Claudio Castagnoli

About

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...

Known for

RawSeries • 1993All Elite Wrestling: DynamiteSeries • 2019WWE NXTSeries • 2010WWE Friday Night SmackDownSeries • 1999WWE Main EventSeries • 2012All Elite Wrestling: CollisionSeries • 2023All Elite Wrestling: RampageSeries • 2021Ring of Honor WrestlingSeries • 2009Wrestlemania RewindSeries • 2014WWE Table For 3Series • 2015The WrestlerMovie • 2008WWE WrestleMania XXXMovie • 2014WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020Movie • 2020WWE WrestleMania 31Movie • 2015WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1Movie • 2021WWE WrestleMania 35Movie • 2019WWE Royal Rumble 2017Movie • 2017AEW All In 2025: TexasMovie • 2025WWE No Mercy 2017Movie • 2017WWE WrestleMania 34Movie • 2018WWE Day 1 2022Movie • 2022WWE Royal Rumble 2019Movie • 2019WWE Royal Rumble 2018Movie • 2018WWE WrestleMania 33Movie • 2017