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 Guer ... rilla (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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| Organization | Category | Movie |
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WWE SmackDown
as Cesaro
Episodes: 93
First Aired: Apr 29, 1999
Raw
as Cesaro
Episodes: 76
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
WWE SmackDown
as Antonio Cesaro
Episodes: 45
First Aired: Apr 29, 1999
WWE Main Event
as Antonio Cesaro
Episodes: 21
First Aired: Oct 03, 2012
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Claudio Castagnoli
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Oct 02, 2019
Raw
as Antonio Cesaro
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jan 11, 1993
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as Claudio Castagnoli
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Aug 13, 2021
WWE NXT
as Antonio Cesaro
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 23, 2010
WWE SmackDown
as Ceasro
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 29, 1999
The JBL and Cole Show
as Antonio Cesaro
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 07, 2012
WWE Table For 3
as Cesaro
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 06, 2015
WWE Backstage
as Cesaro
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 05, 2019
Hey! (EW)
as Claudio Castagnoli
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 13, 2022
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
as Claudio Castagnoli
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 08, 2022
WXW Rage TV
as Antonio Cesaro
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 01, 1996
Ring of Honor Wrestling
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Mar 21, 2009
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Oct 02, 2019
WWE NXT
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Feb 23, 2010
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 17, 2010
WWE Rivalries
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 28, 2014
Smosh's Try Not to Laugh
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 19, 2016
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