Biography
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.
Filmography
all 308
Movies 293
self 124
TV Shows 15
AEW Revolution (2024)
AEW Worlds End (2023)
ROH: Final Battle (2023)
AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour (2023)
AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour (2023)
AEW All Out (2023)
AEW All In: London (2023)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor (2023)
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door (2023)
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall (2023)
AEW: Double or Nothing (2023)
ROH: Supercard of Honor (2023)
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life (2023)
Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar (2022)
ROH: Final Battle (2022)
AEW Full Gear (2022)
Tito (2022)
AEW All Out (2022)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIX Zero Hour (2022)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor (2022)
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door (2022)
Hey! (EW) (2022)
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts (2022)
WWE Day 1 2022 (2022)
WWE Survivor Series 2021 (2021)
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (2021)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2021 (2021)
WWE WrestleMania Backlash (2021)
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff (2021)
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 (2021)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 (2021)
WWE Royal Rumble 2021 (2021)
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021 (2021)
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson (2021)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020 (2020)
WWE Extreme Rules 2020 (2020)
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 (2020)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 (2020)
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 (2020)
WWE Backstage (2019)
WWE Crown Jewel 2019 (2019)
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019)
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff (2019)
WWE Extreme Rules 2019 (2019)
WWE WrestleMania 35 (2019)
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018 (2019)
WWE Royal Rumble 2019 (2019)
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story (2019)
WWE Survivor Series 2018 (2018)
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches (2018)
WWE Super Show-Down 2018 (2018)
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble 2018 (2018)
WWE WrestleMania 34 (2018)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 (2018)
WWE Royal Rumble 2018 (2018)
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017 (2018)
WWE Survivor Series 2017 (2017)
NXT: From Secret To Sensation (2017)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017 (2017)
WWE No Mercy 2017 (2017)
WWE SummerSlam 2017 (2017)
WWE Great Balls of Fire (2017)
WWE Extreme Rules 2017 (2017)
WWE Payback 2017 (2017)
WWE WrestleMania 33 (2017)
WWE Fastlane 2017 (2017)
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016 (2017)
WWE Royal Rumble 2017 (2017)
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016 (2017)
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016 (2016)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016 (2016)
WWE Survivor Series 2016 (2016)
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere (2016)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016 (2016)
WWE Clash of Champions 2016 (2016)
WWE Money in the Bank 2016 (2016)
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars (2016)
WWE Extreme Rules 2016 (2016)
WWE Payback 2016 (2016)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness (2016)
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1 (2016)
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015 (2016)
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015 (2016)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015 (2015)
WWE SummerSlam 2015 (2015)
WWE Table For 3 (2015)
Dusty Rhodes: Celebrating the Dream (2015)
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes! (2015)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015 (2015)
WWE Payback 2015 (2015)
WWE Extreme Rules 2015 (2015)
WWE WrestleMania 31 (2015)
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off (2015)
WWE Fastlane 2015 (2015)
The Destruction of The Shield (2015)
WWE Royal Rumble 2015 (2015)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014 (2014)
WWE Survivor Series 2014 (2014)
WWE Rivalries (2014)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014 (2014)
WWE Night of Champions 2014 (2014)
WWE SummerSlam 2014 (2014)
WWE Battleground 2014 (2014)
WWE Money in the Bank 2014 (2014)
WWE Payback 2014 (2014)
NXT TakeOver (2014)
WWE Extreme Rules 2014 (2014)
WWE WrestleMania XXX (2014)
NXT ArRIVAL (2014)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014 (2014)
WWE Royal Rumble 2014 (2014)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013 (2013)
WWE Survivor Series 2013 (2013)
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology (2013)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013 (2013)
WWE Battleground 2013 (2013)
WWE Night of Champions 2013 (2013)
WWE Money in the Bank 2013 (2013)
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3 (2013)
WWE Payback 2013 (2013)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013 (2013)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013 (2013)
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 (2013)
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation (2013)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012 (2012)
The JBL and Cole Show (2012)
WWE Survivor Series 2012 (2012)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012 (2012)
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling (2012)
WWE Main Event (2012)
WWE Night of Champions 2012 (2012)
WWE SummerSlam 2012 (2012)
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness (2012)
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live! (2012)
The Many Adventures of El Generico (2012)
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole! (2012)
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective (2012)
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero (2012)
ROH: Japan's Finest (2012)
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles (2011)
PWG: EIGHT (2011)
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two (2011)
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One (2011)
PWG: Card Subject To Change III (2011)
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2 (2011)
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1 (2011)
PWG: DDT4 (2011)
ROH: World's Greatest (2011)
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning (2011)
ROH: Final Battle 2010 (2010)
ROH: Tag Title Classic II (2010)
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison (2010)
ROH: Fate of An Angel II (2010)
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010 (2010)
CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico (2010)
ROH: Allied Forces (2010)
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island (2010)
CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line (2010)
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood (2010)
ROH: Glory By Honor IX (2010)
ROH: Fade To Black (2010)
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two (2010)
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One (2010)
ROH: Hate - Chapter II (2010)
ROH: Bluegrass Brawl (2010)
CHIKARA Faded Scars and Lines (2010)
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain (2010)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII (2010)
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II (2010)
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall (2010)
CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3 (2010)
CHIKARA Testimony Of Evil (2010)
CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve (2010)
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka (2010)
CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions (2010)
CHIKARA The Mint Condition (2010)
WWE NXT (2010)
ROH: 8th Anniversary (2010)
CHIKARA A Touch of Class (2010)
ROH: Final Battle (2009)
ROH: Reverse The Curse (2009)
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales (2009)
ROH: The Omega Effect (2009)
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards (2009)
ROH: Boiling Point (2009)
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009 (2009)
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009 (2009)
ROH: Clash of The Contenders (2009)
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown (2009)
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston (2009)
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago (2009)
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton (2009)
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III (2009)
ROH: Contention (2009)
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2 (2009)
ROH: 7th Anniversary (2009)
Ring of Honor Wrestling (2009)
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin' (2009)
ROH: Eliminating The Competition (2009)
CHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going! (2009)
ROH: Caged Collision (2009)
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009 (2009)
ROH: Final Battle 2008 (2008)
The Wrestler (2008)
ROH: Night of The Butcher II (2008)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI (2008)
ROH: Northern Navigation (2008)
ROH: Greatest Rivalries (2008)
ROH: Best In The World (2008)
PWG: Life During Wartime (2008)
ROH: Southern Navigation (2008)
ROH: Return Engagement (2008)
ROH: Injustice (2008)
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown (2008)
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse (2008)
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts (2008)
ROH: Take No Prisoners (2008)
PWG: Scared Straight (2008)
ROH: Transform (2008)
ROH: Proving Ground (2008)
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two (2008)
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One (2008)
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business (2007)
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin (2007)
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three (2007)
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One (2007)
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft (2007)
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand (2007)
ROH: Driven (2007)
Chikara: Aniversario? (2007)
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two (2007)
PWG: DDT4 - Night One (2007)
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two (2007)
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One (2007)
PWG: Album of The Year (2007)
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon (2007)
ROH: International Challenge (2006)
PWG: Passive Hostility (2006)
ROH: Dethroned (2006)
ROH: Black Friday Fallout (2006)
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two (2006)
ROH: The Bitter End (2006)
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston (2006)
ROH: Suffocation (2006)
PWG: Horror Business (2006)
ROH: Motor City Madness (2006)
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006 (2006)
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two (2006)
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One (2006)
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three (2006)
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two (2006)
ROH: Gut Check (2006)
ROH: Epic Encounter II (2006)
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K. (2006)
ROH: Unified (2006)
ROH: Fight of The Century (2006)
ROH: Time To Man Up (2006)
ROH: Generation Now (2006)
PWG: Threemendous (2006)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV (2006)
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle (2006)
ROH: Throwdown (2006)
ROH: In Your Face (2006)
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea (2006)
ROH: Ring of Homicide (2006)
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C. (2006)
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two (2006)
ROH: The 100th Show (2006)
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two (2006)
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One (2006)
ROH: Supercard of Honor (2006)
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge (2006)
ROH: Best In The World (2006)
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show (2006)
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2 (2006)
ROH: Dissension (2006)
ROH: Tag Wars 2006 (2006)
ROH: Hell Freezes Over (2006)
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin' (2006)
ROH: Final Battle (2005)
ROH: Vendetta (2005)
ROH: Showdown In Motown (2005)
ROH: This Means War (2005)
ROH: Buffalo Stampede (2005)
ROH: Enter The Dragon (2005)
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run) (2005)
ROH: Fate of An Angel (2005)
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3 (2005)
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1 (2005)
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2 (2004)
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1 (2004)
WWE SmackDown (1999)
WXW Rage TV (1996)
WWE Raw (1993)
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
ROH: Creating Excellence
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
ROH: Year 5
Danielson vs The World
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Danielson vs McGuinness
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1980-12-27 (43 years old)
Birth PlaceLucerne, Switzerland
Height196-centimeter
CitizenshipsSwitzerland
ResidencesOrlando, United States of America
Also Known AsVery Mysterious Ice Cream, Tenshi Takami, Double C, Antonio Cesaro, Claudio Castignoli, Cesaro
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