Claudio Castagnoli
Known for: Acting
Born: December 27, 1980
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 "…
Known for
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016
2016
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
2023
NXT ArRIVAL
2014
ROH: Tag Title Classic II
2010
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010
2010
PWG: EIGHT
2011
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
2011
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
CHIKARA Dead Men Don't Laugh (Testimony Of Evil)
2010
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
2010
ROH Final Battle 2022
2022
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
2006
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
2010
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
2013
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
2005
CHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going!
2009
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
2006
WrestleMania 36 Kickoff Part 1
2020
CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026
2026
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
2009
Tito
2022
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
2024
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
2012
CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
2010
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
2009
CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
2010
CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3
2010
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
2021
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
2010
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
2009
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
2023
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
2010
ROH: Allied Forces
2010
ROH: Fade To Black
2010
CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve
2010
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
2010
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2010
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
2006
PWG: Album of The Year
2007
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
2008
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
2009
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
2011
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
2015
CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
2010
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
2007
ROH: World's Greatest
2011
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
2008
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
2010
ROH: The Bitter End
2006
WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
2021
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
2009
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
2009
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
2022
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
2010
PWG: Card Subject To Change III
2011
CHIKARA A Touch of Class
2010
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
2006
PWG: Horror Business
2006
PWG: Threemendous
2006
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2007
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
2017
CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026
2026
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
2014
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
ROH: Bluegrass Brawl
2010
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
2023
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
2011
CHIKARA The Mint Condition
2010
Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar
2022
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
2006
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
ROH: Final Battle 2010
2010
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
2012
ROH: Throwdown
2006
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
2021
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
2007
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
2025
ROH: Eliminating The Competition
2009
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
2008
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
2010
WWE Night of Champions 2012
2012
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
2022
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1
2004
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2
2004
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
2021
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
2006
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2007
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
2016
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
2010
WWE No Mercy 2017
2017
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
2017
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story
2019
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
2006
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
2012
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
2006
ROH: In Your Face
2006
ROH: Gut Check
2006
Chikara: Aniversario?
2007
ROH: Ring of Homicide
2006
ROH: Injustice
2008
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
2016
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
2025
AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In
2026
ROH: Proving Ground
2008
ROH: Final Battle 2008
2008
ROH: Caged Collision
2009
CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions
2010
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
2006
WWE Payback 2016
2016
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
Danielson vs McGuinness
2012
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
2007
AEW Worlds End 2025
2025
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
2009
ROH Final Battle 2023
2023
ROH: Southern Navigation
2008
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
2023
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
2007
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
2016
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
2017
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
2013
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
2013
ROH: Best In The World
2008
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
2013
ROH: Creating Excellence
2014
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1
2005
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
2021
ROH: Suffocation
2006
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
2007
AEW WrestleDream 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
2025
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
2009
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
2016
PWG: Passive Hostility
2006
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
2007
WWE SummerSlam 2017
2017
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
2010
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
2013
ROH: Dethroned
2006
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
2021
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
2008
WWE Fastlane 2017
2017
PWG: DDT4
2011
WWE Payback 2015
2015
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2010
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
2005
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
2008
WWE Great Balls of Fire
2017
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
2006
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
2023
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014
WWE Payback 2014
2014
WWE Fastlane 2015
2015
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
2007
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
2008
ROH: Dissension
2006
ROH: Best In The World
2006
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
2016
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
2016
WWE SummerSlam 2015
2015
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
2019
ROH: Northern Navigation
2008
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
2011
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
2012
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
2012
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
2011
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
ROH: International Challenge
2006
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
2006
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
2006
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026: Buy-In
2026
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
2012
WWE Night of Champions 2014
2014
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
2008
AEW Full Gear 2022
2022
WWE Payback 2017
2017
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
2018
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
2018
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
2015
PWG: Scared Straight
2008
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
2022
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
2008
The Destruction of The Shield
2015
ROH: Reverse The Curse
2009
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
2009
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
2009
ROH: Epic Encounter II
2006
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
2020
AEW Dynasty 2025
2025
ROH: Take No Prisoners
2008
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
2023
WWE Survivor Series 2017
2017
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
2015
ROH: Boiling Point
2009
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
2025
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
2025
ROH Final Battle 2005
2005
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
2007
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
2006
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
2009
ROH: Unified
2006
ROH: Transform
2008
AEW Full Gear 2025
2025
WWE Survivor Series 2013
2013
AEW Revolution 2024
2024
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2006
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2006
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
2008
ROH: Vendetta
2005
ROH: This Means War
2005
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
Danielson vs The World
2013
ROH: Time To Man Up
2006
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
2006
AEW All Out 2024
2024
WWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013
AEW All Out 2023
2023
WWE Battleground 2013
2013
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
2006
PWG: Life During Wartime
2008
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
2005
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
2013
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014
ROH: The Omega Effect
2009
ROH: Fight of The Century
2006
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
2017
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003
2003
WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
2012
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
2006
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
2007
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
2018
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016
2017
WWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
2009
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
2009
ROH: Motor City Madness
2006
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
2011
ROH: Showdown In Motown
2005
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
2006
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
2017
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
2018
ROH: Fate of An Angel
2005
ROH: Contention
2009
WWE Crown Jewel
2019
ROH: Driven
2007
The Many Adventures of El Generico
2012
ROH: Generation Now
2006
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
ROH: Return Engagement
2008
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
2015
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
2007
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
2016
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
2019
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
2006
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014
WWE Payback 2013
2013
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015
ROH: 7th Anniversary
2009
ROH: The 100th Show
2006
ROH: 8th Anniversary
2010
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
WWE Day 1 2022
2022
ROH: Enter The Dragon
2005
ROH: Year 5
2015
ROH Final Battle 2009
2009
ROH: Supercard of Honor
2006
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
2023
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
2018
WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013
WWE Survivor Series 2016
2016
WWE WrestleMania 33
2017
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
2020
WWE Fastlane 2019
2019
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
AEW Worlds End 2023
2023
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
2019
AEW All In 2025: Texas
2025
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
AEW All In 2023: London
2023
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
2020
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014
WWE Survivor Series 2021
2021
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
2018
WWE Battleground 2014
2014
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
WWE WrestleMania 34
2018
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
2018
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2021
AEW All In 2024: London
2024
WWE Survivor Series 2014
2014
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
AEW All Out 2022
2022
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
2020
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
AEW WrestleDream 2025
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
2013
The Wrestler
2008
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
Raw
1993
WWE Table For 3
2015
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
WWE Backstage
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010
Hey! (EW)
2022
WWE Main Event
2012
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
WWE NXT
2010
WWE Rivalries
2014
WXW Rage TV
1996
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
WWE Pay Per View
1985