The boyhood dream came true for #DIY.
#DIY's careers came full circle on the July 5 episode of WWE SmackDown, as they defeated Grayson Waller and Austin Theory to win the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship. Nearly eight years earlier, they beat The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship at the same venue when it hosted NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2016.
In a SmackDown Exclusive, #DIY commented on their title win.
Johnny Gargano: Toronto, we did it. Lightning struck twice, and we are the lighting bolt that this tag team division needs.
Cathy Kelley noted that it was a full-circle moment, as she brought up their victory at NXT TakeOver: Toronto 2016. Gargano then stated that winning the titles on the main roster was always their endgame, and they continued to prove their doubters wrong. Ciampa replied by looking forward to taking the title home.
JG: Do you remember when we were in Orlando? We’re gonna go way back, longer than eight years. Obviously, winning the NXT Tag Team Titles was huge for us. It made our careers, but this was always the endgame for us. Getting here, winning these titles. Two guys who were never even supposed to work for this company now hold WWE gold. A lot of people out there believe in us. A lot of people out there know what we’re capable of. But there’s some doubters, some people who don’t know. Tonight, we proved you wrong. That’s what we do. We prove people wrong. We prove the people they doubt us wrong, the people that believe in us right.
Tommaso Ciampa: These are the prettiest titles in all of the WWE, and [brings title close to his head] she just told me that she can’t wait to get home and meet Willow, and Willow can’t wait to meet her, and I’m sure Quill can’t wait to meet her.
JG: That’s the difference now. When we won the NXT Tag Team Titles, we weren’t even dads yet. Now, we’re dads. We have kids to share this with. I’m gonna go home, you’re gonna go home. I’m gonna open my bag and show Quill this. He’s probably gonna say, ‘Thank you,’ and walk away with it, which is fine, it’s his. Life’s cool. Life is really freaking cool.
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