Tommaso Ciampa
Tommaso Whitney (born May 8, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Tommaso Ciampa (/ˈtʃɑːmpʌ/).
| Tommaso Ciampa | |
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Ciampa in January 2020 | |
| Birth name | Tommaso Whitney |
| Born | May 8, 1985 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ciampa Demarso Whitney Dr. Thomas Prodigy Thomas Penmanship Thomas Whitney, Esq Tommaso Ciampa Tommy Penmanship |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Billed weight | 201 lb (91 kg) |
| Billed from | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski Mike Hollow Harley Race Al Snow |
| Debut | January 2005 |
Whitney began his career in 2005, working on several independent promotions. In 2011, he began to work with Ring of Honor until 2015. He later appeared on WWE in 2015 as part of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, a tag team tournament. He formed a tag team, #DIY (Do It Yourself), with Johnny Gargano. The following year, he signed a contract with WWE and participated in the Cruiserweight Classic, a tournament for cruiserweight wrestlers, but Gargano defeated him in the first round.
Ciampa is a two-time NXT Champion and one-time NXT Tag Team Champion. Outside of WWE, he is best known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a one-time ROH World Television Champion. He has also wrestled for several other independent promotions, including Beyond Wrestling (BW), Chaotic Wrestling (CW), Top Rope Promotions (TRP), and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).