Claudio Castagnoli
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Born 1980-12-27
Lucerne, Switzerland
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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.
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Filmography
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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Raw
WWE NXT
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
WWE Main Event
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
Wrestlemania Rewind
The Wrestler
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Hey! (EW)
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
WWE Rivalries
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
WWE Backstage
The JBL and Cole Show
WWE Table For 3
WWE WrestleMania XXX
AEW Redemption 2026
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
WWE WrestleMania 31
CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
WWE Survivor Series 2012
AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In
ROH Final Battle 2022
ROH: Year 5
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026: Buy-In
AEW Worlds End 2025
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
ROH: Boiling Point
WWE WrestleMania 35
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
WWE WrestleMania 34
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
WWE Survivor Series 2017
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
Tito
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
WWE Night of Champions 2014
WWE Night of Champions 2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
WWE SummerSlam 2015
WWE SummerSlam 2014
WWE Survivor Series 2021
CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
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