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Tommaso Ciampa

(1985) Professional Wrestler

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The internet lets everyone see every match, so wrestlers feel the pressure to stand out. Ciampa remembers creating a new character early in his career because the real him was shy. He now aims to make TakeOver moments bigger and bigger, and he reminds us that once you get over a tough spot, the arena feels easier.

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Tommaso Ciampa is a professional wrestler.

Quick Facts About Tommaso Ciampa

Born: May 8, 1985
Profession: Professional Wrestler

About Tommaso Ciampa

American professional wrestler... | Tommaso Whitney, better known by the ring name Tommaso Ciampa, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former AEW TNT Champion.

Quotes by Tommaso Ciampa

I bleed black and gold. NXT is home.

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We have a way, in WWE, of making things work.

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I single-handedly turned NXT into the 'A Show.'

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I'll train three, four, five hours a day if I can.

Day

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I have the best physique in all of WWE; this is not by accident.

Accident

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I feel great because I don't wrestle anymore.

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In my own mind, I don't want to be the weak link of the team.

Football

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2020 has been a year that none of us are ever gonna forget.

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I enjoyed those last eight to 12 independent bookings, just took them and appreciated them for what they were.

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I don't think it's any secret anymore that I have a family away from the business.

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There's more anticipation, there's more forgiveness once you prove yourself to the fans.

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I don't know if people say ratings don't matter... they sure as Hell matter. Like, you want to win.

Hell

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I'm big on active recovery and supplementation with fish oils and anti-inflammatories and whatever it is.

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I've never been comfortable on the top rope or launched myself into dives.

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I try as much as possible to take a moment every so often, pause, and enjoy the journey.

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In wrestling, obviously, you can get better, but you have to have a bit of an it factor.

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I am the best sports entertainer in the world. I always hear, 'Sports entertainer? You're a sell-out!' Call me a sell-out if…

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When I was in Ring of Honor, Adam Cole was the champion. When I won the title in NXT, in the back…

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It was really implemented in me from day one that everything I do out there cannot be misconstrued as fake. That's not…

Day

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The wrestling that I grew up on was this; it was NXT. Definitely not the athleticism factor or the in-ring factor -…

Athleticism

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I feel like, 20 years from now, if I can look back at a 15-year NXT career, it just means more to…

Career

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I was 'The Guy' for NXT, the hottest brand in the entire world. I came through knee surgery and two shoulder surgeries…

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It took me a while to open up to the idea that you don't have to be a wrestler to have ideas.…

Ideas

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Early in my career, playing a character was vital. I had to be Thomas Penmanship because I couldn't be Tommaso because he…

Career

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I'm in Ring of Honor about four years. I was cast as The Sicilian Psychopath there and right from the start one…

Honor

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There's that part of you as a performer that when you're told you're gonna be a fan favorite, you think 'Oh man,…

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So for a guy like Karrion Kross to set his sights right at the top of the card and want to get…

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I always tell people, when I was a kid, there was four pay-per-views a year, and everything had three-month builds, and it…

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My Instagram took on a life of its own and became very different from my Twitter. I never used Instagram to post.…

Community

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There wasn't a pinpoint time that it clicked, but I know for sure the end of Ring of Honor I started to…

Character

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I told them that I would sign for five years, I would sign for 10 years, I will make my career here…

Conversation

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When 'In Your House' became a thing when I was a kid, it was just the coolest ever and people are winning…

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I love 'Macho Man' Randy Savage, Shawn Michaels and Eddie Guerrero.

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I don't give a damn, I am a NXT Superstar.

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I am writing my own legacy, and I am carrying NXT along for the ride.

Along for the ride

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I have a very realistic style to my wrestling.

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We take our little one to a Little Gym-type place.

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Maybe I'm young, but I still have an old school feel to me.

Education

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Luckily, I'm not afraid of heights.

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I wouldn't do autographs - I had a stamp with my signature with, of course, perfect penmanship.

Autographs

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