8 Indie Wrestlers Who Could Be The Next Daniel Bryan
4. Johnny Gargano
Johnny Gargano is currently in independent wrestling limbo so to speak. He has been a frequent face on NXT since summer 2015, but is yet to put pen to paper on a contract. He get spotlight matches against the top guys on the brand, always looking competitive but always falling short. Gargano is essentially an NXT jobber right now. Gargano has maintained popularity despite frequently staring up at the lights, and it is this which stands him in good stead looking at the future. A similar build and look to Bryan, Gargano also has the awkward charm that made many fall in love with the leader of the Yes! Movement. It is this friendly charm that stands Gargano in good stead with the WWE Universe. Once WWE decide to tie Gargano down to a contract, expect big things from the man known as Johnny Wrestling. He is a product of a time that sees independent wrestling get a lot more focus than when DBryan was BDanielson, but Gargano possesses many of the skills the American Dragon does. Standing out isn't a problem. Plus a good crossface submission finisher helps.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
