WWE star Johnny Gargano’s father diagnosed with Stage 4 lung and prostate cancer

Known for playing a depressed character on television for months now, Johnny Gargano has now shared extremely unfortunate and heartbreaking news on social media. Recently featured on the latest episode of WWE SmackDown, Gargano has now broken character to announce his father’s cancer diagnosis.

In a lengthy post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Gargano revealed that his 84-year-old father has been diagnosed with Stage 4 lung and prostate cancer. The former NXT Champion explained that while he had known the news for months, he could not find the right moment to share it publicly.

“Gonna take a break from the TV bit for a minute to share some important real life stuff that’s been weighing on me with you all. This is my Dad. He’s 84 years old, and up until a few years ago when our family restaurant unfortunately burned down, he’s worked every single day of his life. He is the most stubborn, resilient, hardest working person I know (definitely where I get it from).

“This past year he was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung and Prostate Cancer. Something I’ve privately known about for a few months, and something especially after Pawdme’s death, I don’t think I’ve actually had time to fully process, but we’ll save my current mental health for a different day, this isn’t a post about me,” Gargano wrote.

He further opened up and called his father his hero before sharing memories from his childhood. Gargano also claimed that despite suffering, his father was worried about his well-being and made sure to ask about an update.

“So I saw him today, a midst finishing chemo and radiation. He still just worried if I was doing okay, how work was going, and when my next match would be. My Dad had me at 45 years old but you wouldn’t have known it with how active he was with me. Having a crazy 4 year old now.. 7 years younger than he was then.. Man, I don’t know how he did it! But seeing him interact with Quill now (even in this incredibly difficult time) is something I’ll always cherish,” he added.

Gargano concluded his post by admitting he’s still processing his emotions and claimed he’ll share further when he feels prepared.

Gonna take a break from the TV bit for a minute to share some important real life stuff that's been weighing on me with you all. This is my Dad. He's 84 years old, and up until a few years ago when our family restaurant unfortunately burned down, he's worked every single day of… pic.twitter.com/glfQxNTlHI

— Johnny Gargano (@JohnnyGargano) August 11, 2026

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