Claudio Castagnoli

Known for ActingBorn 1980-12-27 (age 45)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.Read more

Movies & web series

WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018

WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017

WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016

Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars

WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015

WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015

ROH: Year 5

WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014

ROH: Creating Excellence

Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It

WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson

Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown

Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel

Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation

Danielson vs The World

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2

PWG Sells Out: Volume 3

Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling

ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective

ROH: Ring of Hardcore

The Many Adventures of El Generico

American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies

Chris Hero: Ring of Hero

Danielson vs McGuinness

ROH: Japan's Finest

WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!

Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story

The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet

ROH: Transform

WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches

AEW Double or Nothing 2025

AEW All In 2025: Texas

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

AEW Worlds End 2025

Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere

The Destruction of The Shield

AEW Revolution 2024

WWE Royal Rumble 2021

AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025

AEW Full Gear 2025

WWE Night of Champions 2012

AEW WrestleDream 2025

WWE WrestleMania 33