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Claudio Castagnoli
Born · December 27, 1980 (43 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Lucerne, Switzerland
Bio
Claudio Castagnoli is a Swiss professional wrestler, best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring name Cesaro (shortened from Antonio Cesaro). Prior to signing with WWE, Castagnoli wrestled under his real name in Ring of Honor (ROH) and various independent promotions, including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH). Castagnoli is an accomplished tag team wrestler, being a two-time ROH World Tag Team Champion with his partner Chris Hero (as "The Kings of Wrestling;" their 364-day reign as champions was the longest in ROH history up to that time). As Cesaro, he held 7 tag team titles in WWE: a two-time WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion, and a five-time WWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion. Castagnoli has also held various independent tag team titles, such as the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas, the JCW Tag Team Championship, and the CZW World Tag Team Championship. The Kings of Wrestling (the tag team he had with Chris Hero) were voted the 2010 Tag Team of the Year by Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers. He has additionally had success as a singles wrestler, being a one-time WWE United States Champion, the winner of the inaugural André the Giant Memorial Trophy at WrestleMania XXX, and a one-time PWG World Champion. When playing a villainous character, particularly in the United States, Castagnoli has been known to emphasize his European origin as part of his gimmick, proclaiming a superior intellect and fashion sensibility while regularly using moves such as the European uppercut. He gained a reputation for impressive in-ring feats of strength, and was called one of WWE's best and most underrated performers for much of his time there. He was even voted Most Underrated Wrestler in the world, for a record four years in a row (2013–2016), by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
AEW All In: London 2024
Claudio Castagnoli
7.6
2024
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
Cesaro (Preshow)
7.5
2020
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Cesaro (Preshow)
7.8
2020
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
Cesaro (Preshow)
6.7
2020
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
Cesaro (Preshow)
7.9
2020
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Cesaro
7.2
2020
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Cesaro
8.2
2020
WWE Crown Jewel
Cesaro
5.0
2019
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
Cesaro
8.0
2019
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
Cesaro
7.3
2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Cesaro
7.6
2019
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story
Himself
6.0
2019
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Cesaro
7.4
2018
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
Cesaro
9.5
2018
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
Cesaro
7.0
2018
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
Cesaro
6.1
2018
WWE WrestleMania 34
Cesaro
7.3
2018
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
Cesaro
6.3
2018
WWE Survivor Series 2017
Cesaro
7.1
2017
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
0.0
2017
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
Cesaro
6.7
2017
WWE No Mercy 2017
Cesaro
7.7
2017
WWE SummerSlam 2017
Cesaro
7.3
2017
WWE Great Balls of Fire
Cesaro
7.2
2017
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
Cesaro
6.6
2017
WWE Payback 2017
Cesaro
7.0
2017
WWE WrestleMania 33
Cesaro
8.1
2017
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
Cesaro
7.5
2017
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016
Cesaro
0.0
2017
WWE SummerSlam 2015
Cesaro
7.5
2015
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
Antonio Cesaro
7.3
2015
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
Cesaro
10.0
2015
The Destruction of The Shield
Antonio Cesaro
8.5
2015
ROH: Year 5
Himself
10.0
2015
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
Cesaro
6.9
2014
ROH: Creating Excellence
Himself
10.0
2014
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Antonio Cesaro
7.4
2013
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
Himself
10.0
2013
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Himself
10.0
2013
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
Himself
10.0
2013
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
Himself
10.0
2013
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Himself
10.0
2013
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
Himself
10.0
2013
Danielson vs The World
Himself
10.0
2013
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
Claudio Castagnoli
10.0
2013
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
Himself
10.0
2012
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
Himself
0.0
2012
The Many Adventures of El Generico
Himself
10.0
2012
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
Himself
10.0
2012
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
Himself
10.0
2012
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
Himself
0.0
2011
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
Himself
0.0
2011
ROH: Best In The World
Himself
0.0
2008
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
Himself
10.0
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
Himself
10.0
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
Claudio Castagnoli
10.0
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
Himself
10.0
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
Himself
10.0
Danielson vs McGuinness
Himself
10.0
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
Cesaro
10.0
2012
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
Himself
0.0
2012
ROH: Japan's Finest
Claudio Castagnoli
10.0
2012
ROH: Final Battle 2010
Himself
0.0
2010
CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
0.0
2010
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
Himself
0.0
2010
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
Himself
0.0
2010
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
0.0
2010
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
0.0
2010
ROH: 8th Anniversary
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2010
ROH: Boiling Point
0.0
2009
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2009
ROH: 7th Anniversary
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2009
ROH: Northern Navigation
Himself
0.0
2008
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
Himself
0.0
2008
ROH: Driven
Himself
0.0
2007
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: The 100th Show
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2006
ROH: Supercard of Honor
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Fate of An Angel
Himself
0.0
2005
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
Himself
10.0
AEW All Out
Claudio Castagnoli
7.5
2024
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2024
AEW Revolution
Claudio Castagnoli
8.7
2024
AEW Worlds End
Claudio Castagnoli
7.2
2023
ROH: Final Battle
Claudio Castagnoli
6.0
2023
AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2023
AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2023
AEW All Out
Claudio Castagnoli
6.6
2023
AEW All In: London
Claudio Castagnoli
7.8
2023
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
Claudio Castagnoli
5.8
2023
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door
Claudio Castagnoli
7.9
2023
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2023
AEW Double or Nothing
Claudio Castagnoli
5.8
2023
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
Claudio Castagnoli
7.2
2023
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
Himself
0.0
2023
Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar
Self
0.0
2022
ROH: Final Battle
Claudio Castagnoli
5.5
2022
AEW Full Gear
Claudio Castagnoli
7.4
2022
Tito
Lucky
0.0
2022
AEW All Out
Claudio Castagnoli
7.5
2022
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
Claudio Castagnoli
7.5
2022
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door
Claudio Castagnoli
8.9
2022
Hey! (EW)
Claudio Castagnoli · (1 episode)
0.0
2022
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
Claudio Castagnoli · (1 episode)
4.7
2022
WWE Day 1 2022
Cesaro
7.2
2022
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
Cesaro
0.0
2022
WWE Survivor Series 2021
Cesaro
5.6
2021
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Claudio Castagnoli · (5 episodes)
7.2
2021
WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
Cesaro
5.8
2021
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
Cesaro
7.0
2021
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
Cesaro
0.0
2021
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1
Cesaro
8.1
2021
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
Cesaro
7.5
2021
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
Cesaro
8.5
2021
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
Cesaro
4.3
2021
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Cesaro
9.0
2021
WWE Extreme Rules 2020
Cesaro
6.9
2020
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 Kickoff
Cesaro
0.0
2020
WWE Backstage
Cesaro · (1 episode)
0.0
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
(7 episodes)
8.1
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Claudio Castagnoli · (15 episodes)
8.1
2019
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Cesaro
6.5
2019
WWE WrestleMania 35
Cesaro
7.4
2019
WWE Fastlane 2019
Cesaro
7.2
2019
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
Cesaro
10.0
2019
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
Cesaro
7.7
2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
Cesaro
7.3
2018
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
Cesaro
10.0
2018
WWE Fastlane 2017
Cesaro
5.4
2017
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
Cesaro
10.0
2017
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
Cesaro
6.5
2016
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016
Cesaro
0.0
2016
WWE Survivor Series 2016
Cesaro
7.0
2016
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Cesaro
8.8
2016
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
Cesaro
7.3
2016
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
Cesaro
7.0
2016
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
Cesaro
7.7
2016
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Cesaro
10.0
2016
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
Cesaro
6.7
2016
WWE Payback 2016
Cesaro
6.3
2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Cesaro (archive footage)
9.2
2016
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Antonio Cesaro
6.0
2016
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Cesaro
10.0
2016
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
Cesaro
10.0
2016
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
Cesaro
7.5
2015
WWE Table For 3
Cesaro · (1 episode)
8.0
2015
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
Cesaro
7.1
2015
WWE Payback 2015
Cesaro
6.9
2015
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
Cesaro
6.6
2015
WWE WrestleMania 31
Cesaro
7.9
2015
WWE Fastlane 2015
Cesaro
6.4
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Cesaro
6.2
2015
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
10.0
2014
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Cesaro
6.7
2014
WWE Rivalries
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
2014
WWE Night of Champions 2014
Cesaro
7.2
2014
WWE SummerSlam 2014
Cesaro
7.5
2014
WWE Battleground 2014
Cesaro
6.9
2014
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
Cesaro
7.6
2014
WWE Payback 2014
Antonio Cesaro
7.5
2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Antonio Cesaro
7.0
2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Antonio Cesaro
7.9
2014
NXT ArRIVAL
Antonio Cesaro
7.8
2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Cesaro
7.1
2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
Antonio Cesaro
5.9
2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
Antonio Cesaro
7.5
2013
WWE Survivor Series 2013
Antonio Cesaro
6.2
2013
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Antonio Cesaro
7.3
2013
WWE Battleground 2013
Antonio Cesaro
7.2
2013
WWE Night of Champions 2013
Antonio Cesaro
6.9
2013
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Antonio Cesaro
7.6
2013
WWE Payback 2013
Antonio Cesaro (Lumberjack)
7.0
2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
Antonio Cesaro
6.9
2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Antonio Cesaro
7.4
2013
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Antonio Cesaro
8.0
2012
The JBL and Cole Show
Antonio Cesaro · (1 episode)
0.0
2012
WWE Survivor Series 2012
Antonio Cesaro
7.4
2012
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
Antonio Cesaro
6.6
2012
WWE Main Event
Antonio Cesaro · (21 episodes)
7.8
2012
WWE Night of Champions 2012
Antonio Cesaro
8.4
2012
WWE SummerSlam 2012
Antonio Cesaro (Preshow)
7.8
2012
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
Himself
0.0
2011
PWG: EIGHT
0.0
2011
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
0.0
2011
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
Himself
0.0
2011
PWG: Card Subject To Change III
Himself
0.0
2011
PWG: DDT4
Himself
0.0
2011
ROH: World's Greatest
0.0
2011
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
Himself
0.0
2011
ROH: Tag Title Classic II
0.0
2010
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
Himself
0.0
2010
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
0.0
2010
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010
0.0
2010
ROH: Allied Forces
0.0
2010
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
Himself
0.0
2010
CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
0.0
2010
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
(3 episodes)
0.0
2010
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
0.0
2010
ROH: Fade To Black
0.0
2010
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Himself
0.0
2010
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Himself
0.0
2010
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
0.0
2010
ROH: Bluegrass Brawl
0.0
2010
CHIKARA Faded Scars and Lines
0.0
2010
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
0.0
2010
CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3
0.0
2010
CHIKARA Testimony Of Evil
0.0
2010
CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve
0.0
2010
CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions
0.0
2010
CHIKARA The Mint Condition
0.0
2010
WWE NXT
(4 episodes)
6.7
2010
WWE NXT
Antonio Cesaro · (2 episodes)
6.7
2010
CHIKARA A Touch of Class
0.0
2010
ROH: Final Battle 2009
0.0
2009
ROH: Reverse The Curse
0.0
2009
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
0.0
2009
ROH: The Omega Effect
0.0
2009
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
0.0
2009
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
0.0
2009
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
0.0
2009
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
0.0
2009
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
0.0
2009
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
0.0
2009
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
0.0
2009
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
0.0
2009
ROH: Contention
0.0
2009
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
0.0
2009
Ring of Honor Wrestling
(16 episodes)
6.4
2009
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
0.0
2009
ROH: Eliminating The Competition
0.0
2009
CHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going!
0.0
2009
ROH: Caged Collision
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2009
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2009
ROH: Final Battle 2008
0.0
2008
The Wrestler
Wrestler
7.5
2008
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
0.0
2008
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
Himself
0.0
2008
PWG: Life During Wartime
Himself
0.0
2008
ROH: Southern Navigation
Claudio Castagnoli
0.0
2008
ROH: Return Engagement
0.0
2008
ROH: Injustice
0.0
2008
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
0.0
2008
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
Himself
0.0
2008
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
Himself
0.0
2008
ROH: Take No Prisoners
0.0
2008
PWG: Scared Straight
Himself
0.0
2008
ROH: Transform
10.0
2008
ROH: Proving Ground
0.0
2008
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
Himself
0.0
2008
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
Himself
0.0
2008
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
Himself
0.0
2007
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
0.0
2007
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Himself
0.0
2007
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Himself
0.0
2007
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
0.0
2007
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
0.0
2007
Chikara: Aniversario?
0.0
2007
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
Himself
3.0
2007
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
Himself
0.0
2007
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
Himself
0.0
2007
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
Self
0.0
2007
PWG: Album of The Year
Self
0.0
2007
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
Self
0.0
2007
ROH: International Challenge
0.0
2006
PWG: Passive Hostility
Self
0.0
2006
ROH: Dethroned
0.0
2006
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
0.0
2006
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
Self
0.0
2006
ROH: The Bitter End
0.0
2006
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
0.0
2006
ROH: Suffocation
0.0
2006
PWG: Horror Business
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Motor City Madness
0.0
2006
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
0.0
2006
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
0.0
2006
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Self
0.0
2006
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Self
0.0
2006
ROH: Gut Check
0.0
2006
ROH: Epic Encounter II
0.0
2006
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
0.0
2006
ROH: Unified
0.0
2006
ROH: Fight of The Century
0.0
2006
ROH: Time To Man Up
0.0
2006
ROH: Generation Now
0.0
2006
PWG: Threemendous
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
0.0
2006
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
0.0
2006
ROH: Throwdown
0.0
2006
ROH: In Your Face
0.0
2006
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Ring of Homicide
0.0
2006
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
Self
0.0
2006
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
0.0
2006
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
Self
0.0
2006
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
Self
0.0
2006
ROH: Best In The World
Himself
0.0
2006
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
Self
0.0
2006
ROH: Dissension
0.0
2006
ROH: Dissension
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
0.0
2006
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
0.0
2006
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
Himself
0.0
2006
ROH: Final Battle 2005
Himself
0.0
2005
ROH: Vendetta
0.0
2005
ROH: Vendetta
Himself
0.0
2005
ROH: Showdown In Motown
0.0
2005
ROH: Showdown In Motown
Himself
0.0
2005
ROH: This Means War
Himself
0.0
2005
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
Himself
0.0
2005
ROH: Enter The Dragon
0.0
2005
ROH: Enter The Dragon
Himself
0.0
2005
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
Himself
0.0
2005
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
0.0
2005
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1
0.0
2005
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2
0.0
2004
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1
0.0
2004
WWE SmackDown
Cesaro · (91 episodes)
7.4
1999
WWE SmackDown
Antonio Cesaro · (45 episodes)
7.4
1999
WWE SmackDown
Ceasro · (2 episodes)
7.4
1999
WXW Rage TV
Antonio Cesaro · (1 episode)
0.0
1996
WWE Raw
Cesaro · (76 episodes)
6.7
1993
WWE Raw
Antonio Cesaro · (5 episodes)
6.7
1993