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