Claudio Castagnoli
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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Raw
1993
WWE NXT
2010
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Main Event
2012
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
WWE Pay Per View
1985
Hey! (EW)
2022
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
WWE Backstage
2019
The Wrestler
2008
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
WWE Rivalries
2014
WWE Table For 3
2015
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
WWE WrestleMania 33
2017
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
2013
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
2015
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
WWE Payback 2014
2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
2016
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
2014
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
2012
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021
WWE Survivor Series 2013
2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013
WWE Crown Jewel
2019
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014
WWE Payback 2013
2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
2013
WWE Survivor Series 2021
2021
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
2018
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
2025
WWE Night of Champions 2012
2012
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
2017
WWE SummerSlam 2015
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2021
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
2012
WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
2021
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
2017
WWE Night of Champions 2014
2014
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
2018
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
2021
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
WXW Rage TV
1996
WWE Payback 2015
2015
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
2020
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
2019
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
2015
WWE Fastlane 2019
2019
WWE Survivor Series 2017
2017
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
2020
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
2017
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
2023
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
2018
WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
2018
AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In
2026
WWE Battleground 2013
2013
WWE Day 1 2022
2022
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
2018
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
2020
WWE Great Balls of Fire
2017
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
2020
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
2013
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
2016
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022
WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014
WWE Battleground 2014
2014
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
2016
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016
2017
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
2016
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
2018
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
2021
WWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
2015
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
2021
WWE Fastlane 2015
2015
AEW Worlds End 2023
2023
WWE Fastlane 2017
2017
The Destruction of The Shield
2015
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
2019
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
2016
WWE Survivor Series 2016
2016
WWE WrestleMania 34
2018
WWE SummerSlam 2017
2017
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
2012
AEW Dynasty 2025
2025
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
2021
AEW All Out 2024
2024
AEW Full Gear 2022
2022
AEW All In 2023: London
2023
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
2025
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
AEW Revolution 2024
2024
ROH: Unified
2006
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
2016
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
ROH: Best In The World
2006
AEW All In 2024: London
2024
PWG: DDT4
2011
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
2009
WWE Payback 2016
2016
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
2018
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
2011
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
2006
AEW All Out 2022
2022
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2010
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023
ROH: Final Battle 2008
2008
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
2016
NXT ArRIVAL
2014
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
2022
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
2015
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
2023
ROH: Creating Excellence
2014
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
2009
The Many Adventures of El Generico
2012
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
2006
ROH: Throwdown
2006
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
2009
ROH: Eliminating The Competition
2009
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
2013
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
ROH: The Bitter End
2006
ROH Final Battle 2023
2023
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
2009
AEW Full Gear 2025
2025
WWE Payback 2017
2017
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
2019
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
2023
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
2008
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
2010
ROH: Best In The World
2008
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
2023
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
2006
ROH: Return Engagement
2008
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
2017
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
2011
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
2008
ROH: Gut Check
2006
Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar
2022
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
2013
ROH: 7th Anniversary
2009
ROH: Proving Ground
2008
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
2006
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2007
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
2023
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
2006
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
2006
ROH Final Battle 2022
2022
ROH: Dethroned
2006
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
2013
CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
2010
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
2006
ROH: The 100th Show
2006
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
2007
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
2023
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
AEW All In 2025: Texas
2025
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
2008
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
2021
ROH Final Battle 2005
2005
ROH: Enter The Dragon
2005
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016
2016
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
2010
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
2022
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
2009
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
2013
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1
2004
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
2012
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
2006
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
2008
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
2017
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
ROH: Vendetta
2005
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
2007
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
2010
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
2011
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
2006
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
2012
ROH: Injustice
2008
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
2009
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
2012
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2006
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
2007
WWE No Mercy 2017
2017
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
2025
ROH: Epic Encounter II
2006
ROH: Generation Now
2006
ROH: Dissension
2006
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2
2004
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
2008
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
2025
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
2007
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
2007
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
ROH: Ring of Homicide
2006
ROH: Caged Collision
2009
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
2007
ROH: Reverse The Curse
2009
ROH: Fight of The Century
2006
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
2010
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story
2019
ROH: Time To Man Up
2006
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
2006
PWG: Passive Hostility
2006
ROH: Fate of An Angel
2005
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
2012
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
2006
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
2011
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
2009
PWG: Life During Wartime
2008
PWG: Album of The Year
2007
ROH: Driven
2007
PWG: EIGHT
2011
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
2012
ROH: Take No Prisoners
2008
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
2009
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
2010
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2010
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2006
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
2008
ROH: The Omega Effect
2009
ROH: Southern Navigation
2008
ROH: Supercard of Honor
2006
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
2008
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
2011
CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026
2026
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
2013
ROH: Motor City Madness
2006
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2007
ROH: In Your Face
2006
CHIKARA Dead Men Don't Laugh (Testimony Of Evil)
2010
ROH: Suffocation
2006
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
2005
AEW WrestleDream 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
2025
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
2009
PWG: Card Subject To Change III
2011
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
2008
ROH: This Means War
2005
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010
2010
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
2011
ROH: Fade To Black
2010
PWG: Horror Business
2006
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
2006
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
2007
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
2006
PWG: Scared Straight
2008
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
2010
ROH: Contention
2009
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
2009
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
2010
AEW WrestleDream 2025
2025
ROH: Bluegrass Brawl
2010
ROH: Tag Title Classic II
2010
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
2009
CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026
2026
ROH: Transform
2008
ROH: World's Greatest
2011
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
2023
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
2010
AEW All Out 2023
2023
ROH: 8th Anniversary
2010
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
2005
ROH Final Battle 2009
2009
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
2006
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
2007
CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
2010
ROH: Northern Navigation
2008
CHIKARA The Mint Condition
2010
PWG: Threemendous
2006
AEW Worlds End 2025
2025
ROH: Final Battle 2010
2010
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
2024
CHIKARA A Touch of Class
2010
Danielson vs The World
2013
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
2006
CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions
2010
CHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going!
2009
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
2006
Tito
2022
ROH: Boiling Point
2009
ROH: International Challenge
2006
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
2005
ROH: Year 5
2015
Chikara: Aniversario?
2007
Danielson vs McGuinness
2012
CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3
2010
WrestleMania 36 Kickoff Part 1
2020
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
2007
CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve
2010
ROH: Allied Forces
2010
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
2009
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
2008
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
2009
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
2006
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
2010
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
2006
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
2010
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1
2005
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
2007
CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
2010
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003
2003