15 minutes to fall in love with the man WWE stole from the indies.
This short documentary follows Johnny Gargano as he works Absolute Intense Wrestling's biggest event of the year - Absolution IX. In this first volume, Johnny talks about why fans are so important to his career as an independent wrestler, as well as highlighting one of his biggest fans, Kayden Reinke. Johnny also talks about the injury he sustained at EVOLVE 10 during the last wrestling show hosted in the ECW arena. Stay tuned for Volume 2 where Johnny talks about his hometown of Cleveland, and how he got started wrestling. As of 2016, Johnny is competing in NXT and is a part of the WWE Cruiserweight Classic
Writing
Kayden's story hits harder than any suplex.
Production
EVOLVE 10 footage feels illegally intimate.
Director
Kenny Johnson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The ECW Arena footage captures the last gasp of that legendary venue—EVOLVE 10 was its wrestling swan song.
Johnny filmed this before signing with WWE in 2016, making his 'independent wrestler' identity a time capsule of who he was.
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