Johnny Gargano was one of the major names rumored to make a debut at Forbidden Door. While it ended up being Claudio Castagnoli, Gargano had his fun with the speculations before the event.
The former NXT champion made an appearance on Good Karma Wrestling podcast (H/t Fightful). He discussed how he was booked for an autograph signing in Chicago on the day of the show. As soon as he realized that his appearance was on the same day, he knew that it will lead to speculations:
‘I knew, and when I saw the date got announced, I was like, ’˜Ah man, this is going to become a thing.’ I’m a big believer in bits and committing to the bit. I love the fact that no matter what I was doing or saying, people were making up their mind on what I was doing next in my life.”
Gargano mentioned that the whole thing became a fun exchange with him telling the truth about his schedule. The fans, however, didn’t believe in anything he was saying:
“It became a fun bit to where, I was going to tell the absolute truth of everything I was doing that week. I’m flying at this time, I’m going to be there for eight hours, I’m going to take a picture on the airplane and say, ’˜I’m leaving now. I’m literally on the airplane, flying home. Here is my flight information.’ People were still like, ’˜Ah, no, he wouldn’t say it if he wasn’t going to show up. It’s all a ruse.’”
Johnny Gargano has taken a break from the wrestling world since leaving WWE in December last year. There is no word on when he is planning to return.
