm just getting warmed up, Cole.
>> Corey, look back at Gargano's performances at NXT, at Takeover.
And then tell me you sincerely don't get why he's called Johnny Wrestling?
>> Superstars don't get paid based on performance,
they get paid based on wins and losses.
Don't you pretend Johnny Failure doesn't exist.
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>> And his opponent,
from San Antonio, Texas,
weighing in at 227 pounds,
The Heartbreak Kid,
Shawn Michaels!
>> It almost feels appropriate that HBK, who spent recent years coaching them up
at the WWE Performance Center, is finally stepping foot into the ring at NXT.
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>> Well, Shawn Michaels has come a long way from the days when
he trained with the legendary Jose Lothario back in 1984.
What a storybook career.
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>> Let's go, Michaels, [APPLAUSE] let's go, Michaels!
[SOUND] >> The Icon, Shawn Michaels,
creates must-see moments every time he sets foot in the ring.
One of the most entertaining, most boisterous, and
most beloved superstars of all time.
>> Johnny Wrestling is hoping to show his opposition just how he earned
that nickname.
>> Byron, you see, some people named John use Johnny instead,
and, you meant the wrestling part.
>> Drop kick!
>> Great athleticism, stomping, ouch!
>> [NOISE] >> Head drop!
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Gargano showing such creativity.
>> [NOISE] Boo.
>> Roll through.
>> Rolling kick by Gargano.
>> [NOISE] >> Here it comes, stay away from the worm.
This is gonna be painful.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> How'd he do that?
>> I don't know Michael, but good thing.
I don't think he could've taken much more of that
>> This match grinding him down a little.
>> No need to panic, he's still swinging.
>> [SOUND] >> Woo-we, what have we got here?
>> Here comes the Atomic Drop!
>> Ooh!
>> [NOISE] >> Shawn Michaels doing what he
loves to do.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Bam, suplex.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Shawn Michaels no stranger to high-
>> Incoming.
>> [NOISE] >> That's why HBK is The Show Stopper.
>> The Show Stopper wants to put an end to the show right here.
>> Look out here, he's got something cooking.
>> Look out!
>> [SOUND] >> Big body splash!
>> One, two.
>> WWE.com followed Johnny Gargano as he said farewell to his days in
the independent wrestling circuit.
This was a time in Gargano's life that put his passion for this business to the test.
In a place where Johnny Gargano evolved into Johnny Wrestling.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Look at this,
The Heartbreak Kid's not done yet.
>> Drop.
>> He's in a little bit of trouble now.
There's the cover, can he do it?
>> HBK, HBK, HBK!
>> One, two, three!
[SOUND] >> Shawn Michaels gets the win.
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Let's take another look at these guys in action.
[MUSIC]
Almost forgot about this one.
[MUSIC]
He really put on a great show.
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>> Here is your winner, The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels!
>> Big pin fall victory here tonight.
>> Johnny wrestling should change his nickname after a loss like that,
that is embarrassing.
>> You gotta hand it to the crowd here tonight,
as we usually do when we're in Orlando.
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