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WWE star Sami Zayn has used Johnny Gargano as a sounding board for his complaints over the past few weeks on “Friday Night SmackDown.”
Gargano, known as “Johnny Wrestling,” has been lying face down during most of his segments for months. He hasn’t spoken to anyone or been in a wrestling ring since Stand & Deliver in April. The only sign to know that Gargano is really alive is when Zayn has spoken to him.
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Myles Borne competes against Johnny Gargano during NXT: Stand and Deliver at The Factory in St. Louis, Missouri on April 4, 2026. (Bradlee Rutledge/WWE via Getty Images)
Zayn talked about Gargano and what it would take to get him moving again in an interview with Pak Gazette Digital before winning the WWE Undisputed Championship at Night of Champions.
“I think he’s an immensely talented person. Anyone who’s followed his career, seen his work, especially in NXT, knows what he’s capable of,” Zayn said. “Some people, when they get to the main roster, never get to show what they’re made of and I definitely think he falls into that category…
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Sami Zayn enters the ring during a WWE live event at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid, Spain, on June 4, 2026. (Andrew Timms/WWE)
“He’s almost in this kind of vegetative state or whatever and he just needs Prince Charming or whatever to come and lash out at him and get him out of there… I think something just needs the right spark for him to remember who he is and I think if and when that happens, we’ll get to see a side of him that’s very exciting, that hasn’t been seen in a long time.”
Gargano is one of the best pure fighters on the roster.
He put on some of the best matches in NXT history. He has won the NXT Championship, the NXT North American Championship, and the NXT Tag Team Championship, making him the first NXT Triple Crown champion.
On the main roster, he has been WWE Tag Team Champion twice.
Candice LeRae and Johnny Gargano look on during SmackDown at KFC YUM! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, on February 27, 2026. (Mike Marques/WWE via Getty Images)
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But all the fans hope to have another chance to fight again, get out of this lethargy and return to what they do best.
