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