Every WWE Cruiserweight Classic Wrestler - Where Are They Now?
19. Tommaso Ciampa
Tournament result: Defeated in the first round by Johnny Gargano.
What was he doing at the time?
Preparing to tear up the ramshackled NXT tag-team division with his first-round opponent. Though they were technically one of those hastily thrown-together pairings that you get angry about, Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano were the shot of adrenaline that the developmental brand needed in late 2016. They failed at dethroning The Revival at TakeOver: Brooklyn II shortly after their respective Cruiserweight Classic performances, but by the time the clock struck midnight on 2016, Ciampa and Gargano sat atop the mountain following an enthralling Revival rematch at the first TakeOver: Toronto.
What is he doing now?
Working a half-baked program against Chris Jericho in AEW.
Jumping to Tony Khan's ship following a dismally crap run on WWE's main roster, Ciampa actually got off to a hot start in All Elite Wrestling, as he won the TNT Championship from Mark Briscoe just 3 days after his debut, even if his reign lasted all of 11 days. This current feud, though? It's not great.