After nearly five months away, Johnny Gargano was back on WWE television last night.
Gargano reunited with his DIY tag team partner Tommaso Ciampa on last night's Raw. Following the main event of the episode, Gargano saved Ciampa from an Imperium beatdown. Gargano took out Ludwig Kaiser and then joined together with Ciampa to give Giovanni Vinci their Meeting in the Middle finisher. Gargano and Ciampa hugged after Raw went off the air.
Last night's Raw was originally only scheduled to feature a contract signing for an upcoming Intercontinental title match between Gunther and Ciampa. But Ciampa didn't want to wait to get his title shot. He challenged Gunther to have their match last night, and Gunther accepted.
Ciampa put in a great effort but ultimately lost to Gunther. Ciampa passed out in a sleeper after being given two powerbombs.
Kaiser and Vinci attacked Ciampa once the match ended. Gunther headed backstage as Kaiser and Vinci delivered the beatdown. But Gargano's music hit and he ran down to help Ciampa fight off Imperium.
More coverage from last night --
- Viking Rules match announced for next week's WWE Raw
- DIY's Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa reunite on WWE Raw
- Becky Lynch not medically cleared for WWE Raw, title match postponed
- Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso to appear on WWE SmackDown
- Undisputed Tag Team title match added to WWE Fastlane
- WWE Raw live results: Gunther & Tommaso Ciampa contract signing
WWE Raw video highlights --
A wild brawl kicks off Raw
Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso will challenge for Undisputed Tag Team titles at Fastlane
Alpha Academy vs. Imperium
Bronson Reed vs. Cedric Alexander
Tommaso Ciampa doesn't want to wait for Intercontinental title shot
Xavier Woods vs. Ivar
Shinsuke Nakamura leaves Seth Rollins laying for a count of 10
Tegan Nox vs. Chelsea Green
The Miz interrupts Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre vs. The Miz
Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso will be on SmackDown this Friday night
Full match: Gunther vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the Intercontinental title
Johnny Gargano returns, reunites with Tommaso Ciampa
Raw fallout: Becky Lynch invites Indi Hartwell to show up on NXT
Raw fallout: Owens & Zayn react to Cody & Jey getting Tag Team title shot
Raw fallout: NFL star George Kittle would love to step back into the ring
Raw Talk: Nia Jax, Raquel Rodriguez, Ivar interviews
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