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Tommaso Ciampa
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.[2]
Trained byKiller Kowalski[3]
Mike Hollow[3]
Harley Race[3]
Al Snow[3]
DebutJanuary 2005[3]

Tommaso Whitney (born May 8, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Tommaso Ciampa (/ˈtʃɑːmpʌ/).

Whitney began his career in 2005, working on several independent promotions. In 2011, he began to work with Ring of Honor until 2015. He later appeared on WWE in 2015 as part of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, a tag team tournament. He formed a tag team, #DIY (Do It Yourself), with Johnny Gargano. The following year, he signed a contract with WWE and participated in the Cruiserweight Classic, a tournament for cruiserweight wrestlers, but Gargano defeated him in the first round.

Ciampa is a

ROH World Television Champion. He has also wrestled for several other independent promotions, including Beyond Wrestling (BW),[5] Chaotic Wrestling (CW), Top Rope Promotions (TRP), and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).[6]

Early life

Tommaso Whitney was born on May 8, 1985, in

Boston, Massachusetts. He is of Sicilian descent.[3][7]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2005–2007)

Whitney was trained by

promotions located in Massachusetts, most notably Chaotic Wrestling and Top Rope Promotions.[8][9][unreliable source?
]

On May 22, 2005, he wrestled an IWF Junior Heavyweight Championship match against champion Sean Royal, but was unsuccessful. Later that day he also failed to win a battle royal to earn the number one contendership to the IWF Heavyweight Championship.[10]

Whitney debuted in Chaotic Wrestling as "Tommy Penmanship" in 2005. On April 1, he lost a qualifying match for entry in the Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Championship Tournament to

Fred Sampson.[11][unreliable source?] In June, Penmanship teamed with Arch Kincaid to unsuccessfully challenge the Logan Brothers for the Chaotic Wrestling Tag Team Championship.[12][unreliable source?] Penmanship won his first championship on August 8, by defeating Chase del Monte for the Chaotic Wrestling New England Championship.[13] He held it for half a year, successfully defending it against former del Monte, Jason Blade, and Psycho, before eventually losing it to Psycho at Cold Fury 5.[14]

Penmanship then spent a couple of months without winning a singles match losing to Matt Logan and Psycho, but alongside Psycho, he won a Lethal Lottery Tournament first round match. Penmanship and Psycho qualified for a battle royal to determine the number one contender to the CW Heavyweight Championship, but the match was won by Luis Ortiz.[15] At Breaking Point 2006 Penmanship lost to Psycho once again in a Psycho Rules match with Tommy Dreamer as the special referee.[16][unreliable source?] On May 19, Penmanship defeated Handsome Johnny and became Chaotic Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.[17] As the Chaotic Heavyweight champion Penmanship defeated Bryan Logan, del Monte and Max Bauer. He held the Championship until February 2007, when he lost it to Brian Milonas in a "Loser leaves CW" match.[18]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2007)

He appeared on the July 14, 2005, episode of

Velocity, under the ring name Demarso Whitney, he was defeated by Jamie Noble. On the August 25, 2006, episode of Heat he and Kofi Kingston had a dark match against Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.[21]

On February 4, 2007, it was announced that Whitney signed a developmental contract with WWE and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling.[22] He debuted on February 21 and wrestled as Tommaso. 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), winning the OVW tag team titles. Dr Thomas would eventually make his in ring debut during a 6-man tag at Six Flags, tagging with Bolin Services to take on Elijah Burke and Cryme Tyme. On June 27, 2007, Whitney debuted a new gimmick when he began wrestling under a mask
as Prodigy. On August 9, Whitney was released from his WWE developmental contract.

Independent circuit (2007–2016)

Ciampa holding the award for winning the ECWA Super 8 Tournament in 2011

In late 2007, he returned to the independent circuit. On September 29 Tommaso defeated

A.J. Styles and Eddie Edwards to become the MWF Television Champion.[23]

In September 2008 Ciampa debuted in

World League Wrestling. In October he took part in Nine Man Battle Royal for the vacant WLW Heavyweight Championship, which was won by Go Shiozaki.[24] Ciampa also unsuccessfully challenged WLW Tag Team Championship twice: on November 22, 2008, alongside Steve Anthony[25][unreliable source] and on March 21, 2009, alongside Marc Godeker.[26][unreliable source
]

After returning to New England in 2008, Ciampa went on to compete in the ECWA Super 8 Tournament in 2009 and 2010 before finally winning the tournament in 2011 when he defeated Adam Cole.[27]

On August 30, 2013, Ciampa made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), when he entered the 2013 Battle of Los Angeles, losing to Brian Cage in his first round match.[28]

Ring of Honor (2011–2015)

At Honor Reclaims Boston he, Alex Payne and Ernie Osiris lost a dark match to Bobby Dempsey, Grizzly Redwood and Rhett Titus.[29] Ciampa appeared in dark matches for Ring of Honor in both 2007 and 2009.

The Embassy
in 2011.

In January 2011, Ciampa began working regularly for ROH. On the January 22

The Embassy. He later defeated Adam Cole and Grizzly Redwood. On April 1 he debuted on internet pay-per-view at Honor Takes Center Stage Night One, taking part in a Four Corners match that was won by Homicide.[30] Ciampa went on to defeat Homicide twice, once on the second show of Honor Takes Center Stage and again on May 6, at ROH Revolution: USA.[31][32] The next day, at ROH Revolution: Canada, Ciampa was part of the first "Double Danger Scramble" match, which was won by Michael Elgin.[33] On July 13, Ring of Honor announced that Ciampa had signed a contract with the promotion.[34] On September 17 at Death Before Dishonor IX, Ciampa pinned Homicide in a tag team match, where he teamed with Rhino and Homicide with Jay Lethal.[35]

Tommaso Ciampa with Jay Lethal in a submission hold at a ROH Show.

At an ROH house show on January 21, 2012, Ciampa defeated

Q.T. Marshall, out of the ring.[47]

Ciampa in 2013 at a Ring of Honor show

On August 3, Ciampa entered a tournament to determine the new ROH World Champion, defeating Silas Young in his first round match.[48] On August 17, Ciampa defeated Michael Bennett to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.[49] On September 20 at Death Before Dishonor XI, Ciampa was eliminated from the tournament by Adam Cole.[50] At Final Battle 2013 on December 14, Ciampa began his first reign as ROH World Television Champion, when he defeated Matt Taven for the title.[51] The following month Ciampa successfully defended the title against Taven and Jay Lethal in a three-way match.[52] At the 12th Anniversary Show in February 2014, he retained the championship against Hanson.[53] On April 4, at Supercard of Honor VIII, Ciampa lost the title to Jay Lethal following outside interference from Truth Martini.[54]

After an extended period of absence, Ciampa returned on July 19 with a new look, having increased his muscle mass and sporting an untrimmed full beard. He promptly defeated Adam Page of The Decade, then followed it with a promo hinting at a heel turn stating that he felt under-appreciated and wanted a shot at the ROH World Championship before being interrupted by Silas Young.[55] He followed this up on August 9 by losing to Rocky Romero by disqualification due to not releasing the Sicilian Stretch at the referee's count of five.[56] After unsuccessfully challenging Michael Elgin for the ROH World Championship on August 23, Ciampa was (kayfabe) suspended indefinitely by ROH for attacking the ring crew and ring announcer Bobby Cruise, thus cementing his heel status.[57]

At the ROH 13th Anniversary Show, Ciampa suffered two fractured ribs during his match, forcing him out of action.[58] He later said he'd finished the match "on autopilot" as the pain was more intense than when he'd torn his ACL.[59] He missed several Ring of Honor shows before returning to action (albeit with taped ribs) at an independent show in Toronto.[59] On March 29, 2015, Ciampa announced his departure from ROH.[60] His final match was a failed effort to win the TV title from Jay Lethal who retained after delivering a low blow to Ciampa. Ciampa then attacked referee Todd Sinclair with a low blow as payback for not calling a DQ for the illegal move.[61]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2015)

Ciampa made an appearance for

Xplosion, defeating Crazzy Steve.[63]

Return to WWE

#DIY (2015–2017)

Main article: #DIY

Although not re-signed to WWE, on September 2, 2015, Ciampa was announced as part of the NXT Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament.[64] On September 9, he successfully advanced in the first round of the tournament alongside his new partner Johnny Gargano, defeating the also newly formed duo of Tyler Breeze and Bull Dempsey.[65][66] On the September 16 episode of NXT, Ciampa and Gargano lost to Baron Corbin and Rhyno thus eliminating them from the tournament.[67] On the September 30 episode, Ciampa lost to Breeze in a singles match.[68] He appeared on the December 2 episode of NXT, losing to Samoa Joe. Ciampa won a match against Danny Burch on the January 13, 2016, episode of NXT and defeated Bull Dempsey on the February 24, episode. On March 15 tapings, Ciampa scored another win, this time against Jesse Sorensen.

On April 2, it was confirmed that Ciampa had re-signed with WWE earlier in the week.[69] Ciampa's NXT contract was a so-called "Tier 2" contract, which allowed him to continue working independent dates alongside his now regular NXT bookings.[70] On June 23, Ciampa entered the Cruiserweight Classic tournament, losing to Johnny Gargano in his first round match.[71] The following month, Ciampa announced that his final independent booking was set for September as he was entering a new exclusive NXT contract.[72] On August 20 at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II, Ciampa and Gargano unsuccessfully challenged The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) for the NXT Tag Team Championship.[73] Ciampa and Gargano, now collectively billed as "#DIY", received another title shot in a two out of three falls match on November 19 at NXT TakeOver: Toronto, where they defeated The Revival to become the new NXT Tag Team Champions.

DIY went on to successfully defend their championships against the team of

Rezar) afterwards.[74] Ciampa and Gargano lost the championships to The Authors of Pain at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio. They would get their rematch on the March 1 episode of NXT, which ended in a no contest after The Revival interfered and attacked both teams. This led to NXT TakeOver: Orlando, a triple threat elimination match
between all three teams for the titles, but DIY were unsuccessful after being the first team eliminated.

At NXT TakeOver: Chicago, DIY faced The Authors of Pain in the first-ever ladder match for the NXT Tag Team Championship, which they lost. After the match, Ciampa attacked Gargano, turning heel and disbanding #DIY.[75] It was later revealed that Ciampa had suffered a ruptured ACL in his right knee during the ladder match and would await surgery in Birmingham, Alabama.[76] In a further update, it was reported that his surgery was successful and the timetable for his return was estimated for early-to-mid 2018.[77]

NXT Champion and injury (2018–2022)

Ciampa (front) facing Johnny Gargano at NXT TakeOver: New Orleans in April 2018

On January 27, 2018, Ciampa returned at

Andrade "Cien" Almas on the February 21 episode of NXT, forcing Gargano to leave NXT as per the pre-match stipulation.[79] Ciampa made his in-ring return in the main event of NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, losing to Gargano in an unsanctioned match, resulting in Gargano being reinstated to NXT.[80] Their feud would continue throughout the following weeks in which they attacked each other and interfered in each other's matches, leading to a Chicago Street Fight at NXT TakeOver: Chicago II
, which Ciampa won.

On the July 18 tapings of the July 25 episode of NXT, Ciampa defeated

NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV, he was scheduled to defend the title against Black and Gargano in a triple threat match, but Black was removed from the match due to being ambushed in the arena parking lot by an unknown assailant (in reality, Black had suffered a legitimate groin injury). The match was changed to the first-ever Last Man Standing match for the NXT Championship between Ciampa and Gargano, where Ciampa retained his title.[81][82] At NXT TakeOver: WarGames, Ciampa retained the championship against Velveteen Dream.[83] Ciampa defended the title against Black at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix in a winning effort.[84]

Ciampa debuted on

anterior cervical fusion.[88] Meltzer later reported that due to the injury, WWE had to cancel the main roster feud that was planned between Ciampa and Gargano. The two were also scheduled to face each other at NXT TakeOver: New York.[89]

Ciampa relinquished his NXT Championship due to injury on the March 20, 2019, edition of NXT, ending his reign at 237 days.[90] On April 1, he revealed that doctors had told him that he will be wrestling on "borrowed time" if he is even able to return to the ring at all.[91] He made a surprise appearance at NXT TakeOver: New York on April 5 after Gargano defeated Adam Cole to win the NXT Championship, embracing Gargano to celebrate his victory and turning face in the process.[92]

On the October 2 episode of NXT, Ciampa returned from injury, confronting Adam Cole, who had become the longest-reigning NXT Champion.

No Holds Barred match between Ciampa and Gargano, which Gargano won after interference from Candice LeRae.[101][102]

Ciampa then entered a feud with

The Great American Bash but were defeated. Thatcher was written off TV on August 24 due to a kayfabe throat injury from Ridge Holland, ending the team; this was his final appearance as he was eventually released from the company in January.[111]

On the September 14 episode of NXT, Ciampa defeated

Robert Roode.[116] On April 2 at NXT Stand & Deliver, Ciampa lost to Tony D'Angelo in his final match in NXT.[117]

Main roster (2022–present)

On the April 11 episode of Raw, Ciampa was officially called up to the brand while also participating in a backstage segment with Ezekiel and Kevin Owens.[118] On the April 25 episode of Raw, now under the shortened ring name "Ciampa", he attacked Mustafa Ali after his match against The Miz, turning heel for the first time since 2020.[119] On the July 4 episode of Raw, Ciampa aligned himself with Miz after helping him attack AJ Styles after their match.[120] On the August 1 episode of Raw, he defeated Chad Gable and Dolph Ziggler in a triple threat match while also defeating Styles later that night to earn an opportunity to face Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship.[121] Ciampa faced Lashley for the title the following week in a match dedicated to Harley Race, but lost.[122] On the September 5 episode of Raw, his ring name was reverted back to Tommaso Ciampa.[123] Ciampa then suffered a hip injury in October.[124]

On the June 19, 2023 episode of Raw, Ciampa returned to answer The Miz's open challenge, which Ciampa won, thus ending their alliance and turning face once again.

Ladder Match for the Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania XL,[127] which they were unsuccessful.[128] On the April 15 episode of Raw, DIY defeated The New Day and the Creed Brothers to face Awesome Truth (The Miz and R-Truth) for the renamed World Tag Team Championship,[129] where Awesome Truth retained.[130]

Other media

As Tommaso Ciampa, he made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K18 and has since appeared in WWE 2K20, WWE 2K22 and WWE 2K23.[131]

Personal life

Whitney married former professional wrestler Jessie Ward in September 2013,[132] having been introduced to her by their mutual friend Samoa Joe.[133] They have one daughter together named Willow.[134] Whitney held a part-time job managing a fitness studio until March 2014, when he left to focus on a full-time career in professional wrestling.[132]

Championships and accomplishments

Ciampa posing with the ROH World Television Championship belt after winning it at Final Battle 2013.

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