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