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* RedBaron: "The Dominant Male," "The Sicilian Psychopath," and "The Blackheart".
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* TheSociopath: Ciampa's {{Heel}} character in NXT is the coldest, most compassionless, most ''horrifyingly manipulative'' sonofabitch on the face of the planet, putting even Wrestling/SethRollins ''at his absolute worst'' to shame.
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* TheSociopath: Ciampa's {{Heel}} character in NXT is the coldest, most compassionless, most ''horrifyingly manipulative'' sonofabitch on the face of the planet, putting even Wrestling/SethRollins ''at his absolute worst'' to shame. But what else would you expect from someone with the RedBaron "The Sicilian Psychopath"?"
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* PowerStable: He was the Centerpiece of the third incarnation of The Embassy in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, who had Prince Nana and [[Wrestling/ArchibaldPeck RD Evans]] as managers, Mr. Ernesto Osiris as the Heir Apparent, [[Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} Rhino]] as the Muscle, and Wrestling/MiaYim as the Hanger On.
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* PowerStable: He was the Centerpiece of the third incarnation of The Embassy in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, who had Prince Nana Wrestling/PrinceNana and [[Wrestling/ArchibaldPeck RD Evans]] as managers, Mr. Ernesto Osiris as the Heir Apparent, [[Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} Rhino]] as the Muscle, and Wrestling/MiaYim as the Hanger On.
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* PowerStable: He was the Centerpiece of the third incarnation of The Embassy in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, who had Prince Nana and RD Evans as managers, Mr. Ernesto Osiris as the Heir Apparent, [[Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} Rhino]] as the Muscle, and Wrestling/MiaYim as the Hanger On.
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* PowerStable: He was the Centerpiece of the third incarnation of The Embassy in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, who had Prince Nana and [[Wrestling/ArchibaldPeck RD Evans Evans]] as managers, Mr. Ernesto Osiris as the Heir Apparent, [[Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} Rhino]] as the Muscle, and Wrestling/MiaYim as the Hanger On.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: The main reason why Ciampa turned on Gargano at ''[=TakeOver=]: Chicago''. He even said it on camera:
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* ItsAllAboutMe: The main reason why Ciampa turned His last words before turning on Gargano at ''[=TakeOver=]: Chicago''. He even said it on camera:Chicago'':
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* ItsAllAboutMe: The main reason why Ciampa turned on Gargano at ''[=TakeOver=]: Chicago''. He even said it on camera:
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-->'''Ciampa:''' This is not our moment...this is '''MY''' moment!
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* SpotlightStealingSquad: The Gargano/Ciampa feud has taken the main event spot over the NXT Championship match for two Takeover events in a row[[labelnote:*]]Though while the unsanctioned match was the last match at ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: New Orleans'', the NXT Championship match between Black/Almas could be considered the "official" main event.[[/labelnote]]. When the triple threat match for the NXT Championship was announced between the two and Wrestling/AleisterBlack, fans joked that the NXT Championship was finally main eventing a [=TakeOver=] card. Though considering that it is currently one of if not the biggest story line in NXT as well as both matches receiving high praise, [[TropesAreNotBad this is not exactly seen as a bad thing]].
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* HeelFaceTurn: Following a legitimately career-threatening neck injury that robbed him of his heel heat for good, Tommaso finally came back to the light at the end of ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: New York'', making a surprise appearance after Wrestling/JohnnyGargano's NXT Championship win to congratulate him and make amends after putting his best friend through hell for what felt like an eternity.
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* AbortedArc: Upsettingly enough, his [[MythArc long-running feud]] with Johnny Gargano was cut short by Ciampa's need for neck surgery just weeks shy of what was appearing to be the FinalBattle between the two at ''[=TakeOver: New York=]''.
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* FightingYourFriend: The last match of the the first round of the ''Wrestling/WWECruiserweightClassic'' was against his then tag team partner Johnny, with this trope fully acknowledged. [[spoiler:Ciampa had the match all but won, but couldn't find it in himself to truly hurt Gargano, allowing the latter to steal the win with a crucifix pinning combination]].
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* FightingYourFriend: The last match of the the first round of the ''Wrestling/WWECruiserweightClassic'' was against his then tag team partner Johnny, with this trope fully acknowledged. [[spoiler:Ciampa had the match all but won, but couldn't find it in himself to truly hurt Gargano, allowing the latter to steal the win with a crucifix pinning combination]].
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He is also known as Psycho Killer, which comes from his theme in the independent circuit and which fans enjoy chanting.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He is also known as Psycho Killer, "Psycho Killer", which comes from using the Music/TalkingHeads song as his theme in the independent circuit and which fans enjoy chanting.
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* CaptainErsatz: It's Erick Stevens from further East.
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* CrushTheKeepsake: At ''NXT TakeOver: Chicago II'', he commited the big mistake of pulling the wedding ring off of Wrestling/JohnnyGargano's hand. This only managed to send Johnny onto an UnstoppableRage.
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* CrushTheKeepsake: At ''NXT TakeOver: [=TakeOver=]: Chicago II'', he commited the big mistake of pulling the wedding ring off of Wrestling/JohnnyGargano's hand. This only managed to send Johnny onto an UnstoppableRage.
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He has performed in several other promotions such as ''Wrestling/RingOfHonor'' (1x Television Champion), ''Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla'', ''Beyond Wrestling'', ''Top Rope Promotions'' (1x Heavyweight Champion) and ''Chaotic Wrestling'' (1x Heavyweight Champion, 1x New England Champion).
Prior to the existence of the ''NXT'' brand, he appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker under his real name. Then he signed to ''Ohio Valley Wrestling'' in 2007, but had to retire due to injuries. After a second stint in the indies (which included the stint in ''ROH'' and a brief appearance at ''Wrestling/{{TNA}}''), he re-signed with WWE, this time for the ''NXT'' brand on September 2, 2015. He began performing in a TagTeam with Wrestling/JohnnyGargano called "#DIY", with whom he won the NXT Tag Team Championship, until their disbandment, which gave birth to one of the most prominent storylines of the entirety of wrestling. [[{{Understatement}} And that's not hyperbole.]] After all was said and done with "Johnny Wrestling", he set his sights on the NXT Championship itself, obtaining it in 2018.
Prior to the existence of the ''NXT'' brand, he appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker under his real name. Then he signed to ''Ohio Valley Wrestling'' in 2007, but had to retire due to injuries. After a second stint in the indies (which included the stint in ''ROH'' and a brief appearance at ''Wrestling/{{TNA}}''), he re-signed with WWE, this time for the ''NXT'' brand on September 2, 2015. He began performing in a TagTeam with Wrestling/JohnnyGargano called "#DIY", with whom he won the NXT Tag Team Championship, until their disbandment, which gave birth to one of the most prominent storylines of the entirety of wrestling. [[{{Understatement}} And that's not hyperbole.]] After all was said and done with "Johnny Wrestling", he set his sights on the NXT Championship itself, obtaining it in 2018.
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He has performed in several other promotions such as ''Wrestling/RingOfHonor'' Wrestling/RingOfHonor (1x Television Champion), ''Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla'', ''Beyond Wrestling'', ''Top Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla, Beyond Wrestling, Top Rope Promotions'' Promotions (1x Heavyweight Champion) and ''Chaotic Wrestling'' Chaotic Wrestling (1x Heavyweight Champion, 1x New England Champion).
Prior to the existence of the''NXT'' NXT brand, he appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker under his real name. Then he signed to ''Ohio Ohio Valley Wrestling'' Wrestling in 2007, but had to retire due to injuries. After a second stint in the indies (which included the stint in ''ROH'' ROH and a brief appearance at ''Wrestling/{{TNA}}''), Wrestling/{{TNA}}), he re-signed with WWE, this time for the ''NXT'' NXT brand on September 2, 2015. He began performing in a TagTeam with Wrestling/JohnnyGargano called "#DIY", with whom he won the NXT Tag Team Championship, until their disbandment, which gave birth to one of the most prominent storylines of the entirety of wrestling. [[{{Understatement}} And that's not hyperbole.]] After all was said and done with "Johnny Wrestling", he set his sights on the NXT Championship itself, obtaining it in 2018.
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* BeardOfEvil: In his later appearances in ''ROH'' and in ''NXT''.
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* BeardOfEvil: In his later appearances in ''ROH'' ROH and in ''NXT''.NXT.
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* CompanionCube: The ''NXT Title itself'', [[ICallItVera which he calls "Goldie."]]
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* CompanionCube: The ''NXT Title Championship title itself'', [[ICallItVera which he calls "Goldie."]]
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* DelinquentHair: In ''ROH'', a yellowish Mohawk thing.
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* DelinquentHair: In ''ROH'', ROH, a yellowish Mohawk thing.
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** Appeared as Thomas Whitney, Esq., one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker in an episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' in 2005.
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** Appeared as Thomas Whitney, Esq., one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker in an episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'' in 2005.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Turned on Johnny Gargano after their loss to the Authors of Pain at ''Takeover: Chicago''. He then disappeared for the rest of the year due to a legitimate injury before returning in the winter of 2018, continually taunting the ultra popular Gargano to the point where he is getting some of the most harsh reactions in all of the WWE.
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* FaceHeelTurn: Turned on Johnny Gargano after their loss to the Authors of Pain at ''Takeover: ''[=TakeOver=]: Chicago''. He then disappeared for the rest of the year due to a legitimate injury before returning in the winter of 2018, continually taunting the ultra popular Gargano to the point where he is getting some of the most harsh reactions in all of the WWE.
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* IdenticalStranger: He looks like a slimmer version of Wrestling/{{Ryback}} with a thicker beard.
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* ItsPersonal: The absolute most personal one ''NXT'' ever had. Ciampa has come to hate Gargano in such a deep, visceral fashion that he absolutely ''revels'' in the hatred that Gargano's fans have for him, to the point that he used it as ''theme music'' for a while. It took place after Ciampa turned on Gargano after they lost a ladder match for the NXT Tag Team Championships against the Authors of Pain, a match in which Ciampa tore his ACL. Undeterred, Ciampa spent months tormenting Gargano on numerous social media sites, while Gargano was traumatized by the incident and entered a bit of rut in regards to his singles career. Just when he turned it around, Ciampa re-entered his life, almost completely healed, attacking Gargano after his five star classic against then-NXT Champion Andrade 'Cien' Almas. Gargano still couldn't quite face Ciampa, so he focused on the NXT Championship, putting his career on the line for the sake of a title shot; and just as he was about to win the title, Ciampa attacked him ''again'', costing him both the title ''and'' his career. Thoroughly pissed, Gargano was ''done'' evading his former best friend, stalking him throughout the weeks since the incident and attacking him on ''NXT'', culminating in an unsanctioned[[note]]Kayfabe-wise, it means WWE would not be held accountable for whatever happened in the match, allowing both participants to do whatever they wanted to each other to win[[/note]] grudge match at ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: New Orleans'', where, if Gargano won, he would be reinstated to NXT.
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* ItsPersonal: The absolute most personal one ''NXT'' NXT ever had. Ciampa has come to hate Gargano in such a deep, visceral fashion that he absolutely ''revels'' in the hatred that Gargano's fans have for him, to the point that he used it as ''theme music'' for a while. It took place after Ciampa turned on Gargano after they lost a ladder match for the NXT Tag Team Championships against the Authors of Pain, a match in which Ciampa tore his ACL. Undeterred, Ciampa spent months tormenting Gargano on numerous social media sites, while Gargano was traumatized by the incident and entered a bit of rut in regards to his singles career. Just when he turned it around, Ciampa re-entered his life, almost completely healed, attacking Gargano after his five star classic against then-NXT Champion Andrade 'Cien' Almas. Gargano still couldn't quite face Ciampa, so he focused on the NXT Championship, putting his career on the line for the sake of a title shot; and just as he was about to win the title, Ciampa attacked him ''again'', costing him both the title ''and'' his career. Thoroughly pissed, Gargano was ''done'' evading his former best friend, stalking him throughout the weeks since the incident and attacking him on ''NXT'', culminating in an unsanctioned[[note]]Kayfabe-wise, it means WWE would not be held accountable for whatever happened in the match, allowing both participants to do whatever they wanted to each other to win[[/note]] grudge match at ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: New Orleans'', where, if Gargano won, he would be reinstated to NXT.
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* PowerStable: He was the Centerpiece of the third incarnation of The Embassy in ''Wrestling/RingOfHonor'', who had Prince Nana and RD Evans as managers, Mr. Ernesto Osiris as the Heir Apparent, [[Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} Rhino]] as the Muscle, and Wrestling/MiaYim as the Hanger On.
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* PowerStable: He was the Centerpiece of the third incarnation of The Embassy in ''Wrestling/RingOfHonor'', Wrestling/RingOfHonor, who had Prince Nana and RD Evans as managers, Mr. Ernesto Osiris as the Heir Apparent, [[Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} Rhino]] as the Muscle, and Wrestling/MiaYim as the Hanger On.
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* RivalTurnedEvil: He became this to Wrestling/ZackSabreJr in ''Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling''.
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* RivalTurnedEvil: He became this to Wrestling/ZackSabreJr in ''Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling''.Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling.
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OK, whoever found the need to call him "North American" clearly doesn't know who this site is geared mostly towards to.
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Tommaso Ciampa (real name Tommaso Whitney, born on May 8, 1985) is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStatesOfAmerica North American]] {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, and trained by Wrestling/KillerKowalski, Mike Hollow, Wrestling/HarleyRace and Wrestling/AlSnow. He's signed to the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand of the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''.
Tommaso Ciampa (real name Tommaso Whitney, born on May 8, 1985) is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStatesOfAmerica North American]] {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, and trained by Wrestling/KillerKowalski, Mike Hollow, Wrestling/HarleyRace and Wrestling/AlSnow. He's signed to the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand of the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''.
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* SignatureMove: His knee strikes
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* SignatureMove: His knee strikesstrikes.
* TheSociopath: Ciampa's {{Heel}} character in NXT is the coldest, most compassionless, most ''horrifyingly manipulative'' sonofabitch on the face of the planet, putting even Wrestling/SethRollins ''at his absolute worst'' to shame.
* TheSociopath: Ciampa's {{Heel}} character in NXT is the coldest, most compassionless, most ''horrifyingly manipulative'' sonofabitch on the face of the planet, putting even Wrestling/SethRollins ''at his absolute worst'' to shame.
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* TheBadGuyWins: At ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: Chicago II'' and the title match against Wrestling/AleisterBlack soon after.
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* TheBadGuyWins: At ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: Chicago II'' In 2018, Ciampa had accomplisehed his goal in not only destroying Johnny Wrestling (having defeated Johnny twice) but also successfully turning Johnny Gargano to the darkside. He then focused his goal of capturing the NXT Championship and successfully capture the title match against from Wrestling/AleisterBlack soon after.in addition of ending Black's undefeated streak.
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* TheCorrupter: Ciampa had been slowly turning Johnny Gargano to the darkside. As Gargano's obsession with Ciampa increases, he started to become more and more aggressive and when he had the chance to defeat Ciampa at both ''[=TakeOver=] Chicago II'' and ''Brooklyn 4'', Johnny rather continue his attack on Ciampa which led to his own defeat. The revelation that it was Johnny who attacked Aleister Black proved that Ciampa is correct that Johnny Wrestling is corruptible, leading to Gargano's FaceHeelTurn. In fact, Johnny had been teaming up with Ciampa again ever since turning heel.
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* CrushTheKeepsake: At ''NXT TakeOver: Chicago II'', he commited the big mistake of pulling the wedding ring out of Wrestling/JohnnyGargano's hand. This only managed to send Johnny onto an UnstoppableRage.
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* CrushTheKeepsake: At ''NXT TakeOver: Chicago II'', he commited the big mistake of pulling the wedding ring out off of Wrestling/JohnnyGargano's hand. This only managed to send Johnny onto an UnstoppableRage.
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Prior to the existence of the ''NXT'' brand, he appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confrontd Wrestling/TheUndertaker under his real name. Then he signed to ''Ohio Valley Wrestling'' in 2007, but had to retire due to injuries. After a second stint in the indies (which included the stint in ''ROH'' and a brief appearance at ''Wrestling/{{TNA}}''), he re-signed with WWE, this time for the ''NXT'' brand on September 2, 2015. He began performing in a TagTeam with Wrestling/JohnnyGargano called "#DIY", with whom he won the NXT Tag Team Championship, until their disbandment, which gave birth to one of the most prominent storylines of the entirety of wrestling. [[{{Understatement}} And that's not hyperbole.]] After all was said and done with "Johnny Wrestling", he set his sights on the NXT Championship itself, obtaining it in 2018.
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Prior to the existence of the ''NXT'' brand, he appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confrontd confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker under his real name. Then he signed to ''Ohio Valley Wrestling'' in 2007, but had to retire due to injuries. After a second stint in the indies (which included the stint in ''ROH'' and a brief appearance at ''Wrestling/{{TNA}}''), he re-signed with WWE, this time for the ''NXT'' brand on September 2, 2015. He began performing in a TagTeam with Wrestling/JohnnyGargano called "#DIY", with whom he won the NXT Tag Team Championship, until their disbandment, which gave birth to one of the most prominent storylines of the entirety of wrestling. [[{{Understatement}} And that's not hyperbole.]] After all was said and done with "Johnny Wrestling", he set his sights on the NXT Championship itself, obtaining it in 2018.
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Tommaso Ciampa (real name Tommaso Whitney, born on May 8, 1985) is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStatesOfAmerica northamerican]] {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, and trained by Wrestling/KillerKowalski, Mike Hollow, Wrestling/HarleyRace and Wrestling/AlSnow. He's signed to the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand of the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''.
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Tommaso Ciampa (real name Tommaso Whitney, born on May 8, 1985) is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStatesOfAmerica northamerican]] North American]] {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, and trained by Wrestling/KillerKowalski, Mike Hollow, Wrestling/HarleyRace and Wrestling/AlSnow. He's signed to the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand of the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''.
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* IcyBlueEyes: As cold as winter and as soulless as Ciampa himself.
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* RedBaron: "The Dominant Male," "The Sicilian Psychopath"
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* RedBaron: "The Dominant Male," "The Sicilian Psychopath"Psychopath," and "The Blackheart".
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* PowerStable: He was the Centerpiece of the third incarnation of The Embassy in ''Wrestling/RingOfHonor'', who had Prince Nana and RD Evans as managers, Mr. Ernesto Osiris as the Heir Apparent, [[Wrestling/Rhyno Rhino]] as the Muscle, and Wrestling/MiaYim as the Hanger On.
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* PowerStable: He was the Centerpiece of the third incarnation of The Embassy in ''Wrestling/RingOfHonor'', who had Prince Nana and RD Evans as managers, Mr. Ernesto Osiris as the Heir Apparent, [[Wrestling/Rhyno [[Wrestling/{{Rhyno}} Rhino]] as the Muscle, and Wrestling/MiaYim as the Hanger On.
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!! Sicilian Tropes
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** Appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker in an episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' in 2005.
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** Appeared as Thomas Whitney, Esq., one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker in an episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' in 2005.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: Bit Wrestling/MattRiddle's bare feet.
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* {{Sadist}}: He's been called this on commentary, and it's not a misnomer; how else would you describe someone that takes as much delight in ruining his former best friend's life as much as Ciampa does?
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* {{Sadist}}: He's been called this on commentary, PowerStable: He was the Centerpiece of the third incarnation of The Embassy in ''Wrestling/RingOfHonor'', who had Prince Nana and it's not a misnomer; how else would you describe someone that takes RD Evans as much delight in ruining his former best friend's life managers, Mr. Ernesto Osiris as much the Heir Apparent, [[Wrestling/Rhyno Rhino]] as Ciampa does?the Muscle, and Wrestling/MiaYim as the Hanger On.
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* CrushTheKeepsake: At ''NXT TakeOver: Chicago II'', he commited the big mistake of pulling the wedding ring out of Wrestling/JohnnyGargano's hand. This only managed to send Johnny onto an UnstoppableRage.
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* FoeRomanceSubtext: Ciampa, being a {{Yandere}}, betrayed Gargano at ''[=TakeOver=]: Chicago'' because he couldn't stand the idea of Gargano "replacing" him with another tag team partner[[note]]Ciampa was suffering a litany of injuries (including a torn ACL during the match at ''Chicago''), and would be out for the rest of 2017[[/note]]; and if ''he'' couldn't wrestle, neither could Gargano. Gargano was completely traumatized by the betrayal, and couldn't really find it in himself to return Ciampa's newfound hatred until Ciampa attacked him at the end of ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: Philadelphia'' -- and even then, he couldn't ''completely'' return it until [[spoiler:Ciampa cost him his NXT career]]. After that, the subtext blew up full force; on top of Ciampa regarding Gargano as selfish for trying to move his career forward without him, Gargano started ''stalking'' Ciampa in hopes of forcing him to accept a grudge match against him (which eventually succeeded). The actual match itself was so raw with emotion that it was borderline ''intimate'', with many fans stating that they felt like they were voyeurs for watching something so personal. [[spoiler:Especially towards the end of the match, where it seemed like Gargano and Ciampa were about to reconcile; despite everything that happened between them, despite now hating him with everything he had, Gargano never quite gave up hope that Ciampa could be redeemed]].
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* ArcWords: "This is my moment!" for his feud against Johnny Gargano. It's a MeaningfulEcho to their CatchPhrase as a tag team: "This is ''our'' moment!"
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* FaceHeelTurn: Turned on Johnny Gargano after their loss to the Authors of Pain at ''Takeover: Chicago''. He then disappeared for the rest of the year due to a legitimate injury before returning in the winter of 2018, continually taunting the ultra popular Gargano to the point where he is getting some of the most harsh reactions in all of the WWE.
* FightingYourFriend: The last match of the the first round of the ''Wrestling/WWECruiserweightClassic'' was against his then tag team partner Johnny, with this trope fully acknowledged. [[spoiler:Ciampa had the match all but won, but couldn't find it in himself to truly hurt Gargano, allowing the latter to steal the win with a crucifix pinning combination]].
* FightingYourFriend: The last match of the the first round of the ''Wrestling/WWECruiserweightClassic'' was against his then tag team partner Johnny, with this trope fully acknowledged. [[spoiler:Ciampa had the match all but won, but couldn't find it in himself to truly hurt Gargano, allowing the latter to steal the win with a crucifix pinning combination]].
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* ItsPersonal: Ciampa has come to hate Gargano in such a deep, visceral fashion that he absolutely ''revels'' in the hatred that Gargano's fans have for him, to the point that he used it as ''theme music'' for a while. [[spoiler:He even went as far as costing Gargano his NXT career, which finally caused him to stop avoiding Ciampa and start returning that hatred]].
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* ItsPersonal: The absolute most personal one ''NXT'' ever had. Ciampa has come to hate Gargano in such a deep, visceral fashion that he absolutely ''revels'' in the hatred that Gargano's fans have for him, to the point that he used it as ''theme music'' for a while. [[spoiler:He even went It took place after Ciampa turned on Gargano after they lost a ladder match for the NXT Tag Team Championships against the Authors of Pain, a match in which Ciampa tore his ACL. Undeterred, Ciampa spent months tormenting Gargano on numerous social media sites, while Gargano was traumatized by the incident and entered a bit of rut in regards to his singles career. Just when he turned it around, Ciampa re-entered his life, almost completely healed, attacking Gargano after his five star classic against then-NXT Champion Andrade 'Cien' Almas. Gargano still couldn't quite face Ciampa, so he focused on the NXT Championship, putting his career on the line for the sake of a title shot; and just as far as he was about to win the title, Ciampa attacked him ''again'', costing him both the title ''and'' his career. Thoroughly pissed, Gargano was ''done'' evading his NXT career, which finally caused former best friend, stalking him to stop avoiding Ciampa throughout the weeks since the incident and start returning that hatred]].attacking him on ''NXT'', culminating in an unsanctioned[[note]]Kayfabe-wise, it means WWE would not be held accountable for whatever happened in the match, allowing both participants to do whatever they wanted to each other to win[[/note]] grudge match at ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: New Orleans'', where, if Gargano won, he would be reinstated to NXT.
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* RivalTurnedEvil: He became this to Wrestling/ZackSabreJr in ''Wrestling/PROGRESSWrestling''.
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* BeardOfEvil: In his later appearances in ''ROH'' and in ''NXT''.
* CaptainErsatz: It's Erick Stevens from further East.
* DelinquentHair: In ''ROH'', a yellowish Mohawk thing.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker in an episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' in 2005.
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** Appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker in an episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' in2005.2005.
** First appeared at ''ROH Reclaims Boston'' in a multiman dark match going by "Thomas" in 2006 and wouldn't be seen again until five years later with a very different ([[CaptainErsatz if familiar]]) attitude.
** Appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker in an episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' in
** First appeared at ''ROH Reclaims Boston'' in a multiman dark match going by "Thomas" in 2006 and wouldn't be seen again until five years later with a very different ([[CaptainErsatz if familiar]]) attitude.
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* RedBaron: "The Dominant Male," "The Sicilian Psychopath"
* SignatureMove: His knee strikes
* SquashMatch: Added onto Cheeseburger's misfortunes by beating him in under two minutes at ''Michael Bennett's Bachelor Party''.
* RedBaron: "The Dominant Male," "The Sicilian Psychopath"
* SignatureMove: His knee strikes
* SquashMatch: Added onto Cheeseburger's misfortunes by beating him in under two minutes at ''Michael Bennett's Bachelor Party''.
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Towards the end of his unsanctioned match with Johnny Gargano. Ciampa threw everything he had at Gargano, KitchenSinkIncluded, and Gargano ''still'' wouldn't stay down. After Gargano kicked out of a middle-rope Project Ciampa, Ciampa looked just about ready to cry]].
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* VillainousBreakdown: VillainousBreakdown:
** His inability to beat Wrestling/JayLethal resulted in severe SanitySlippage.
** [[spoiler:Towards the end of his unsanctioned match with Johnny Gargano. Ciampa threw everything he had at Gargano, KitchenSinkIncluded, and Gargano ''still'' wouldn't stay down. After Gargano kicked out of a middle-rope Project Ciampa, Ciampa looked just about ready to cry]].
** His inability to beat Wrestling/JayLethal resulted in severe SanitySlippage.
** [[spoiler:Towards the end of his unsanctioned match with Johnny Gargano. Ciampa threw everything he had at Gargano, KitchenSinkIncluded, and Gargano ''still'' wouldn't stay down. After Gargano kicked out of a middle-rope Project Ciampa, Ciampa looked just about ready to cry]].
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He has performed in several other promotions such as ''Wresting/RingOfHonor'' (1x Television Champion), ''Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla'', ''Beyond Wrestling'', ''Top Rope Promotions'' (1x Heavyweight Champion) and ''Chaotic Wrestling'' (1x Heavyweight Champion, 1x New England Champion).
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He has performed in several other promotions such as ''Wresting/RingOfHonor'' ''Wrestling/RingOfHonor'' (1x Television Champion), ''Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla'', ''Beyond Wrestling'', ''Top Rope Promotions'' (1x Heavyweight Champion) and ''Chaotic Wrestling'' (1x Heavyweight Champion, 1x New England Champion).
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tommaso_ciampa.png]]
Tommaso Ciampa (real name Tommaso Whitney, born on May 8, 1985) is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStatesOfAmerica northamerican]] {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, and trained by Wrestling/KillerKowalski, Mike Hollow, Wrestling/HarleyRace and Wrestling/AlSnow. He's signed to the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand of the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''.
He has performed in several other promotions such as ''Wresting/RingOfHonor'' (1x Television Champion), ''Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla'', ''Beyond Wrestling'', ''Top Rope Promotions'' (1x Heavyweight Champion) and ''Chaotic Wrestling'' (1x Heavyweight Champion, 1x New England Champion).
Prior to the existence of the ''NXT'' brand, he appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confrontd Wrestling/TheUndertaker under his real name. Then he signed to ''Ohio Valley Wrestling'' in 2007, but had to retire due to injuries. After a second stint in the indies (which included the stint in ''ROH'' and a brief appearance at ''Wrestling/{{TNA}}''), he re-signed with WWE, this time for the ''NXT'' brand on September 2, 2015. He began performing in a TagTeam with Wrestling/JohnnyGargano called "#DIY", with whom he won the NXT Tag Team Championship, until their disbandment, which gave birth to one of the most prominent storylines of the entirety of wrestling. [[{{Understatement}} And that's not hyperbole.]] After all was said and done with "Johnny Wrestling", he set his sights on the NXT Championship itself, obtaining it in 2018.
As usual, you can find more info about him on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommaso_Ciampa that other wiki]], [[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3593 Cagematch]] and [[https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=6309 WrestlingData]].
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!! Sicilian Tropes
* ArchEnemy: His former partner, Johnny Gargano.
* TheBadGuyWins: At ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: Chicago II'' and the title match against Wrestling/AleisterBlack soon after.
* BadassBeard: His beard has steadily grown longer, wilder, and more badass during his time in NXT.
* BaldOfAwesome: Originally debuting with a mohawk, he now shaves his head. Combined with his beard, it creates a suitably threatening and slightly crazy look.
* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:His FaceHeelTurn.]]
* BigBad: Has effectively ascended to this for NXT since becoming champion, holding brutal dominance over the roster and continuing to psychologically torment Johnny Gargano so hard he snapped into a delusional FallenHero.
* CompanionCube: The ''NXT Title itself'', [[ICallItVera which he calls "Goldie."]]
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: He ended Wrestling/AleisterBlack's undefeated streak in NXT on July 25th, 2018, along with winning the NXT Championship.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: The trigger for his heel turn. His injuries, and the quickness to which fans online started going through potential dream partners to replace him with, gave him an intense fear of being replaced and considered an afterthought. So after they lost the tag team title ladder match in Chicago and he knew he would have to take time off to recover, he decided to destroy #DIY himself rather than let that happen.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker in an episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' in 2005.
* FaceHeelTurn: Turned on Johnny Gargano after their loss to the Authors of Pain at ''Takeover: Chicago''.
* FinishingMove:
** Originally a sliding knee. Usually in tandem with a Superkick from Johnny as a part of #DIY's finisher, "Meeting in the middle."
** Ever since winning the NXT Title, he mainly used a DDT on an opponent draped over the top rope.
** He sometimes uses a lifting sit-down double underhook facebuster, called ''Fairytale Ending''.
* HateSink: Yikes. It may not be an exaggeration to state that, as of 2018, Tommaso Ciampa may be the most over heel in WWE or any of its sub-brands. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being "nuclear heat", Ciampa is somewhere between 10 and... well, [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki Hiroshima]]. Not only does the Full Sail audience almost unanimously boo him with a complete lack of irony (this is almost impossible to get to happen in a heavily smark-leaning crowd), but he's been the target of vociferous chants, the standouts among which aren't the least bit PG. [[spoiler: He's actually drawn "FUCK YOU CIAMPA!" chants that got onto programming ''uncensored'' and at one point had one particularly emotional fan scream in his face, "You're the devil!" Not 'a' devil. [[{{Satan}} THE Devil.]]]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Subverted. It seemed like Ciampa was having one of these in the final moments of his match with Gargano, but ended up being a ploy to sucker Gargano in. Gargano almost fell for it, but dodged the cheap shot at the last second]].
* IdenticalStranger: He looks like a slimmer version of Wrestling/{{Ryback}} with a thicker beard.
* IfICantHaveYou: Non-romantic version. If he can't be Johnny Gargano's tag team partner, then Johnny Gargano can't have a tag team partner. And if he can't wrestle, then neither can Johnny Gargano.
* ItsPersonal: Ciampa has come to hate Gargano in such a deep, visceral fashion that he absolutely ''revels'' in the hatred that Gargano's fans have for him, to the point that he used it as ''theme music'' for a while. [[spoiler:He even went as far as costing Gargano his NXT career, which finally caused him to stop avoiding Ciampa and start returning that hatred]].
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He is also known as Psycho Killer, which comes from his theme in the independent circuit and which fans enjoy chanting.
* {{Sadist}}: He's been called this on commentary, and it's not a misnomer; how else would you describe someone that takes as much delight in ruining his former best friend's life as much as Ciampa does?
* TrashTalk: While in #DIY, Ciampa was always the one insulting his and Gargano's opponents, both in the ring and on interviews. After turning on Gargano, this trait only got worse, except now it was all directed at his former best friend.
* {{Troll}}: To Johnny Gargano while Ciampa was injured, to the point that Gargano blocked him on Twitter. Mauro Ranallo straight up even called him this on commentary.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Towards the end of his unsanctioned match with Johnny Gargano. Ciampa threw everything he had at Gargano, KitchenSinkIncluded, and Gargano ''still'' wouldn't stay down. After Gargano kicked out of a middle-rope Project Ciampa, Ciampa looked just about ready to cry]].
* VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:Deliberately invoked this in the closing moments of his match with Gargano, in hopes that he would lower down his guard long enough for Ciampa to get an opening. Unfortunately for Ciampa, Gargano proved that GoodIsNotDumb and dodged the cheap shot, before finally finishing off Ciampa]].
* WhamLine: "This is my moment." [[note]]A Dark reprise of #DIY's catchphrase "This is our moment." Said right before betraying Johnny.[[/note]]
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Don't let the weathered face and scraggly, somewhat graying beard (that Ciampa doesn't always bother to dye) fool you - he's only 33. For perspective, he's only a couple weeks older than Wrestling/RomanReigns. (Born May 8, 1985; Reigns was born May 25 of the same year.)
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Tommaso Ciampa (real name Tommaso Whitney, born on May 8, 1985) is a [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStatesOfAmerica northamerican]] {{professional wrestl|ing}}er hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, and trained by Wrestling/KillerKowalski, Mike Hollow, Wrestling/HarleyRace and Wrestling/AlSnow. He's signed to the ''[[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]'' brand of the ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''.
He has performed in several other promotions such as ''Wresting/RingOfHonor'' (1x Television Champion), ''Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla'', ''Beyond Wrestling'', ''Top Rope Promotions'' (1x Heavyweight Champion) and ''Chaotic Wrestling'' (1x Heavyweight Champion, 1x New England Champion).
Prior to the existence of the ''NXT'' brand, he appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confrontd Wrestling/TheUndertaker under his real name. Then he signed to ''Ohio Valley Wrestling'' in 2007, but had to retire due to injuries. After a second stint in the indies (which included the stint in ''ROH'' and a brief appearance at ''Wrestling/{{TNA}}''), he re-signed with WWE, this time for the ''NXT'' brand on September 2, 2015. He began performing in a TagTeam with Wrestling/JohnnyGargano called "#DIY", with whom he won the NXT Tag Team Championship, until their disbandment, which gave birth to one of the most prominent storylines of the entirety of wrestling. [[{{Understatement}} And that's not hyperbole.]] After all was said and done with "Johnny Wrestling", he set his sights on the NXT Championship itself, obtaining it in 2018.
As usual, you can find more info about him on [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommaso_Ciampa that other wiki]], [[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3593 Cagematch]] and [[https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=6309 WrestlingData]].
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!! Sicilian Tropes
* ArchEnemy: His former partner, Johnny Gargano.
* TheBadGuyWins: At ''NXT [=TakeOver=]: Chicago II'' and the title match against Wrestling/AleisterBlack soon after.
* BadassBeard: His beard has steadily grown longer, wilder, and more badass during his time in NXT.
* BaldOfAwesome: Originally debuting with a mohawk, he now shaves his head. Combined with his beard, it creates a suitably threatening and slightly crazy look.
* BaldOfEvil: [[spoiler:His FaceHeelTurn.]]
* BigBad: Has effectively ascended to this for NXT since becoming champion, holding brutal dominance over the roster and continuing to psychologically torment Johnny Gargano so hard he snapped into a delusional FallenHero.
* CompanionCube: The ''NXT Title itself'', [[ICallItVera which he calls "Goldie."]]
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: He ended Wrestling/AleisterBlack's undefeated streak in NXT on July 25th, 2018, along with winning the NXT Championship.
* DudeWheresMyRespect: The trigger for his heel turn. His injuries, and the quickness to which fans online started going through potential dream partners to replace him with, gave him an intense fear of being replaced and considered an afterthought. So after they lost the tag team title ladder match in Chicago and he knew he would have to take time off to recover, he decided to destroy #DIY himself rather than let that happen.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Appeared as one of Wrestling/MuhammadHassan's lawyers and confronted Wrestling/TheUndertaker in an episode of ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' in 2005.
* FaceHeelTurn: Turned on Johnny Gargano after their loss to the Authors of Pain at ''Takeover: Chicago''.
* FinishingMove:
** Originally a sliding knee. Usually in tandem with a Superkick from Johnny as a part of #DIY's finisher, "Meeting in the middle."
** Ever since winning the NXT Title, he mainly used a DDT on an opponent draped over the top rope.
** He sometimes uses a lifting sit-down double underhook facebuster, called ''Fairytale Ending''.
* HateSink: Yikes. It may not be an exaggeration to state that, as of 2018, Tommaso Ciampa may be the most over heel in WWE or any of its sub-brands. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being "nuclear heat", Ciampa is somewhere between 10 and... well, [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki Hiroshima]]. Not only does the Full Sail audience almost unanimously boo him with a complete lack of irony (this is almost impossible to get to happen in a heavily smark-leaning crowd), but he's been the target of vociferous chants, the standouts among which aren't the least bit PG. [[spoiler: He's actually drawn "FUCK YOU CIAMPA!" chants that got onto programming ''uncensored'' and at one point had one particularly emotional fan scream in his face, "You're the devil!" Not 'a' devil. [[{{Satan}} THE Devil.]]]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Subverted. It seemed like Ciampa was having one of these in the final moments of his match with Gargano, but ended up being a ploy to sucker Gargano in. Gargano almost fell for it, but dodged the cheap shot at the last second]].
* IdenticalStranger: He looks like a slimmer version of Wrestling/{{Ryback}} with a thicker beard.
* IfICantHaveYou: Non-romantic version. If he can't be Johnny Gargano's tag team partner, then Johnny Gargano can't have a tag team partner. And if he can't wrestle, then neither can Johnny Gargano.
* ItsPersonal: Ciampa has come to hate Gargano in such a deep, visceral fashion that he absolutely ''revels'' in the hatred that Gargano's fans have for him, to the point that he used it as ''theme music'' for a while. [[spoiler:He even went as far as costing Gargano his NXT career, which finally caused him to stop avoiding Ciampa and start returning that hatred]].
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: He is also known as Psycho Killer, which comes from his theme in the independent circuit and which fans enjoy chanting.
* {{Sadist}}: He's been called this on commentary, and it's not a misnomer; how else would you describe someone that takes as much delight in ruining his former best friend's life as much as Ciampa does?
* TrashTalk: While in #DIY, Ciampa was always the one insulting his and Gargano's opponents, both in the ring and on interviews. After turning on Gargano, this trait only got worse, except now it was all directed at his former best friend.
* {{Troll}}: To Johnny Gargano while Ciampa was injured, to the point that Gargano blocked him on Twitter. Mauro Ranallo straight up even called him this on commentary.
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Towards the end of his unsanctioned match with Johnny Gargano. Ciampa threw everything he had at Gargano, KitchenSinkIncluded, and Gargano ''still'' wouldn't stay down. After Gargano kicked out of a middle-rope Project Ciampa, Ciampa looked just about ready to cry]].
* VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:Deliberately invoked this in the closing moments of his match with Gargano, in hopes that he would lower down his guard long enough for Ciampa to get an opening. Unfortunately for Ciampa, Gargano proved that GoodIsNotDumb and dodged the cheap shot, before finally finishing off Ciampa]].
* WhamLine: "This is my moment." [[note]]A Dark reprise of #DIY's catchphrase "This is our moment." Said right before betraying Johnny.[[/note]]
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Don't let the weathered face and scraggly, somewhat graying beard (that Ciampa doesn't always bother to dye) fool you - he's only 33. For perspective, he's only a couple weeks older than Wrestling/RomanReigns. (Born May 8, 1985; Reigns was born May 25 of the same year.)
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