Claudio Castagnoli
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-12-27 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Lucerne, Switzerland
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
Acting
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
as Himself
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
as Himself
(2025)
AEW Dynasty
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2025)
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2025)
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2024)
AEW All In: London 2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2024)
AEW All Out
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2024)
AEW Revolution
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2024)
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
AEW Worlds End
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
AEW Double or Nothing
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
ROH: Final Battle
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
AEW All Out
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
AEW All In: London
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2023)
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
as Himself
(2022)
WWE Day 1 2022
as Cesaro
(2022)
AEW All Out
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2022)
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2022)
AEW Full Gear
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2022)
Tito
as Lucky
(2022)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2022)
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
as Cesaro
(2022)
(2022)
ROH: Final Battle
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2021)
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
as Cesaro
(2021)
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1
as Cesaro
(2021)
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
as Cesaro
(2021)
WWE Survivor Series 2021
as Cesaro
(2021)
(2021)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
as Cesaro
(2021)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
as Cesaro
(2021)
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
as Cesaro
(2021)
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
as Cesaro
(2020)
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
as Cesaro
(2020)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
as Cesaro
(2020)
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
as Cesaro (Preshow)
(2020)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
(2020)
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
(2020)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
(2020)
WWE Extreme Rules 2020
as Cesaro
(2020)
WrestleMania 36 Kickoff Part 1
as Cesaro
(2019)
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Cesaro
(2019)
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Cesaro
(2019)
(2019)
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
as Cesaro
(2019)
WWE Fastlane 2019
as Cesaro
(2019)
WWE Crown Jewel
as Cesaro
(2019)
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
as Cesaro
(2019)
(2019)
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
as Cesaro
(2018)
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
as Cesaro
(2018)
WWE WrestleMania 34
as Cesaro
(2018)
WWE Survivor Series 2018
as Cesaro
(2018)
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
as Cesaro
(2018)
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
as Cesaro
(2018)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
as Cesaro
(2018)
(2018)
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
as Cesaro
(2018)
(2017)
WWE WrestleMania 33
as Cesaro
(2017)
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
as Cesaro
(2017)
WWE Survivor Series 2017
as Cesaro
(2017)
(2017)
(2017)
WWE No Mercy 2017
as Cesaro
(2017)
WWE SummerSlam 2017
as Cesaro
(2017)
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
as Cesaro
(2017)
(2017)
WWE Payback 2017
as Cesaro
(2017)
WWE Great Balls of Fire
as Cesaro
(2017)
(2017)
WWE Fastlane 2017
as Cesaro
(2016)
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as Cesaro
(2016)
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
as Cesaro
(2016)
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
as Cesaro
(2016)
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
as Cesaro
(2016)
WWE Payback 2016
as Cesaro
(2016)
WWE Survivor Series 2016
as Cesaro
(2016)
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
as Cesaro
(2016)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
as Cesaro
(2016)
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Cesaro (archive footage)
(2016)
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
as Cesaro
(2016)
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
as Cesaro
(2016)
(2016)
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
as Antonio Cesaro
(2016)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016
as Cesaro
(2015)
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Cesaro
(2015)
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as Antonio Cesaro
(2015)
WWE SummerSlam 2015
as Cesaro
(2015)
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as Cesaro
(2015)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
as Cesaro
(2015)
WWE Payback 2015
as Cesaro
(2015)
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
as Cesaro
(2015)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
as Cesaro
(2015)
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Cesaro
(2015)
The Destruction of The Shield
as Antonio Cesaro
(2015)
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
as Cesaro
(2015)
ROH: Year 5
as Himself
(2014)
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Antonio Cesaro
(2014)
WWE Payback 2014
as Antonio Cesaro
(2014)
(2014)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as Cesaro
(2014)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
as Cesaro
(2014)
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
as Cesaro
(2014)
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Antonio Cesaro
(2014)
WWE SummerSlam 2014
as Cesaro
(2014)
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Cesaro
(2014)
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Antonio Cesaro
(2014)
WWE Night of Champions 2014
as Cesaro
(2014)
WWE Battleground 2014
as Cesaro
(2014)
ROH: Creating Excellence
as Himself
(2014)
NXT ArRIVAL
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
WWE Night of Champions 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
WWE Battleground 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
WWE Survivor Series 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
WWE Payback 2013
as Antonio Cesaro (Lumberjack)
(2013)
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
as Antonio Cesaro
(2013)
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
as Himself
(2013)
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
as Himself
(2013)
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2013)
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
as Himself
(2013)
(2013)
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
as Himself
(2013)
(2013)
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
as Himself
(2013)
Danielson vs The World
as Himself
(2012)
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
(2012)
WWE Night of Champions 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
(2012)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
(2012)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
(2012)
(2012)
WWE SummerSlam 2012
as Antonio Cesaro (Preshow)
(2012)
The Many Adventures of El Generico
as Himself
(2012)
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
as Himself
(2012)
(2012)
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2012)
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
as Himself
(2012)
Danielson vs McGuinness
as Himself
(2012)
ROH: Japan's Finest
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2012)
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
as Himself
(2012)
(2011)
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
as Himself
(2011)
(2011)
(2011)
PWG: Card Subject To Change III
as Himself
(2011)
(2011)
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
as Himself
(2011)
(2011)
(2011)
PWG: DDT4
as Himself
(2011)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
ROH: Final Battle 2010
as Himself
(2010)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
as Himself
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
as Himself
(2010)
ROH: 8th Anniversary
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2010)
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
as Himself
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
as Himself
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2010)
(2009)
(2009)
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2009)
ROH: Caged Collision
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
ROH: 7th Anniversary
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
(2008)
The Wrestler
as Wrestler
(2008)
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
as Himself
(2008)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
as Himself
(2008)
ROH: Northern Navigation
as Himself
(2008)
ROH: Best In The World
as Himself
(2008)
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
as Himself
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
PWG: Life During Wartime
as Himself
(2008)
ROH: Southern Navigation
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
(2008)
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
as Himself
(2008)
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
as Himself
(2008)
PWG: Scared Straight
as Himself
(2008)
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
as Himself
(2007)
ROH: Driven
as Himself
(2007)
(2007)
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
as Himself
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
as Himself
(2007)
(2007)
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
as Himself
(2007)
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
as Himself
(2007)
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2007)
(2007)
PWG: Album of The Year
as Self
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
as Himself
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
as Himself
(2006)
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
as Himself
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
ROH: Supercard of Honor
as Himself
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
as Himself
(2006)
(2006)
ROH: Dissension
as Himself
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
ROH: Best In The World
as Himself
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
PWG: Threemendous
as Himself
(2006)
PWG: Passive Hostility
as Self
(2006)
ROH: The 100th Show
as Claudio Castagnoli
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
as Himself
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
as Himself
(2006)
(2006)
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
as Himself
(2006)
PWG: Horror Business
as Himself
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
(2005)
(2005)
ROH: Vendetta
as Himself
(2005)
ROH: This Means War
as Himself
(2005)
ROH: Fate of An Angel
as Himself
(2005)
ROH: Final Battle 2005
as Himself
(2005)
ROH: Showdown In Motown
as Himself
(2005)
(2005)
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
as Himself
(2005)
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
as Himself
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
ROH: Enter The Dragon
as Himself
(2005)
(2004)
(2004)
(2003)
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003
as Claudio Castagnoli