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Claudio Castagnoli
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, Castag…
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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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2026
AEW All In 2026: London
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2026
AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2026
AEW Redemption 2026
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2026
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026: Buy-In
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2026
AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2026
CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2026
CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
AEW Worlds End 2025
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
AEW Full Gear 2025
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
AEW WrestleDream 2025
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
AEW WrestleDream 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
AEW All In 2025: Texas
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
AEW Dynasty 2025
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2025
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2024
AEW All Out 2024
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2024
AEW All In 2024: London
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2024
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2024
AEW Revolution 2024
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
AEW Worlds End 2023
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
ROH Final Battle 2023
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
AEW All Out 2023
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
AEW All In 2023: London
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TV show Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2023
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
Movie Himself
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2022
Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar
Movie Self
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2022
ROH Final Battle 2022
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2022
AEW Full Gear 2022
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2022
Tito
Movie Lucky
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2022
AEW All Out 2022
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
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2022
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
Movie Claudio Castagnoli
