Tommaso Ciampa Says Not Even His Tag Partner Knew Specific Date His WWE Contract Was Ending
On January 21, Tommaso Ciampa made a rare social media post to inform fans that his WWE contract was coming to an end and that he would be leaving the company.
He would debut in AEW on the January 28th episode of AEW Dynamite.
“We [Ciampa and his wife] knew my contract end date. I was very very private about that. No one knew that date. I don’t even know that my tag partner at the time [Johnny Gargano] knew the specific date. I just didn’t tell anyone. ‘Okay, contract ends midnight the 26th.’ I already had the plan of what I wanted the next evolution to be and the presentation to be. Whether or not AEW was going to be the place to do was kind of wishful thinking,” said Ciampa while speaking to Renee Paquette on Up Close.
Ciampa and his wife planned a trip to Blue Hills Ranch in Texas, which ended up lining up for his AEW debut as the company was in Texas that same week.
Ciampa won the AEW TNT Championship in his first AEW match.
While making the media rounds, Ciampa explained how his debut came together. You can find his full comments here.
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