Claudio Castagnoli
Known for Acting · 336 credits
- Born
- 1980-12-27 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Lucerne, Switzerland
- Also known as
- Very Mysterious Ice Cream · Tenshi Takami · Double C · Antonio Cesaro · Claudio Castignoli · Cesaro
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
Raw
1993
as Cesaro / Antonio Cesaro
WWE Pay Per View
1985
WWE NXT
2010
as Antonio Cesaro
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as Cesaro / Antonio Cesaro / Ceasro
WWE Main Event
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2021
as Claudio Castagnoli
Ring of Honor Wrestling
2009
WWE Backstage
2019
as Cesaro
Hey! (EW)
2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
Wrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Cesaro
WWE Rivalries
2014
as Self
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Table For 3
2015
as Cesaro
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
WXW Rage TV
1996
as Antonio Cesaro
Movies (318)
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
2021
as Cesaro
AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In
2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
The Wrestler
2008
as Wrestler
WWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
2020
as Cesaro
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026: Buy-In
2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026
2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE WrestleMania 33
2017
as Cesaro
ROH Final Battle 2022
2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE WrestleMania 35
2019
as Cesaro
ROH: Year 5
2015
as Himself
CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026
2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Boiling Point
2009
AEW Worlds End 2025
2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
2018
as Cesaro
WWE Battleground 2014
2014
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
2017
as Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
as Antonio Cesaro (Preshow)
AEW All In 2025: Texas
2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
2015
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
2019
as Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
2021
as Cesaro
WWE Battleground 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
2017
as Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 31
2015
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
2016
as Cesaro
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012
as Himself
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
2018
as Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2015
2015
as Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
as Cesaro
ROH: Supercard of Honor
2006
as Himself
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2
2004
WWE Night of Champions 2012
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE Payback 2014
2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2014
2014
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 34
2018
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2017
2017
as Cesaro
PWG: Threemendous
2006
as Himself
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010
2010
WWE Great Balls of Fire
2017
as Cesaro
AEW All In 2024: London
2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Survivor Series 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
2005
as Himself
WWE Payback 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro (Lumberjack)
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
2021
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
as Cesaro
WWE Fastlane 2019
2019
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
as Cesaro
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1
2004
AEW Revolution 2024
2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Night of Champions 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2017
2017
as Cesaro
WWE Crown Jewel
2019
as Cesaro
WWE Payback 2016
2016
as Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
2014
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
2021
as Cesaro
AEW Redemption 2026
2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
2021
as Cesaro
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
as Himself
WWE Fastlane 2017
2017
as Cesaro
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
2016
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2016
2016
as Cesaro
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
as Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
as Cesaro
ROH: Eliminating The Competition
2009
WWE Fastlane 2015
2015
as Cesaro
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
2022
as Cesaro
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
2010
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014
as Cesaro
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: Horror Business
2006
as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
2015
as Cesaro
WWE No Mercy 2017
2017
as Cesaro
ROH: Final Battle 2008
2008
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
2018
as Cesaro
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
2012
as Cesaro
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021
as Cesaro
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
AEW All Out 2024
2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
NXT ArRIVAL
2014
as Antonio Cesaro
ROH: 8th Anniversary
2010
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
2018
as Cesaro
ROH: Fate of An Angel
2005
as Himself
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
2016
as Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
2016
as Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015
as Cesaro
WWE Payback 2017
2017
as Cesaro
ROH: Creating Excellence
2014
as Himself
ROH Final Battle 2009
2009
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
The Many Adventures of El Generico
2012
as Himself
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Fight of The Century
2006
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Ring of Homicide
2006
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
as Claudio Castagnoli
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
2013
as Himself
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
2019
as Cesaro
Tito
2022
as Lucky
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
as Himself
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
2017
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
ROH: Epic Encounter II
2006
ROH: Enter The Dragon
2005
as Himself
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
2017
as Cesaro
Danielson vs The World
2013
as Himself
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
2018
as Cesaro
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
2016
as Cesaro
About 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 c… With 336 credits spanning from 1985 to 2026, Claudio Castagnoli has appeared in 318 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Claudio Castagnoli Movies
- WrestleMania 37: Night 1 (2021) — as Cesaro
- AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In (2026) — as Claudio Castagnoli
- The Wrestler (2008) — as Wrestler
- WWE WrestleMania XXX (2014) — as Antonio Cesaro
- WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020 (2020) — as Cesaro
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