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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

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AEW All In: London 2024
76 %|Aug 25, 2024
Action
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WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
0 %|Jan 1, 2022
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WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
78 %|Dec 20, 2020
Action, Drama
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WWE Money in the Bank 2020
67 %|May 10, 2020
Action, Drama
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WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
79 %|Apr 4, 2020
Action, Drama
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
72 %|Mar 8, 2020
Action, Drama
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WWE Royal Rumble 2020
82 %|Jan 26, 2020
Action, Drama
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WWE Crown Jewel
50 %|Oct 31, 2019
Action, Drama
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NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
80 %|Aug 31, 2019
Action, Drama
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WWE Extreme Rules 2019
74 %|Jul 14, 2019
Action, Drama, Thriller
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WWE Super ShowDown 2019
65 %|Jun 7, 2019
Family, Action
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WWE Fastlane 2019
72 %|Mar 10, 2019
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WWE Royal Rumble 2019
76 %|Jan 27, 2019
Action
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WWE Survivor Series 2018
74 %|Nov 18, 2018
Action
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WWE Super Show-Down 2018
70 %|Oct 6, 2018
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WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
61 %|Apr 27, 2018
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WWE WrestleMania 34
73 %|Apr 8, 2018
Action, Drama
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
63 %|Feb 25, 2018
Action
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WWE Survivor Series 2017
71 %|Nov 19, 2017
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WWE No Mercy 2017
77 %|Sep 24, 2017
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WWE SummerSlam 2017
73 %|Aug 20, 2017
Action
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WWE Great Balls of Fire
72 %|Jul 9, 2017
TV Movie
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WWE Extreme Rules 2017
66 %|Jun 4, 2017
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WWE Payback 2017
70 %|Apr 30, 2017
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WWE WrestleMania 33
81 %|Apr 2, 2017
Action
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WWE Royal Rumble 2017
75 %|Jan 29, 2017
Action
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WWE Survivor Series 2016
70 %|Nov 20, 2016
Action
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
73 %|Oct 30, 2016
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WWE SummerSlam 2015
75 %|Aug 23, 2015
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ROH: Year 5
100 %|Jan 1, 2015
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ROH: Creating Excellence
100 %|Jan 1, 2014
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Danielson vs The World
100 %|Jan 1, 2013
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Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
100 %|Mar 21, 2012
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ROH: Japan's Finest
100 %|Jan 1, 2012
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ROH: Final Battle 2010
0 %|Dec 18, 2010
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ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
0 %|Jun 18, 2010
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EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
0 %|May 1, 2010
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ROH: 8th Anniversary
0 %|Feb 13, 2010
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ROH: 7th Anniversary
0 %|Mar 21, 2009
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The Wrestler
75 %|Sep 7, 2008
Drama, Romance
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ROH: Northern Navigation
0 %|Jul 25, 2008
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ROH: Best In The World
0 %|Jul 8, 2008
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ROH: Driven
0 %|Jun 23, 2007
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ROH: The 100th Show
0 %|Apr 22, 2006
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ROH: Supercard of Honor
0 %|Mar 31, 2006
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ROH: Fate of An Angel
0 %|Jul 16, 2005
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ROH: Ring of Hardcore
100 %|Invalid Date
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Danielson vs McGuinness
100 %|Invalid Date
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ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
100 %|Invalid Date
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AEW All Out
74 %|Sep 7, 2024
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AEW Revolution
87 %|Mar 3, 2024
Action
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AEW Worlds End
72 %|Dec 30, 2023
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ROH: Final Battle
60 %|Dec 15, 2023
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AEW Full Gear: Zero Hour
0 %|Nov 18, 2023
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AEW WrestleDream: Zero Hour
0 %|Oct 1, 2023
Action, Drama
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AEW All Out
66 %|Sep 3, 2023
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AEW All In: London
78 %|Aug 27, 2023
Action, Drama
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AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door
79 %|Jun 25, 2023
Action, Drama
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AEW Double or Nothing
58 %|May 28, 2023
Action, Drama
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ROH: Supercard of Honor
72 %|Mar 31, 2023
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Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
0 %|Jan 27, 2023
Action
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Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar
0 %|Dec 24, 2022
Documentary
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ROH: Final Battle
55 %|Dec 10, 2022
Action, Drama
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AEW Full Gear
74 %|Nov 19, 2022
Action, Drama
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Tito
0 %|Sep 25, 2022
Crime
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AEW All Out
75 %|Sep 4, 2022
Action, Drama
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor
75 %|Jul 23, 2022
Action, Drama
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AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door
89 %|Jun 26, 2022
Action, Drama
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WWE Day 1 2022
72 %|Jan 1, 2022
Action, Drama
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WWE Survivor Series 2021
56 %|Nov 21, 2021
Action, Drama
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
58 %|Jun 20, 2021
Action
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WWE WrestleMania Backlash
70 %|May 16, 2021
Action, Drama
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WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
0 %|Apr 10, 2021
Action, Drama
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WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1
81 %|Apr 10, 2021
Action, Drama
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
76 %|Feb 21, 2021
Action, Drama
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WWE Royal Rumble 2021
86 %|Jan 31, 2021
Action, Drama
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WWE Clash of Champions 2020
78 %|Sep 27, 2020
Action, Drama, Mystery
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WWE Extreme Rules 2020
69 %|Jul 19, 2020
Action, Drama
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WWE WrestleMania 35
75 %|Apr 7, 2019
Action, Drama
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WWE Royal Rumble 2018
73 %|Jan 28, 2018
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WWE Fastlane 2017
54 %|Mar 5, 2017
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WWE Money in the Bank 2016
77 %|Jun 19, 2016
Action
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WWE Extreme Rules 2016
67 %|May 22, 2016
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WWE Payback 2016
63 %|May 1, 2016
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
75 %|Oct 25, 2015
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Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
82 %|Jun 5, 2015
Documentary
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
71 %|May 31, 2015
Action
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WWE Payback 2015
69 %|May 17, 2015
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WWE Extreme Rules 2015
66 %|Apr 26, 2015
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WWE WrestleMania 31
79 %|Mar 29, 2015
Action, Drama
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WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
100 %|Mar 29, 2015
Action, Drama
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WWE Fastlane 2015
64 %|Feb 22, 2015
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The Destruction of The Shield
85 %|Feb 17, 2015
Documentary
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WWE Royal Rumble 2015
62 %|Jan 25, 2015
Action
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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
100 %|Dec 17, 2014
TV Movie
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WWE Survivor Series 2014
67 %|Nov 23, 2014
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WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
69 %|Oct 26, 2014
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WWE SummerSlam 2014
75 %|Aug 17, 2014
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WWE Battleground 2014
69 %|Jul 20, 2014
Drama, Action
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WWE Money in the Bank 2014
76 %|Jun 29, 2014
Action, Drama, Thriller
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WWE Payback 2014
75 %|Jun 1, 2014
Action, Thriller
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WWE Extreme Rules 2014
70 %|May 4, 2014
Action, Thriller
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WWE WrestleMania XXX
79 %|Apr 6, 2014
Action, Drama
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NXT ArRIVAL
78 %|Feb 27, 2014
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
71 %|Feb 23, 2014
Action
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WWE Royal Rumble 2014
59 %|Jan 26, 2014
Action
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WWE Survivor Series 2013
62 %|Nov 24, 2013
Action, Drama
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WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
90 %|Oct 29, 2013
Documentary, Action, Adventure, Thriller, Drama, History
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WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
74 %|Oct 27, 2013
Action
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WWE Battleground 2013
72 %|Oct 6, 2013
Action, Drama
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WWE Night of Champions 2013
69 %|Sep 15, 2013
Action, Drama
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WWE Money in the Bank 2013
76 %|Jul 14, 2013
Action, Drama
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PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
100 %|Jul 4, 2013
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WWE Payback 2013
68 %|Jun 16, 2013
Action, Drama
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
69 %|Feb 17, 2013
Action, Drama
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WWE Royal Rumble 2013
74.15 %|Jan 27, 2013
Action, Drama
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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
80 %|Dec 16, 2012
Action, Drama
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WWE Survivor Series 2012
74 %|Nov 10, 2012
Action, Drama
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WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
66 %|Oct 28, 2012
Action, Drama
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WWE Night of Champions 2012
84 %|Sep 16, 2012
Action, Drama
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WWE SummerSlam 2012
78 %|Aug 19, 2012
Action, Drama
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PWG: EIGHT
0 %|Jul 23, 2011
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PWG: DDT4
0 %|Mar 4, 2011
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ROH: World's Greatest
0 %|Feb 25, 2011
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ROH: Fate of An Angel II
0 %|Nov 13, 2010
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ROH: Allied Forces
0 %|Oct 15, 2010
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ROH: Glory By Honor IX
0 %|Sep 11, 2010
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ROH: Fade To Black
0 %|Sep 10, 2010
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ROH: Hate - Chapter II
0 %|Jul 23, 2010
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ROH: Bluegrass Brawl
0 %|Jul 22, 2010
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CHIKARA A Touch of Class
0 %|Jan 31, 2010
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ROH: Final Battle
0 %|Dec 19, 2009
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ROH: Reverse The Curse
0 %|Dec 5, 2009
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ROH: The Omega Effect
0 %|Nov 14, 2009
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ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
0 %|Nov 13, 2009
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ROH: Boiling Point
0 %|Nov 7, 2009
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ROH: Contention
0 %|Jun 12, 2009
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ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
0 %|Mar 13, 2009
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ROH: Caged Collision
0 %|Jan 31, 2009
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ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
0 %|Jan 30, 2009
Action, Drama
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ROH: Final Battle 2008
0 %|Dec 27, 2008
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
0 %|Aug 2, 2008
Action
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ROH: Return Engagement
0 %|Apr 19, 2008
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ROH: Injustice
0 %|Apr 12, 2008
actor
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
0 %|Apr 11, 2008
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PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
0 %|Mar 21, 2008
actor
ROH: Take No Prisoners
0 %|Mar 16, 2008
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PWG: Scared Straight
0 %|Mar 7, 2008
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ROH: Transform
100 %|Jan 12, 2008
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ROH: Proving Ground
0 %|Jan 11, 2008
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Chikara: Aniversario?
0 %|May 26, 2007
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PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
30 %|May 20, 2007
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PWG: DDT4 - Night One
0 %|May 19, 2007
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PWG: Album of The Year
0 %|Mar 10, 2007
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PWG: Passive Hostility
0 %|Dec 2, 2006
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ROH: Dethroned
0 %|Nov 25, 2006
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ROH: The Bitter End
0 %|Nov 4, 2006
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ROH: Suffocation
0 %|Oct 27, 2006
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PWG: Horror Business
0 %|Oct 21, 2006
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ROH: Gut Check
0 %|Aug 26, 2006
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ROH: Epic Encounter II
0 %|Aug 25, 2006
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ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
0 %|Aug 13, 2006
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ROH: Unified
0 %|Aug 12, 2006
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ROH: Time To Man Up
0 %|Aug 4, 2006
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ROH: Generation Now
0 %|Jul 29, 2006
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PWG: Threemendous
0 %|Jul 16, 2006
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ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
0 %|Jun 24, 2006
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ROH: Throwdown
0 %|Jun 23, 2006
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ROH: In Your Face
0 %|Jun 17, 2006
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ROH: Ring of Homicide
0 %|May 13, 2006
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ROH: Best In The World
0 %|Mar 25, 2006
Action
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ROH: Dissension
0 %|Jan 28, 2006
Action
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ROH: Dissension
0 %|Jan 28, 2006
Action
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ROH: Tag Wars 2006
0 %|Jan 27, 2006
Action
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ROH: Tag Wars 2006
0 %|Jan 27, 2006
Action
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ROH: Hell Freezes Over
0 %|Jan 14, 2006
Action
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ROH: Final Battle
0 %|Dec 17, 2005
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ROH: Vendetta
0 %|Nov 5, 2005
Action
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ROH: Vendetta
0 %|Nov 5, 2005
Action
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ROH: Showdown In Motown
0 %|Nov 4, 2005
Action
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ROH: Showdown In Motown
0 %|Nov 4, 2005
Action
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ROH: This Means War
0 %|Oct 29, 2005
Action
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ROH: Buffalo Stampede
0 %|Oct 15, 2005
Action
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ROH: Enter The Dragon
0 %|Oct 14, 2005
Action
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ROH: Enter The Dragon
0 %|Oct 14, 2005
Action

Series

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Hey! (EW)
0 %|Mar 13, 2022
Talk
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All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
46.67 %|Jan 8, 2022
Action & Adventure, Drama
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All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
72 %|Aug 13, 2021
Action & Adventure, Drama
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WWE Backstage
0 %|Nov 5, 2019
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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
81 %|Oct 2, 2019
Action & Adventure, Drama
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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
81 %|Oct 2, 2019
Action & Adventure, Drama
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WWE Table For 3
80 %|Aug 6, 2015
Documentary
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WWE Rivalries
70 %|Oct 28, 2014
Documentary
actor
The JBL and Cole Show
0 %|Dec 7, 2012
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WWE Main Event
78 %|Oct 3, 2012
Action & Adventure, Drama, Reality
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WWE NXT
67 %|Feb 23, 2010
Action & Adventure, Drama
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WWE NXT
67 %|Feb 23, 2010
Action & Adventure, Drama
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Ring of Honor Wrestling
64 %|Mar 21, 2009
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WWE SmackDown
73 %|Apr 29, 1999
Reality
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WWE SmackDown
73 %|Apr 29, 1999
Reality
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WWE SmackDown
73 %|Apr 29, 1999
Reality
actor
WXW Rage TV
0 %|Oct 1, 1996
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WWE Raw
67 %|Jan 11, 1993
Reality
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WWE Raw
67 %|Jan 11, 1993
Reality