Claudio Castagnoli

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.

Known For

Raw

Cesaro

Raw

Antonio Cesaro

WWE NXT

Antonio Cesaro

WWE SmackDown

Cesaro

WWE SmackDown

Antonio Cesaro

WWE SmackDown

Ceasro

WWE Main Event

Antonio Cesaro

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty	Claudio Castagnoli
2025	AEW: Grand Slam Australia	Claudio Castagnoli
2025	AEW Dynasty	Claudio Castagnoli
2025	AEW: Double or Nothing	Claudio Castagnoli
2024	AEW Revolution	Claudio Castagnoli
2024	CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024	Claudio Castagnoli
2024	AEW All In: London	Claudio Castagnoli
2024	AEW All Out	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life	Himself
2023	ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	AEW Double or Nothing	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	AEW All In: London	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	AEW All Out	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	ROH: Final Battle	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	AEW Worlds End	Claudio Castagnoli
2023	AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour	Claudio Castagnoli
2022	WWE Day 1 2022	Cesaro
2022	AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door	Claudio Castagnoli
2022	ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022	Claudio Castagnoli
2022	AEW All Out	Claudio Castagnoli
2022	Tito	Lucky
2022	AEW Full Gear	Claudio Castagnoli
2022	ROH: Final Battle	Claudio Castagnoli
2022	Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar	Self
2022	WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022	Cesaro
2021	WWE Survivor Series 2021	Cesaro
2021	WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff	Cesaro
2021	My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson	Cesaro
2021	WWE Elimination Chamber 2021	Cesaro
2021	WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021	Cesaro
2021	WrestleMania 37: Night 1	Cesaro
2021	WWE WrestleMania Backlash	Cesaro
2021	WWE Hell in a Cell 2021	Cesaro
2021	WWE Royal Rumble 2021	Cesaro
2020	WWE Money in the Bank 2020	Cesaro (Preshow)
2020	WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020	Cesaro (Preshow)
2020	WWE Royal Rumble 2020	Cesaro
2020	WWE Elimination Chamber 2020	Cesaro
2020	WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1	Cesaro (Preshow)
2020	WWE Clash of Champions 2020	Cesaro (Preshow)
2020	WWE Extreme Rules 2020	Cesaro
2020	WrestleMania 36 Kickoff Part 1	Cesaro
2019	WWE Super ShowDown 2019	Cesaro
2019	WWE Fastlane 2019	Cesaro
2019	Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story	Himself
2019	WWE Royal Rumble 2019	Cesaro
2019	WWE Extreme Rules 2019	Cesaro
2019	NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff	Cesaro
2019	WWE Crown Jewel	Cesaro
2019	WWE WrestleMania 35	Cesaro
2019	WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018	Cesaro
2018	WWE Royal Rumble 2018	Cesaro
2018	WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018	Cesaro
2018	WWE Elimination Chamber 2018	Cesaro
2018	WWE Greatest Royal Rumble	Cesaro
2018	WWE WrestleMania 34	Cesaro
2018	WWE Super Show-Down 2018	Cesaro
2018	WWE Survivor Series 2018	Cesaro
2018	WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches	Cesaro
2018	WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017	Cesaro
2017	WWE Fastlane 2017	Cesaro
2017	WWE Royal Rumble 2017	Cesaro
2017	WWE WrestleMania 33	Cesaro
2017	WWE Payback 2017	Cesaro
2017	WWE Extreme Rules 2017	Cesaro
2017	WWE Great Balls of Fire	Cesaro
2017	WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016	Cesaro
2017	WWE SummerSlam 2017	Cesaro
2017	WWE No Mercy 2017	Cesaro
2017	WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017	Cesaro
2017	NXT: From Secret To Sensation
2017	WWE Survivor Series 2017	Cesaro
2017	WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016	Cesaro
2016	WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016	Cesaro
2016	WWE Clash of Champions 2016	Cesaro
2016	NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1	Antonio Cesaro
2016	WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness	Cesaro (archive footage)
2016	WWE Payback 2016	Cesaro
2016	WWE Extreme Rules 2016	Cesaro
2016	WWE Money in the Bank 2016	Cesaro
2016	Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars	Cesaro
2016	Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere	Cesaro
2016	WWE Hell in a Cell 2016	Cesaro
2016	WWE Survivor Series 2016	Cesaro
2016	WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016	Cesaro
2016	WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015	Cesaro
2016	WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015	Cesaro
2015	WWE Royal Rumble 2015	Cesaro
2015	WWE WrestleMania 31	Cesaro
2015	WWE Hell in a Cell 2015	Cesaro
2015	WWE Fastlane 2015	Cesaro
2015	WWE Extreme Rules 2015	Cesaro
2015	WWE Payback 2015	Cesaro
2015	WWE Elimination Chamber 2015	Cesaro
2015	WWE SummerSlam 2015	Cesaro
2015	ROH: Year 5	Himself
2015	Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!	Antonio Cesaro
2015	The Destruction of The Shield	Antonio Cesaro
2015	WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off	Cesaro
2014	WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014	WWE Survivor Series 2014	Cesaro
2014	WWE Night of Champions 2014	Cesaro
2014	WWE Money in the Bank 2014	Cesaro
2014	WWE Battleground 2014	Cesaro
2014	WWE SummerSlam 2014	Cesaro
2014	WWE Elimination Chamber 2014	Cesaro
2014	NXT ArRIVAL	Antonio Cesaro
2014	WWE Payback 2014	Antonio Cesaro
2014	WWE Extreme Rules 2014	Antonio Cesaro
2014	WWE WrestleMania XXX	Antonio Cesaro
2014	ROH: Creating Excellence	Himself
2014	WWE Hell In A Cell 2014	Cesaro
2014	WWE Royal Rumble 2014	Antonio Cesaro
2013	WWE Royal Rumble 2013	Antonio Cesaro
2013	WWE Money in the Bank 2013	Antonio Cesaro
2013	WWE Elimination Chamber 2013	Antonio Cesaro
2013	WWE Battleground 2013	Antonio Cesaro
2013	WWE Survivor Series 2013	Antonio Cesaro
2013	WWE Night of Champions 2013	Antonio Cesaro
2013	WWE Hell in a Cell 2013	Antonio Cesaro
2013	WWE Payback 2013	Antonio Cesaro (Lumberjack)
2013	WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013	Antonio Cesaro
2013	Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It	Himself
2013	WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson	Himself
2013	Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson	Himself
2013	Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown	Himself
2013	Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel	Himself
2013	Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation	Himself
2013	Danielson vs The World	Himself
2013	ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1	Claudio Castagnoli
2013	PWG Sells Out: Volume 3	Himself
2013	WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology	Antonio Cesaro
2012	WWE Hell In A Cell 2012	Antonio Cesaro
2012	WWE SummerSlam 2012	Antonio Cesaro (Preshow)
2012	WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012	Antonio Cesaro
2012	WWE Survivor Series 2012	Antonio Cesaro
2012	WWE Night of Champions 2012	Antonio Cesaro
2012	Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness	Himself
2012	Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling	Himself
2012	ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective	Himself
2012	The Many Adventures of El Generico	Himself
2012	American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies	Claudio Castagnoli
2012	Chris Hero: Ring of Hero	Himself
2012	Danielson vs McGuinness	Himself
2012	ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!	Himself
2012	ROH: Japan's Finest	Claudio Castagnoli
2012	WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!	Cesaro
2011	ROH: World's Greatest
2011	PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles	Himself
2011	PWG: EIGHT
2011	PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
2011	PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One	Himself
2011	PWG: Card Subject To Change III	Himself
2011	PWG: DDT4	Himself
2011	PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning	Himself
2011	ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1	Himself
2011	ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2	Himself
2010	ROH: Hate - Chapter II
2010	CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
2010	CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions
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 Dead Men Don't Laugh (Testimony Of Evil)
2010	CHIKARA A Touch of Class
2010	CHIKARA The Mint Condition
2010	CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve
2010	PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison	Himself
2010	PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island	Himself
2010	PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two	Himself
2010	PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One	Himself
2010	EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
2010	EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
2010	ROH: 8th Anniversary	Claudio Castagnoli
2010	ROH: Buffalo Stampede II	Himself
2010	ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII	Himself
2010	ROH: Final Battle 2010	Himself
2010	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
2009	Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
2009	ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
2009	ROH: Caged Collision	Claudio Castagnoli
2009	ROH: Eliminating The Competition
2009	ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
2009	ROH: Motor City Madness 2009	Claudio Castagnoli
2009	ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
2009	CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
2009	ROH: 7th Anniversary	Claudio Castagnoli
2009	ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009	Claudio Castagnoli
2009	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
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!
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	Claudio Castagnoli
2008	ROH: Night of The Butcher II
2008	PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One	Himself
2008	PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two	Himself
2008	PWG: Scared Straight	Himself
2008	PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts	Himself
2008	PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse	Himself
2008	PWG: Life During Wartime	Himself
2008	ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI	Himself
2008	The Wrestler	Wrestler
2008	ROH: Northern Navigation	Himself
2008	ROH: Best In The World	Himself
2008	ROH: Greatest Rivalries	Himself
2008	ROH: Transform
2008	ROH: Injustice
2007	PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon	Self
2007	PWG: Album of The Year	Self
2007	PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One	Self
2007	PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two	Himself
2007	PWG: DDT4 - Night One	Himself
2007	PWG: DDT4 - Night Two	Himself
2007	PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One	Himself
2007	PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three	Himself
2007	PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business	Himself
2007	ROH: Driven	Himself
2007	Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
2007	Chikara: Aniversario?
2007	Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
2007	Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
2007	Chikara: Rey de Voladores	Claudio Castagnoli
2006	PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'	Himself
2006	PWG: Card Subject To Change 2	Self
2006	PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One	Self
2006	PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two	Self
2006	PWG: Horror Business	Himself
2006	PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two	Self
2006	PWG: Passive Hostility	Self
2006	PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.	Self
2006	PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea	Himself
2006	PWG: Threemendous	Himself
2006	PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two	Self
2006	PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three	Self
2006	ROH: Hell Freezes Over
2006	ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
2006	ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV	Himself
2006	ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006	ROH: Tag Wars 2006	Himself
2006	ROH: Dissension
2006	ROH: Dissension	Himself
2006	ROH: Best In The World	Himself
2006	ROH: The 100th Show	Claudio Castagnoli
2006	ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge	Himself
2006	ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two	Himself
2006	ROH: Supercard of Honor	Himself
2006	ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show	Himself
2006	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
2005	ROH: Final Battle 2005	Himself
2005	PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)	Himself
2005	ROH: Enter The Dragon
2005	ROH: Enter The Dragon	Himself
2005	ROH: Buffalo Stampede	Himself
2005	ROH: This Means War	Himself
2005	ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005	ROH: Showdown In Motown	Himself
2005	ROH: Vendetta
2005	ROH: Vendetta	Himself
2005	ROH: Fate of An Angel	Himself
2005	CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1
2005	CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
2004	IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1
2004	IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2
2003	CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003	Claudio Castagnoli
	ROH: Ring of Hardcore	Himself
	Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story	Himself
	The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet	Himself
	ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2	Himself

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	All Elite Wrestling: Collision	Claudio Castagnoli
2022	Hey! (EW)	Claudio Castagnoli
2022	All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts	Claudio Castagnoli
2021	All Elite Wrestling: Rampage	Claudio Castagnoli
2019	WWE Backstage	Cesaro
2019	All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019	All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite	Claudio Castagnoli
2016	Smosh's Try Not to Laugh	Self
2015	WWE Table For 3	Cesaro
2014	WWE Rivalries	Self
2012	The JBL and Cole Show	Antonio Cesaro
2012	WWE Main Event	Antonio Cesaro
2010	Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010	WWE NXT
2010	WWE NXT	Antonio Cesaro
2009	Ring of Honor Wrestling
1999	WWE SmackDown	Cesaro
1999	WWE SmackDown	Antonio Cesaro
1999	WWE SmackDown	Ceasro
1996	WXW Rage TV	Antonio Cesaro
1993	Raw	Cesaro
1993	Raw	Antonio Cesaro