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#1 Johnny Gargano edges toward the main roster
Johnny Gargano has spent nearly two years operating toward the top of the NXT ranks, and that’s after several months in a featured tag team during the original #DIY run.
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He finally captured the NXT Championship over WrestleMania weekend, and now that he has dropped the title to Adam Cole, it feels like it’s only a matter of time before he gets the proper call up that WWE teased for him earlier this year.
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If Gargano got to mix it up with 205 Live talent on his way, it might further his kayfabe credibility while also further showcasing the kind of sensational bell to bell performances he is capable of.
This could offer one more natural step toward him debuting on the main roster and not getting shoehorned into the lower ranks like a man of his stature always has the risk of having happen to him, but rather getting pushed at the high level his talents warrant.
