Claudio Castagnoli
1980-12-27 (43 years old) in Lucerne, Switzerland
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.
Movies
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
70 %|Oct 6, 2018
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble 2018
61 %|Apr 27, 2018
WWE Survivor Series 2017
71 %|Nov 19, 2017
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
0 %|Nov 14, 2017
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
67 %|Oct 22, 2017
WWE No Mercy 2017
78 %|Sep 24, 2017
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
66 %|Jun 4, 2017
WWE Payback 2017
70 %|Apr 30, 2017
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016
0 %|Jan 16, 2017
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
65 %|Dec 18, 2016
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
88 %|Nov 15, 2016
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
73 %|Oct 30, 2016
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
100 %|May 24, 2016
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
67 %|May 22, 2016
WWE Payback 2016
63 %|May 1, 2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
92 %|Apr 26, 2016
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
60 %|Mar 15, 2016
WWE SummerSlam 2015
75 %|Aug 23, 2015
WWE Payback 2015
69 %|May 17, 2015
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
66 %|Apr 26, 2015
WWE Fastlane 2015
64 %|Feb 22, 2015
NXT ArRIVAL
78 %|Feb 27, 2014
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
100 %|Jan 1, 2013
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
100 %|Oct 16, 2012
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
0 %|Aug 14, 2012
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
0 %|Apr 30, 2012
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
100 %|Apr 10, 2012
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
100 %|Mar 21, 2012
ROH: Japan's Finest
100 %|Jan 1, 2012
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
0 %|Aug 20, 2011
PWG: EIGHT
0 %|Jul 23, 2011
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
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PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
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PWG: Card Subject To Change III
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ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
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ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
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PWG: DDT4
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PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
0 %|Jan 29, 2011
ROH: Final Battle 2010
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PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
0 %|Dec 11, 2010
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
0 %|Oct 9, 2010
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
0 %|Sep 5, 2010
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
0 %|Sep 4, 2010
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
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ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
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EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
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EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
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ROH: 8th Anniversary
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ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
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ROH: 7th Anniversary
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ROH: Northern Navigation
0 %|Jul 25, 2008
ROH: Best In The World
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ROH: Greatest Rivalries
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PWG: Life During Wartime
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PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
0 %|Apr 5, 2008
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
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PWG: Scared Straight
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PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
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PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
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PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
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PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
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PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
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ROH: Driven
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PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
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PWG: DDT4 - Night One
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PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
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PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
0 %|Apr 7, 2007
PWG: Album of The Year
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PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
0 %|Feb 10, 2007
PWG: Passive Hostility
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PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
0 %|Nov 18, 2006
PWG: Horror Business
0 %|Oct 21, 2006
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
0 %|Sep 16, 2006
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
0 %|Sep 3, 2006
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
0 %|Sep 2, 2006
PWG: Threemendous
0 %|Jul 16, 2006
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
0 %|Jul 15, 2006
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
0 %|Jul 15, 2006
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
0 %|May 20, 2006
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
0 %|May 6, 2006
ROH: The 100th Show
0 %|Apr 22, 2006
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
0 %|Apr 9, 2006
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
0 %|Apr 8, 2006
ROH: Supercard of Honor
0 %|Mar 31, 2006
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
0 %|Mar 30, 2006
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
0 %|Feb 25, 2006
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
0 %|Feb 4, 2006
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
0 %|Jan 7, 2006
ROH: Final Battle
0 %|Dec 17, 2005
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
0 %|Aug 6, 2005
ROH: Fate of An Angel
0 %|Jul 16, 2005
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
100 %|Invalid Date
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
100 %|Invalid Date
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
100 %|Invalid Date
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
100 %|Invalid Date
ROH: Creating Excellence
100 %|Invalid Date
Danielson vs McGuinness
100 %|Invalid Date
Danielson vs The World
100 %|Invalid Date
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
100 %|Invalid Date
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
100 %|Invalid Date
ROH: Year 5
100 %|Invalid Date
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
100 %|Feb 12, 2019
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
100 %|Jan 9, 2018
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
100 %|Feb 17, 2017
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
100 %|Feb 9, 2016
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
100 %|Jan 13, 2016
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
100 %|Jan 1, 2013
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
100 %|Invalid Date
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
100 %|Invalid Date
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
100 %|Invalid Date
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
100 %|Invalid Date
AEW Worlds End
72 %|Dec 30, 2023
ROH: Final Battle
60 %|Dec 15, 2023
AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour
0 %|Nov 18, 2023
AEW All Out
66 %|Sep 3, 2023
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
58 %|Jul 21, 2023
ROH: Supercard of Honor
72 %|Mar 31, 2023
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
43 %|Jan 26, 2021
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
95 %|Nov 6, 2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
73 %|Jan 28, 2018
WWE Fastlane 2017
54 %|Mar 5, 2017
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016
0 %|Dec 14, 2016
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
70 %|Sep 25, 2016
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
75 %|Oct 25, 2015
WWE Survivor Series 2014
67 %|Nov 23, 2014
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
69 %|Oct 26, 2014
WWE Night of Champions 2014
72 %|Sep 21, 2014
WWE SummerSlam 2014
75 %|Aug 17, 2014
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
90 %|Oct 29, 2013
Documentary, Action, Adventure, Thriller, Drama, History
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
100 %|Jul 4, 2013
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
100 %|Jul 3, 2012
The Many Adventures of El Generico
100 %|Jun 1, 2012
ROH: World's Greatest
0 %|Feb 25, 2011
ROH: Tag Title Classic II
0 %|Dec 17, 2010
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
0 %|Nov 13, 2010
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010
0 %|Nov 12, 2010
CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
0 %|Oct 23, 2010
ROH: Allied Forces
0 %|Oct 15, 2010
CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
0 %|Sep 19, 2010
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
0 %|Sep 11, 2010
ROH: Fade To Black
0 %|Sep 10, 2010
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
0 %|Jul 23, 2010
ROH: Bluegrass Brawl
0 %|Jul 22, 2010
CHIKARA Faded Scars and Lines
0 %|Jun 27, 2010
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
0 %|Jun 26, 2010
CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3
0 %|Apr 25, 2010
CHIKARA Testimony Of Evil
0 %|Mar 21, 2010
CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve
0 %|Mar 20, 2010
CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions
0 %|Feb 28, 2010
CHIKARA The Mint Condition
0 %|Feb 27, 2010
CHIKARA A Touch of Class
0 %|Jan 31, 2010
ROH: Final Battle
0 %|Dec 19, 2009
ROH: Reverse The Curse
0 %|Dec 5, 2009
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
0 %|Nov 22, 2009
ROH: The Omega Effect
0 %|Nov 14, 2009
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
0 %|Nov 13, 2009
ROH: Boiling Point
0 %|Nov 7, 2009
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
0 %|Oct 10, 2009
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
0 %|Oct 9, 2009
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
0 %|Sep 26, 2009
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
0 %|Sep 25, 2009
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
0 %|Sep 19, 2009
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
0 %|Sep 18, 2009
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
0 %|Jun 13, 2009
ROH: Contention
0 %|Jun 12, 2009
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
0 %|Mar 28, 2009
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
0 %|Mar 13, 2009
ROH: Eliminating The Competition
0 %|Feb 27, 2009
ROH: Caged Collision
0 %|Jan 31, 2009
ROH: Final Battle 2008
0 %|Dec 27, 2008
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
0 %|Aug 16, 2008
ROH: Southern Navigation
0 %|May 9, 2008
ROH: Return Engagement
0 %|Apr 19, 2008
ROH: Injustice
0 %|Apr 12, 2008
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
0 %|Apr 11, 2008
ROH: Take No Prisoners
0 %|Mar 16, 2008
ROH: Transform
100 %|Jan 12, 2008
ROH: Proving Ground
0 %|Jan 11, 2008
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
0 %|Sep 22, 2007
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
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Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
0 %|Jul 21, 2007
Chikara: Aniversario?
0 %|May 26, 2007
ROH: International Challenge
0 %|Dec 22, 2006
ROH: Dethroned
0 %|Nov 25, 2006
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
0 %|Nov 24, 2006
ROH: The Bitter End
0 %|Nov 4, 2006
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
0 %|Nov 3, 2006
ROH: Suffocation
0 %|Oct 27, 2006
ROH: Motor City Madness
0 %|Oct 7, 2006
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
0 %|Oct 6, 2006
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
0 %|Sep 15, 2006
ROH: Gut Check
0 %|Aug 26, 2006
ROH: Epic Encounter II
0 %|Aug 25, 2006
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
0 %|Aug 13, 2006
ROH: Unified
0 %|Aug 12, 2006
ROH: Fight of The Century
0 %|Aug 5, 2006
ROH: Time To Man Up
0 %|Aug 4, 2006
ROH: Generation Now
0 %|Jul 29, 2006
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
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ROH: Throwdown
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ROH: In Your Face
0 %|Jun 17, 2006
ROH: Ring of Homicide
0 %|May 13, 2006
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
0 %|Apr 29, 2006
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
0 %|Feb 20, 2005
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1
0 %|Feb 18, 2005
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2
0 %|Sep 18, 2004
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1
0 %|Sep 17, 2004
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
0 %|Invalid Date
Series
WWE Backstage
0 %|Nov 5, 2019
The JBL and Cole Show
0 %|Dec 7, 2012
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
0 %|Sep 17, 2010
Ring of Honor Wrestling
64 %|Mar 21, 2009
WXW Rage TV
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