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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-12-27
Place of birth
Lucerne, Switzerland
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ROH: Proving Ground
2008
0.00
ROH: Final Battle 2008
2008
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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
10.00
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
2010
0.00
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
2023
0.00
WWE Survivor Series 2021
2021
5.60
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016
2016
0.00
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
2023
7.20
ROH: Take No Prisoners
2008
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ROH: Caged Collision
2009
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ROH: Eliminating The Competition
2009
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WWE Day 1 2022
2022
7.20
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
2009
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ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
2009
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ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
2009
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ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
2008
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ROH: Return Engagement
2008
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AEW Double or Nothing 2023
2023
5.80
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
2009
0.00
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
2012
6.60
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
2023
5.80
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
2018
7.30
WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
7.73
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
7.40
WWE Night of Champions 2012
2012
8.40
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014
6.80
WWE Night of Champions 2014
2014
7.20
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
7.50
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
7.60
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
2014
7.56
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013
6.70
AEW All In 2023: London
2023
7.80
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
6.10
AEW All Out 2023
2023
6.70
WWE Battleground 2013
2013
7.20
WWE Survivor Series 2013
2013
6.20
WWE Fastlane 2017
2017
5.40
WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013
6.90
WWE Battleground 2014
2014
6.80
WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014
7.50
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
7.30
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
8.00
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
2015
7.50
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
2016
7.00
WWE Payback 2013
2013
7.00
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
6.70
NXT ArRIVAL
2014
7.80
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
2022
7.50
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014
7.00
WWE Payback 2014
2014
7.50
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
7.80
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
2010
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ROH: Bluegrass Brawl
2010
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ROH: Allied Forces
2010
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ROH: Fate of An Angel II
2010
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ROH: Fade To Black
2010
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ROH: Tag Title Classic II
2010
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ROH: World's Greatest
2011
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AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
2023
5.00
ROH Final Battle 2023
2023
6.00
ROH: Southern Navigation
2008
0.00
AEW All Out 2022
2022
7.60
AEW Worlds End 2023
2023
7.40
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
2008
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PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
2011
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PWG: EIGHT
2011
0.00
PWG: Card Subject To Change III
2011
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PWG: DDT4
2011
0.00
Tito
2022
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WWE Fastlane 2015
2015
6.40
CHIKARA The Mint Condition
2010
0.00
CHIKARA A Touch of Class
2010
0.00
ROH Final Battle 2005
2005
0.00
AEW Full Gear 2022
2022
7.40
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
2015
6.60
WWE Payback 2015
2015
6.90
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015
6.90
ROH Final Battle 2022
2022
5.50
AEW Revolution 2024
2024
8.40
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
2023
5.00
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
2005
0.00
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
2006
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PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
2006
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CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
2024
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PWG: Passive Hostility
2006
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PWG: Horror Business
2006
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PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
2006
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PWG: Threemendous
2006
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PWG: Album of The Year
2007
0.00
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
2007
3.00
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
2007
0.00
PWG: Scared Straight
2008
0.00
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
2008
0.00
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
2008
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PWG: Life During Wartime
2008
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
2008
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ROH: Enter The Dragon
2005
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ROH: Enter The Dragon
2005
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ROH: Vendetta
2005
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ROH: Buffalo Stampede
2005
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ROH: This Means War
2005
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ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005
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ROH: Vendetta
2005
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ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005
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ROH: Hell Freezes Over
2006
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ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
2006
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ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
2006
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ROH: Dissension
2006
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ROH: Dissension
2006
0.00
ROH: Best In The World
2006
0.00
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
6.00
WWE Payback 2016
2016
6.40
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
2016
6.70
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
2016
7.80
The Wrestler
2008
7.54
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
6.00
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
2022
0.00
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
2016
8.80
WWE Fastlane 2019
2019
7.20
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
2016
7.30
WWE Survivor Series 2016
2016
7.00
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
2020
6.60
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
2017
7.40
AEW All In 2024: London
2024
6.90
WWE WrestleMania 33
2017
8.10
WWE Payback 2017
2017
6.90
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
2017
6.60
WWE Great Balls of Fire
2017
7.20
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
2010
0.00
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
2010
0.00
WWE SummerSlam 2017
2017
7.06
WWE No Mercy 2017
2017
7.70
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
2017
0.00
WWE Survivor Series 2017
2017
7.20
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
2018
6.00
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
2018
6.00
ROH: 7th Anniversary
2009
0.00
ROH: The 100th Show
2006
0.00
ROH: 8th Anniversary
2010
0.00
WWE WrestleMania 34
2018
7.20
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
2018
7.00
WWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
7.60
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
7.40
WWE SummerSlam 2015
2015
7.40
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
2019
7.30
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
2019
8.00
WWE Crown Jewel
2019
5.00
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
2006
0.00
ROH: Supercard of Honor
2006
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ROH: Northern Navigation
2008
0.00
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
2010
0.00
ROH: Final Battle 2010
2010
0.00
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
2010
0.00
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
8.10
ROH: Driven
2007
0.00
ROH: Fate of An Angel
2005
0.00
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
2006
0.00
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
7.10
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
2020
7.80
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
2013
10.00
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012
10.00
The Many Adventures of El Generico
2012
10.00
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
2012
10.00
ROH: Year 5
2015
10.00
ROH: Best In The World
2008
0.00
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
2013
10.00
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
10.00
ROH: Creating Excellence
2014
10.00
Danielson vs McGuinness
2012
10.00
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
2012
0.00
Danielson vs The World
2013
10.00
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
2008
0.00
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
10.00
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
10.00
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
10.00
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
10.00
The Destruction of The Shield
2015
8.50
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
7.60
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
2015
10.00
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014
6.90
CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
2010
0.00
ROH: Boiling Point
2009
0.00
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
2009
0.00
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
2009
0.00
ROH: Reverse The Curse
2009
0.00
ROH Final Battle 2009
2009
0.00
ROH: The Omega Effect
2009
0.00
ROH: Contention
2009
0.00
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
2021
7.40
ROH: Throwdown
2006
0.00
ROH: Unified
2006
0.00
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
2006
0.00
ROH: In Your Face
2006
0.00
ROH: Gut Check
2006
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ROH: Epic Encounter II
2006
0.00
ROH: Generation Now
2006
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ROH: International Challenge
2006
0.00
ROH: Fight of The Century
2006
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ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
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ROH: Suffocation
2006
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ROH: Black Friday Fallout
2006
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ROH: Motor City Madness
2006
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ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
2006
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ROH: The Bitter End
2006
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ROH: Dethroned
2006
0.00
ROH: Time To Man Up
2006
0.00
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
2021
4.30
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
7.30
WWE Extreme Rules 2020
2020
6.90
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
2021
7.90
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
2007
0.00
Chikara: Aniversario?
2007
0.00
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
2007
0.00
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
2007
0.00
CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
2010
0.00
ROH: Ring of Homicide
2006
0.00
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
2021
6.80
ROH: Injustice
2008
0.00
ROH: Transform
2008
10.00
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
2016
10.00
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
10.00
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
2018
10.00
WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
2021
5.90
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2021
8.30
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014
5.80
AEW All Out 2024
2024
7.50
WrestleMania 36 Kickoff Part 1
2020
0.00
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
2007
0.00
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
2025
7.20
AEW Dynasty 2025
2025
7.20
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
2025
9.35
AEW All In 2025: Texas
2025
9.23
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
2025
8.31
AEW WrestleDream 2025
2025
8.00
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
2008
0.00
AEW Full Gear 2025
2025
8.33
AEW Worlds End 2025
2025
8.86