Claudio Castagnoli
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 27, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth: Lucerne, Switzerland
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
2023
Actor Himself
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Double or Nothing
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All In: London
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All Out
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Final Battle
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Worlds End
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour
2022
Actor Cesaro
WWE Day 1 2022
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All Out
Actor Lucky
Tito
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Full Gear
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Final Battle
Actor Self
Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar
Actor Cesaro
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
2021
Actor Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2021
Actor Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
Actor Cesaro
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
Actor Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
Actor Cesaro
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
Actor Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1
Actor Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
Actor Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
Actor Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2020
Actor Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
Actor Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
Actor Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
Actor Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
Actor Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
Actor Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Actor Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2020
Actor Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1 Kickoff
2019
Actor Cesaro
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
Actor Cesaro
WWE Fastlane 2019
Actor Himself
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story
Actor Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Actor Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
Actor Cesaro
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
Actor Cesaro
WWE Crown Jewel
Actor Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 35
Actor Cesaro
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
2018
Actor Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
Actor Cesaro
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
Actor Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
Actor Cesaro
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
Actor Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 34
Actor Cesaro
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
Actor Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Actor Cesaro
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
Actor Cesaro
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
2017
Actor Cesaro
WWE Fastlane 2017
Actor Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
Actor Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 33
Actor Cesaro
WWE Payback 2017
Actor Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
Actor Cesaro
WWE Great Balls of Fire
Actor Cesaro
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016
Actor Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2017
Actor Cesaro
WWE No Mercy 2017
Actor Cesaro
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
Actor
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
Actor Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2017
Actor Cesaro
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
2016
Actor Cesaro
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016
Actor Cesaro
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
Actor Antonio Cesaro
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
Actor Cesaro (archive footage)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Actor Cesaro
WWE Payback 2016
Actor Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
Actor Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
Actor Cesaro
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
Actor Cesaro
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
Actor Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
Actor Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2016
Actor Cesaro
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
Actor Cesaro
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
Actor Cesaro
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2015
Actor Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Actor Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 31
Actor Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
Actor Cesaro
WWE Fastlane 2015
Actor Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
Actor Cesaro
WWE Payback 2015
Actor Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
Actor Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2015
Actor Himself
ROH: Year 5
Actor Antonio Cesaro
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
Actor Antonio Cesaro
The Destruction of The Shield
Actor Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
2014
Actor
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
Actor Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Actor Cesaro
WWE Night of Champions 2014
Actor Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
Actor Cesaro
WWE Battleground 2014
Actor Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2014
Actor Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
Actor Antonio Cesaro
NXT ArRIVAL
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Payback 2014
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Actor Himself
ROH: Creating Excellence
Actor Cesaro
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
2013
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Battleground 2013
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2013
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Night of Champions 2013
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
Actor Antonio Cesaro (Lumberjack)
WWE Payback 2013
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
Actor Himself
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
Actor Himself
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
Actor Himself
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Actor Himself
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
Actor Himself
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
Actor Himself
Danielson vs The World
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
Actor Himself
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
2012
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
Actor Antonio Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE SummerSlam 2012
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2012
Actor Antonio Cesaro
WWE Night of Champions 2012
Actor Himself
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
Actor Himself
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
Actor Himself
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
Actor Himself
The Many Adventures of El Generico
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
Actor Himself
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
Actor Himself
Danielson vs McGuinness
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Japan's Finest
Actor Himself
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
Actor Cesaro
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
2011
Actor
ROH: World's Greatest
Actor
PWG: EIGHT
Actor Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
Actor
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
Actor Himself
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
Actor Himself
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
Actor Himself
PWG: DDT4
Actor Himself
PWG: Card Subject To Change III
Actor Himself
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
Actor Himself
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
2010
Actor
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
Actor
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
Actor
CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions
Actor
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
Actor
ROH: Bluegrass Brawl
Actor
ROH: Allied Forces
Actor
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
Actor
ROH: Fade To Black
Actor
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010
Actor
ROH: Tag Title Classic II
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CHIKARA Testimony Of Evil
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CHIKARA The Mint Condition
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CHIKARA A Touch of Class
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CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve
Actor Himself
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Actor Himself
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
Actor Himself
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
Actor Himself
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Actor
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
Actor
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: 8th Anniversary
Actor Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
Actor Himself
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
Actor Himself
ROH: Final Battle 2010
Actor
CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
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CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
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CHIKARA Faded Scars and Lines
Actor
CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3
2009
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Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
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ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Caged Collision
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ROH: Eliminating The Competition
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ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
Actor
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
Actor
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: 7th Anniversary
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
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ROH: Boiling Point
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ROH: Clash of The Contenders
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ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
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ROH: Reverse The Curse
Actor
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
Actor
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
Actor
ROH: Final Battle 2009
Actor
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
Actor
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
Actor
ROH: The Omega Effect
Actor
ROH: Contention
Actor
CHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going!
2008
Actor
ROH: Proving Ground
Actor
ROH: Final Battle 2008
Actor
ROH: Take No Prisoners
Actor
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
Actor
ROH: Return Engagement
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Southern Navigation
Actor
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
Actor Himself
PWG: Scared Straight
Actor Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
Actor Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
Actor Himself
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
Actor Himself
PWG: Life During Wartime
Actor Himself
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
Actor Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
Actor Wrestler
The Wrestler
Actor Himself
ROH: Northern Navigation
Actor Himself
ROH: Best In The World
Actor Himself
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
Actor
ROH: Transform
Actor
ROH: Injustice
2007
Actor Self
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
Actor Himself
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
Actor Self
PWG: Album of The Year
Actor Himself
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Actor Self
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
Actor Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
Actor Himself
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
Actor Himself
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
Actor Himself
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
Actor Himself
ROH: Driven
Actor
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
Actor
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
Actor
Chikara: Aniversario?
Actor
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
2006
Actor Himself
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
Actor Self
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
Actor Self
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
Actor Self
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
Actor Self
PWG: Passive Hostility
Actor Himself
PWG: Horror Business
Actor Self
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
Actor Self
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
Actor Himself
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
Actor Self
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
Actor Self
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
Actor Himself
PWG: Threemendous
Actor Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
Actor
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
Actor
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
Actor
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Actor Himself
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Actor
ROH: Dissension
Actor Himself
ROH: Dissension
Actor Himself
ROH: Best In The World
Actor Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: The 100th Show
Actor Himself
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
Actor Himself
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
Actor Himself
ROH: Supercard of Honor
Actor Himself
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
Actor
ROH: Generation Now
Actor
ROH: Fight of The Century
Actor
ROH: International Challenge
Actor
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
Actor
ROH: In Your Face
Actor
ROH: Unified
Actor
ROH: Gut Check
Actor
ROH: Throwdown
Actor
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
Actor
ROH: Epic Encounter II
Actor
ROH: Suffocation
Actor
ROH: Motor City Madness
Actor
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
Actor
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
Actor
ROH: Dethroned
Actor
ROH: Time To Man Up
Actor
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
Actor
ROH: The Bitter End
Actor
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
Actor
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
Actor
ROH: Ring of Homicide
2005
Actor Himself
ROH: Final Battle 2005
Actor Himself
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
Actor Himself
ROH: Enter The Dragon
Actor
ROH: Enter The Dragon
Actor Himself
ROH: This Means War
Actor
ROH: Showdown In Motown
Actor Himself
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
Actor Himself
ROH: Showdown In Motown
Actor Himself
ROH: Vendetta
Actor
ROH: Vendetta
Actor Himself
ROH: Fate of An Angel
Actor
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
Actor
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1
