Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 27, 1980
Place of Birth
Lucerne, Switzerland
Credits
335 titles
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
Filmography
AEW Redemption 2026
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026: Buy-In
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In
Claudio Castagnoli
CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026
Claudio Castagnoli
CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Worlds End 2025
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Full Gear 2025
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW WrestleDream 2025
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW WrestleDream 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All In 2025: Texas
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Dynasty 2025
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
Claudio Castagnoli
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All Out 2024
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All In 2024: London
Claudio Castagnoli
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Revolution 2024
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Worlds End 2023
Claudio Castagnoli
ROH Final Battle 2023
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All Out 2023
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All In 2023: London
Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
Claudio Castagnoli
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Claudio Castagnoli
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
Claudio Castagnoli
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
Himself
Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar
Self
ROH Final Battle 2022
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Full Gear 2022
Claudio Castagnoli
Tito
Lucky
AEW All Out 2022
Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
Claudio Castagnoli
Hey! (EW)
Claudio Castagnoli
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Day 1 2022
Cesaro
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2021
Cesaro
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
Cesaro
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
Cesaro