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WWE Star Tommaso Ciampa Looks Unrecognizable After Shaving Beard

Originally posted on The Sportster | By Ethan Schlabaugh | Last updated Apr 20, 2025 10:38 AM ET

Tommaso Ciampa shaved his beard due to an injury, shocking fans, making him almost unrecognizable.
Ciampa's clean-shaven look draws comparisons to characters like Elmer Fudd, but fits his heel persona.
Ciampa will be teaming with Johnny Gargano in a TLC match for the WWE Tag Team Championships.

Ever since starting his professional wrestling career back in 2005, Tommaso Ciampa has had a defining look to him. Many fans took a liking to Ciampa's appearance during his heel turn in NXT, where he debuted a massive beard and shredded physique. He would even play into some comments about him looking like a certain video game character when he debuted a Kratos-inspired attire for a match against Bron Breakker.

Ahead of WrestleMania 41, Ciampa would take a photo with his DIY partner Johnny Gargano, showing off a fresh cut that shocked many fans at first glance. Many comments have stated how he almost looks unrecognizable.

Tommaso Ciampa's New Look

Tommaso Ciampa has injured himself and has now shaved his beard nasty cut but glad he is okay at least! #WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/t5ClmdNW60— DrewKnightmare (@DrewKnightmare) April 19, 2025

Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa were seen ahead of WrestleMania 41, with the former WWE Tag Team Champion showing off a new clean-shaven look that fans haven't seen from Ciampa in many years. Ciampa confirmed that the look wasn't done purely for aesthetic reasons as it was a necessity.

Ciampa supposedly took a fall recently that made a massive and deep cut in his chin, resulting in Ciampa deciding to shave his beard clean off to patch himself up.

Comments From Fans

Without his beard, Tommaso Ciampa bears a striking resemblance to Muhammad Hassan’s lawyer, Thomas Whitney, Esq. pic.twitter.com/o6K4EWRCDG— WrestleBooks (@WrestleBooksLSC) April 19, 2025

WWE fans have been very quick to crack jokes about Ciampa's new look, comparing him to characters like Elmer Fudd or even a lawyer who once made an appearance on SmackDown many years ago for Muhammad Hassan. Tommaso himself even made a joke stating that after the fall, he was okay, but that his beard wasn't.

While fans might miss the massive beard he once rocked, it does make him look a bit more fitting for the heel character he has been playing on television. Ciampa won't be competing at WrestleMania, but he and Gargano will be competing for the WWE Tag Team Championships in a TLC match on SmackDown next week.

This article first appeared on The Sportster and was syndicated with permission.

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