10 Wrestling Facts We Didn’t Know Last Week (April 26)

10. Johnny Gargano's Funny 'Cedrick Von Haussen' Story

Johnny Gargano Liechtenstein
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You might know him as the current NXT Champion, but older fans may recall seeing Johnny Gargano as 'Cedrick Von Haussen', otherwise known as Liechtenstein's favourite son. That was a one-off gimmick Gargano played on SmackDown back in March 2007 for a job loss to MVP, and Vince McMahon f*cking loved it.

No really, he did.

Gargano told this story on the latest episode of WWE Network fave 'Table For 3'. The hilarity started when he turned up the arena, tried to get in the front door and generally didn't know how WWE stars were supposed to act. Then, he was whisked away to the "wardrobe department" to be fitted in his new costume, which confused Johnny mightily 'cause he'd brought his own gear.

A few minutes later, Gargano was taken into McMahon's office. There, he watched in awe as the boss man peered over a newspaper and said, "He looks great", before turning to Johnny and saying, "Thanks for doing this". What a strange, strange experience.

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