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Tommaso Ciampa Confirms WWE Exit, Opens to Outside Bookings

The former NXT champion says he is not retiring, promising one more decade in the ring.

Overview

  • Ciampa announced on Jan. 21 that his WWE contract will end "in the very near future" and that he will leave the company.
  • He emphasized this is a career transition rather than retirement, writing that he has "one decade remaining" in wrestling.
  • For the first time in over ten years, he is accepting outside appearances and listed BookCiampa@gmail.com for booking inquiries.
  • His final televised WWE match aired Dec. 19, 2025 on SmackDown, where he and Johnny Gargano lost to Ilja Dragunov and Carmelo Hayes.
  • He signed with WWE in 2015, captured two NXT championships and tag team gold, and WWE had not issued a statement at the time of publication.