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