Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about TOMMASO CIAMPA!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Tommaso Whitney (born may 8, 1985) is an american professional wrestler . he is currently signed to WWE, on the roster of the NXT brand . he wrestled for independent promotions located in Massachusetts . he debuted in Chaotic Wrestling as “Tommy Penmanship” in 2005 . penmanship won his first championship on august 8 . Penmanship lost to former del Monte, Jason Blade, and Psycho at Cold Fury 5 . he then lost it to Psycho at a lethal lottery tournament first round match . at Breaking Point 2006 Tommaso lost the Championship to Brian Milonas in a “Loser leaves CW” match . he signed a developmental contract with WWE and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling . after suffering an injury, he was forced to step away from in ring competition and became known as Dr. Thomas, Anger Management Specialist . during which time he managed Bolin Services (Charles Evans and Justin LaRouche Ciampa debuted in 2008 in Harley Race’s World League Wrestling . in October he took part in Nine Man Battle Royal for the vacant WLW Heavyweight Championship . Ciampa defeated Homicide twice, once on the second show of Honor Takes Center Stage and again on May 6, at ROH Revolution: USA. he joined Prince Nana in his heel stable The Embassy . Ciampa has signed a contract with Ring of Honor . he defeated ROH world television champion Jay Lethal in a proving ground match . his match with lethal for the ROH World Television Championship ended in Ciampa continued his feud with Lethal on March 31 at Showdown in the Sun . he interfered in his match with Roderick Strong and cost him the title . on may 12 at Border Wars, Ciamp Lethal defeated Ciampa in a two out of three falls match at boiling point . he tore his anterior cruciate ligament, sidelining him indefinitely from in-ring action . on september Ciampa returned from injury on may 4 at Border Wars 2013, chasing Evans and his new associate out of the ring . on august 3 at death before dishonor xi, Ciampampa was eliminated from the at Final Battle 2013 on December 14, Ciampa defeated Matt Taven for the title . at the 12th anniversary show in february 2014, he retained the title against Hanson . on April 4, at Supercard of Honor after unsuccessfully challenging Michael Elgin for the ROH World Championship on august 23, Ciampa was suspended indefinitely by ROH . he suffered two fractured ribs during his match, forcing him out of action Ciampa wrestled for TNA again on the April 1, 2016, edition of TNA Xplosion . on September 9, he successfully advanced in the first round of the tournament alongside his new partner Johnny Gargano . Ci Ciampa appeared on the December 2 episode of NXT, losing to Samoa Joe . he won a match against Danny Burch and defeated Bull Dempsey . on march 15 tapings, Ciampa’s NXT contract was a so-called “Tier 2” contract . the contract allowed him to continue working independent dates alongside his now regular NxT bookings . he entered the cruiser DIY successfully defend their championships against the team of Tajiri and Akira Tozawa and TM61 in Japan and Australia, respectively . they retained their titles against The Revival on the January 11, 2017 episode of DIY lost to The Authors of Pain in the first-ever ladder match for the NXT Tag Team Championship . Ciampa suffered a ruptured ACL in his right knee during the ladder match . #DIY Ciampa lost to Gargano in an unsanctioned match on the main event of NXT TakeOver: New Orleans . the feud would continue throughout the following weeks, leading to a Chicago Street Fight Ciampa and Gargano defeated former rivals Raw Tag Team Champions The Revival . the match was changed to the first-ever Last Man Standing match for the NXT Championship . at nXT TakeOver wrestling observer: Ciampa will have neck surgery, vacate the NXT Championship . he will undergo an anterior cervical fusion . WWE cancels main roster feud planned between the two . if he is able to return to the ring, doctors say that he will be on “borrowed time” Ciampa made a surprise appearance at NXT TakeOver: New York after Gargano 13 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2019 Ring of Honor ROH World Television Championship (1 time) March Mayhem Tournament (2012) Sports Illustrated Ranked #9 of the 10 Best Male Wrestler