Tommaso Whitney
Biography
Tommaso Whitney, better known as Tommaso Ciampa, is an American professional wrestler who debuted in 2005 after training with Harley Race and Killer Kowalski and built his name on the independents and in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he won the World Television Championship. He joined World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2015 and became a defining figure of the NXT "Black and Gold" era, capturing the NXT Championship twice and winning the NXT Tag Team Championship and the WWE Tag Team Championship twice alongside Johnny Gargano as #DIY. He left WWE in January 2026 and signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a one-time AEW TNT Champion.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
ROH: Relentless
as Tommaso Ciampa
2013
NXT WarGames 2021
as Tommaso Ciampa
2021
WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022
as Tommaso Ciampa
2022
ROH: Best In The World
as Tommaso Ciampa
2013
ROH: Reclamation - Night 1
as Tommaso Ciampa
2013
ROH: Live Strong
as Tommaso Ciampa
2012
WWE SummerSlam 2023
as Tommaso Ciampa
2023
WWE SummerSlam 2022
as Tommaso Ciampa
2022
Tommaso Ciampa: blackHEART
as Tommaso Ciampa
2019
PWG: Matt Rushmore
as Tommaso Ciampa
2013
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night One
as Tommaso Ciampa
2013
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
as Tommaso Ciampa
2013
PWG: 2013 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
as Tommaso Ciampa
2013
PWG: DDT4
as Tommaso Chiampa
2014
PWG: All Star Weekend X - Night Two
as Tommaso Ciampa
2013
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
as Tommaso Ciampa
2015
ROH: 13th Anniversary
as Tommaso Ciampa
2015
ROH Final Battle 2014
as Tommaso Ciampa
2014
PWG: Mystery Vortex II
as Tommaso Ciampa
2014
ROH: Supercard of Honor IX
as Tommaso Ciampa
2015
TV Appearances
WWE's The Bump
as Tommaso Ciampa
2019
WWE NXT
as Tommaso Ciampa
2010
Raw Talk
as Tommaso Ciampa
2016
WWE This Is Awesome
as Ciampa
2022
Raw
as Tommaso Ciampa
1993
WWE Main Event
as Tommaso Ciampa
2012
Ring of Honor Wrestling
as Tommaso Ciampa
2009
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as Tommaso Ciampa
1999
WWE NXT
as Ciampa
2010
WWE Speed
as Tommaso Ciampa
2024
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Cruiserweight Classic
as Tommaso Ciampa
2016