Acting
Claudio Castagnoli
EN, JA, FR cinema · 323 credits
Born
27 December 1980 (age 45)
Birthplace
Lucerne, Switzerland
Also known as Very Mysterious Ice Cream · Tenshi Takami · Double C · Antonio Cesaro · Claudio Castignoli · Cesaro
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
Filmography
CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026: Buy-In
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Redemption 2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All In 2026: London
as Claudio Castagnoli
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW WrestleDream 2026: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW WrestleDream 2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Dynasty 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All In 2025: Texas
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW WrestleDream 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW WrestleDream 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Full Gear 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Worlds End 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Revolution 2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All In 2024: London
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All Out 2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All In 2023: London
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All Out 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH Final Battle 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Worlds End 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Day 1 2022
as Cesaro
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW All Out 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
Tito
as Lucky
AEW Full Gear 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH Final Battle 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Survivor Series 2021
as Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
as Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
as Cesaro
WWE Fastlane 2019
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
as Cesaro
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
as Cesaro
WWE Crown Jewel 2019
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 34
as Cesaro
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2018
as Cesaro
WWE Fastlane 2017
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 33
as Cesaro
WWE Payback 2017
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
as Cesaro
WWE Great Balls of Fire
as Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2017
as Cesaro
WWE No Mercy 2017
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2017
as Cesaro
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Cesaro (archive footage)
WWE Payback 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
as Cesaro
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
as Cesaro
WWE Payback 2015
as Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2015
as Cesaro
ROH: Year 5
as Himself
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as Antonio Cesaro
The Destruction of The Shield
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Cesaro
WWE Battleground 2014
as Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2014
as Cesaro
NXT ArRIVAL
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Payback 2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Antonio Cesaro
ROH: Creating Excellence
as Himself
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Battleground 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Night of Champions 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Payback 2013
as Antonio Cesaro (Lumberjack)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
Danielson vs The World
as Himself
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
as Himself
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2012
as Antonio Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Night of Champions 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
as Himself
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
as Claudio Castagnoli
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
as Himself
Danielson vs McGuinness
as Himself
ROH: Japan's Finest
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: DDT4
as Himself
ROH: 8th Anniversary
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Final Battle 2010
as Himself
ROH: Caged Collision
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: 7th Anniversary
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Southern Navigation
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: Scared Straight
as Himself
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
as Himself
The Wrestler
as Wrestler
ROH: Best In The World
as Himself
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
as Himself
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
as Himself
ROH: Driven
as Himself
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: Horror Business
as Himself
PWG: Threemendous
as Himself
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
Actor, as Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
as Himself, Actor
ROH: Dissension
Actor, as Himself
ROH: Best In The World
as Himself
ROH: The 100th Show
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH Final Battle 2005
as Himself
ROH: Enter The Dragon
Actor, as Himself
ROH: Vendetta
Actor, as Himself
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
as Himself
ROH: This Means War
as Himself
ROH: Showdown In Motown
as Himself, Actor
ROH: Fate of An Angel
as Himself
