Tommaso Ciampa on Triple H, DIY, Johnny Gargano, Being Muhammad Hassan's Lawyer
Tommaso Ciampa (@ciampawwe) is a professional wrestler with WWE. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Ontario, CA to talk about his incredible matched in NXT, winning the NXT Championship twice, being trained by Killer Kowalski who also trained Triple H, his friendship and rivalry with Johnny Gargano and their tag team DIY, making his WWE debut in 2005 and playing Muhammad Hassan's lawyer, getting chokeslammed by The Undertaker, how his work in Ring Of Honor got him on WWE's radar, the psychology of being a heel, his diet and workout plan with our mutual friend nutritionist AJ Simms (@cementfactory), being a girl dad and much more!
00:00 Intro
00:37 Growing out his beard
02:05 What’s it like for him being a dad?
03:59 Finding time to workout around parenting
05:46 His incredible fitness transformation
10:54 Training at Killer Kowalski’s wrestling school
15:24 Being Muhammad Hassan’s lawyer
21:20 People mispronouncing his name
23:05 What went wrong in Deep South Wrestling?
27:02 How did he decide to be a pro wrestler?
28:45 Bret Hart’s amazing matches
30:07 What was the last straw with ROH?
32:35 Brian Gerwitz helping him get his WWE tryout
34:58 Getting signed by WWE
40:43 Who came up with the name for DIY
42:43 Origins of the glorious bomb
46:16 Dealing with Injuries
51:17 How does he feel right now?
54:18 The mindset backstage at NXT
57:30 His matches with Johnny Gargano
59:39 Would he go back to NXT?
1:00:30 Which match with Johnny is he most proud of?
1:03:37 Playing a menacing heel
1:06:17 Will DIY return in WWE?
1:09:50 Making the most of opportunities in WWE
1:11:33 3 Things Tommaso Ciampa is grateful for
