Claudio Castagnoli
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.
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- 2024 · AEW Revolution as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · AEW Worlds End as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · ROH: Final Battle as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · AEW All Out as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · AEW All In: London as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · AEW Double or Nothing as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · ROH: Supercard of Honor as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2022 · Tito as Lucky
- 2022 · AEW All Out as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2022 · AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2022 · Hey! (EW) as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2022 · All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2022 · WWE Day 1 2022 as Cesaro
- 2021 · WWE Survivor Series 2021 as Cesaro
- 2021 · All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2021 · WWE Hell In A Cell 2021 as Cesaro
- 2021 · WWE WrestleMania Backlash as Cesaro
- 2021 · WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 as Cesaro
- 2021 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 as Cesaro
- 2021 · WWE Royal Rumble 2021 as Cesaro
- 2021 · WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021 as Cesaro
- 2021 · My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson as Cesaro
- 2020 · WWE Clash of Champions 2020 as Cesaro
- 2020 · WWE Extreme Rules 2020 as Cesaro
- 2020 · WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 as Cesaro
- 2020 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 as Cesaro
- 2020 · WWE Royal Rumble 2020 as Cesaro
- 2019 · WWE Backstage as Cesaro
- 2019 · WWE Crown Jewel 2019 as Cesaro
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2019 · All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite as
- 2019 · WWE Extreme Rules 2019 as Cesaro
- 2019 · WWE WrestleMania 35 as Cesaro
- 2019 · WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 as Cesaro
- 2019 · WWE Royal Rumble 2019 as Cesaro
- 2019 · Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story as Himself
- 2018 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018 as Cesaro
- 2018 · WWE Survivor Series 2018 as Cesaro
- 2018 · WWE Super Show-Down 2018 as Cesaro
- 2018 · WWE Greatest Royal Rumble 2018 as Cesaro
- 2018 · WWE WrestleMania 34 as Cesaro
- 2018 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 as Cesaro
- 2018 · WWE Royal Rumble 2018 as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE Survivor Series 2017 as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017 as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE SummerSlam 2017 as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE Great Balls of Fire as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE WrestleMania 33 as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE Royal Rumble 2017 as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE Survivor Series 2016 as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE Money in the Bank 2016 as Cesaro
- 2015 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 as Cesaro
- 2015 · WWE SummerSlam 2015 as Cesaro
- 2015 · WWE Table For 3 as Cesaro
- 2015 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 as Cesaro
- 2015 · WWE Payback 2015 as Cesaro
- 2015 · WWE WrestleMania 31 as Cesaro
- 2015 · WWE Royal Rumble 2015 as Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 as
- 2014 · WWE Rivalries as Self
- 2014 · WWE Hell In A Cell 2014 as Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE Battleground 2014 as Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE Payback 2014 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE WrestleMania XXX as Antonio Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 as Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE Royal Rumble 2014 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · WWE Survivor Series 2013 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · WWE Payback 2013 as Antonio Cesaro (Lumberjack)
- 2013 · WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · WWE Royal Rumble 2013 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2012 · WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2012 · The JBL and Cole Show as Antonio Cesaro
- 2012 · WWE Survivor Series 2012 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2012 · WWE Main Event as Antonio Cesaro
- 2012 · WWE SummerSlam 2012 as Antonio Cesaro (Preshow)
- 2011 · PWG: EIGHT as
- 2010 · Championship Wrestling from Hollywood as
- 2010 · WWE NXT as
- 2010 · WWE NXT as Antonio Cesaro
- 2009 · Ring of Honor Wrestling as
- 2008 · The Wrestler as Wrestler
- 2008 · ROH: Transform as
- 2007 · ROH: Driven as Himself
- 2007 · Chikara: Aniversario? as
- 2006 · ROH: Dethroned as
- 2006 · ROH: Suffocation as
- 2006 · ROH: Unified as
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Antonio Cesaro
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Cesaro
- 1999 · WWE SmackDown as Ceasro
- 1996 · WXW Rage TV as Antonio Cesaro
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Antonio Cesaro
- 1993 · WWE Raw as Cesaro
- Future · Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson as Himself
- 2023 · AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2022 · ROH: Final Battle as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2022 · AEW Full Gear as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2021 · WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff as Cesaro
- 2018 · WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017 as Cesaro
- 2017 · NXT: From Secret To Sensation as
- 2017 · WWE No Mercy 2017 as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE Payback 2017 as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE Fastlane 2017 as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016 as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016 as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016 as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016 as Cesaro
- 2016 · Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE Clash of Champions 2016 as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE Extreme Rules 2016 as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE Payback 2016 as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness as Cesaro (archive footage)
- 2016 · NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015 as Cesaro
- 2014 · NXT ArRIVAL as Antonio Cesaro
- Future · ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2 as Himself
- 2015 · WWE Extreme Rules 2015 as Cesaro
- 2015 · WWE Fastlane 2015 as Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE Survivor Series 2014 as Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE Night of Champions 2014 as Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE SummerSlam 2014 as Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE Money in the Bank 2014 as Cesaro
- 2014 · WWE Extreme Rules 2014 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · WWE Battleground 2013 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · WWE Night of Champions 2013 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · WWE Money in the Bank 2013 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2012 · WWE Hell In A Cell 2012 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2012 · WWE Night of Champions 2012 as Antonio Cesaro
- 2012 · WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! as Cesaro
- 2012 · The Many Adventures of El Generico as Himself
- 2012 · ROH: Japan's Finest as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2011 · PWG: DDT4 as Himself
- 2011 · PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning as Himself
- 2010 · PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island as Himself
- 2010 · CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line as
- 2010 · ROH: Hate - Chapter II as
- 2010 · CHIKARA A Touch of Class as
- 2009 · ROH: Reverse The Curse as
- 2009 · ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston as
- 2009 · ROH: Contention as
- 2009 · Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2 as
- 2008 · PWG: Life During Wartime as Himself
- 2008 · ROH: Injustice as
- 2008 · ROH: Proving Ground as
- 2007 · Chikara: Maximum Overdraft as
- 2007 · Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand as
- 2006 · ROH: Gut Check as
- 2006 · PWG: Card Subject To Change 2 as Self
- 2006 · ROH: Dissension as
- 2006 · ROH: Dissension as Himself
- 2005 · ROH: Vendetta as Himself
- 2005 · ROH: Vendetta as
- Future · Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel as Himself
- 2018 · WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches as Cesaro
- 2017 · WWE Extreme Rules 2017 as Cesaro
- 2016 · Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars as Cesaro
- 2016 · WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015 as Cesaro
- 2015 · Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! as Antonio Cesaro
- 2015 · ROH: Year 5 as Himself
- 2013 · ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2012 · ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole! as Himself
- 2011 · PWG: Card Subject To Change III as Himself
- 2011 · ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1 as Himself
- 2010 · ROH: Fate of An Angel II as
- 2010 · ROH: Fade To Black as
- 2010 · EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall as
- 2010 · CHIKARA The Mint Condition as
- 2010 · ROH: 8th Anniversary as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2009 · ROH: Final Battle as
- 2009 · CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales as
- 2009 · ROH: The Omega Effect as
- 2008 · ROH: Final Battle 2008 as
- 2008 · PWG: Scared Straight as Himself
- 2008 · PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One as Himself
- 2007 · PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business as Himself
- 2007 · Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin as
- 2006 · PWG: Passive Hostility as Self
- 2006 · PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two as Self
- 2006 · ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston as
- 2006 · PWG: Horror Business as Himself
- 2006 · ROH: Epic Encounter II as
- 2006 · ROH: Throwdown as
- 2006 · PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea as Himself
- 2006 · ROH: The 100th Show as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2006 · PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One as Self
- 2006 · ROH: Tag Wars 2006 as Himself
- 2006 · ROH: Tag Wars 2006 as
- 2006 · PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin' as Himself
- 2005 · ROH: Showdown In Motown as
- 2005 · ROH: Showdown In Motown as Himself
- Future · ROH: Ring of Hardcore as Himself
- 2024 · CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024 as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2023 · Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life as Himself
- 2022 · Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar as Self
- 2019 · NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff as Cesaro
- 2015 · WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off as Cesaro
- 2014 · ROH: Creating Excellence as Himself
- 2013 · PWG Sells Out: Volume 3 as Himself
- 2013 · Danielson vs The World as Himself
- 2012 · Chris Hero: Ring of Hero as Himself
- 2011 · PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two as
- 2010 · CHIKARA Testimony Of Evil as
- 2010 · EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka as
- 2009 · ROH: Aries Vs. Richards as
- 2009 · ROH: 7th Anniversary as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2009 · ROH: Stylin' & Profilin' as
- 2009 · ROH: Eliminating The Competition as
- 2009 · ROH: Motor City Madness 2009 as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2008 · ROH: Northern Navigation as Himself
- 2008 · ROH: Greatest Rivalries as Himself
- 2008 · ROH: Best In The World as Himself
- 2008 · ROH: Southern Navigation as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2008 · PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse as Himself
- 2008 · ROH: Take No Prisoners as
- 2007 · PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One as Himself
- 2007 · PWG: DDT4 - Night One as Himself
- 2006 · ROH: International Challenge as
- 2006 · ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two as Himself
- 2006 · PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three as Self
- 2006 · PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two as Self
- 2006 · ROH: Time To Man Up as
- 2006 · PWG: Threemendous as Himself
- 2006 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV as
- 2006 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV as Himself
- 2006 · PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C. as Self
- 2006 · ROH: Supercard of Honor as Himself
- 2005 · ROH: This Means War as Himself
- 2005 · ROH: Buffalo Stampede as Himself
- Future · The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet as Himself
- Future · American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2022 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2015 · The Destruction of The Shield as Antonio Cesaro
- 2013 · Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation as Himself
- 2012 · Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling as Himself
- 2012 · ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective as Himself
- 2011 · PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One as Himself
- 2010 · ROH: Final Battle 2010 as Himself
- 2010 · PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison as Himself
- 2010 · CHIKARA Faded Scars and Lines as
- 2010 · CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve as
- 2009 · ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009 as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2009 · ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009 as
- 2009 · ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown as
- 2009 · ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago as
- 2009 · ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton as
- 2009 · CHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going! as
- 2009 · ROH: Caged Collision as Claudio Castagnoli
- 2008 · ROH: Night of The Butcher II as
- 2008 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI as Himself
- 2008 · ROH: Bedlam In Beantown as
- 2008 · PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts as Himself
- 2008 · PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two as Himself
- 2007 · PWG: DDT4 - Night Two as Himself
- 2007 · PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two as Himself
- 2007 · PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One as Self
- 2007 · PWG: Album of The Year as Self
- 2006 · ROH: Black Friday Fallout as
- 2006 · ROH: The Bitter End as
- 2006 · ROH: Motor City Madness as
- 2006 · ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006 as
- 2006 · ROH: Generation Now as
- 2006 · ROH: In Your Face as
- 2006 · ROH: Ring of Homicide as
- 2006 · ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge as Himself
- 2006 · ROH: Best In The World as Himself
- Future · Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It as Himself
- 2013 · WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson as Himself
- 2013 · Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown as Himself
- 2012 · Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness as Himself
- 2011 · PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles as Himself
- 2011 · ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2 as Himself
- 2011 · ROH: World's Greatest as
- 2010 · ROH: Tag Title Classic II as
- 2010 · ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010 as
- 2010 · CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico as
- 2010 · ROH: Allied Forces as
- 2010 · ROH: Glory By Honor IX as
- 2010 · PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two as Himself
- 2010 · PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One as Himself
- 2010 · ROH: Bluegrass Brawl as
- 2010 · CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain as
- 2010 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII as Himself
- 2010 · ROH: Buffalo Stampede II as Himself
- 2010 · CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3 as
- 2010 · CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions as
- 2009 · ROH: Boiling Point as
- 2009 · ROH: Clash of The Contenders as
- 2009 · ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III as
- 2008 · ROH: Return Engagement as
- 2007 · PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three as Himself
- 2006 · ROH: Anarchy In The U.K. as
- 2006 · ROH: Fight of The Century as
- 2006 · PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two as Self
- 2006 · ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show as Himself
- Future · Danielson vs McGuinness as Himself
- 2007 · PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon as Self
- 2006 · ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One as
- 2006 · ROH: Chi-Town Struggle as
- 2006 · ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two as
- 2006 · ROH: Hell Freezes Over as
- 2005 · ROH: Final Battle as Himself
- 2005 · ROH: Enter The Dragon as Himself
- 2005 · ROH: Enter The Dragon as
- 2005 · PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run) as Himself
- 2005 · ROH: Fate of An Angel as Himself
- 2005 · CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3 as
- 2005 · CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1 as
- 2004 · IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2 as
- 2004 · IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1 as
- Future · Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story as Himself