Cast
Claudio Castagnoli
Acting
Cast
Claudio Castagnoli
Known for
Acting
Born
1980-12-27
From
Lucerne, Switzerland
Also known as Very Mysterious Ice Cream, Tenshi Takami, Double C
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.
The Wrestler
as Wrestler
AEW Full Gear 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE WrestleMania 31
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 35
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
ROH: Driven
as Himself
ROH: Unified
WWE WrestleMania XXX
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Night of Champions 2014
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 33
as Cesaro
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
as Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
as Antonio Cesaro
ROH: 8th Anniversary
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
as Cesaro
My Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
as Cesaro
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as Cesaro (archive footage)
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2019
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Crown Jewel
as Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2018
as Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2014
as Cesaro
WWE Payback 2015
as Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2015
as Cesaro
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
as Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2014
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2018
as Cesaro
WrestleMania 37: Night 1
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Battleground 2014
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
as Cesaro
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Fastlane 2015
as Cesaro
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE SummerSlam 2012
as Antonio Cesaro (Preshow)
AEW Revolution 2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Payback 2014
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2021
as Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2020
as Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2014
as Cesaro
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
as Cesaro
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
as Cesaro
WWE Day 1 2022
as Cesaro
WWE Money in the Bank 2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
as Himself
AEW All In 2024: London
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Worlds End 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
as Cesaro
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE Survivor Series 2014
as Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2021
as Cesaro
WWE Hell in a Cell 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Battleground 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Fastlane 2019
as Cesaro
AEW Dynasty 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Super Show-Down 2018
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2017
as Cesaro
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WWE WrestleMania Backlash
as Cesaro
WWE Super ShowDown 2019
as Cesaro
AEW Double or Nothing 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
as Cesaro
Bryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
as Himself
WWE Night of Champions 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2020
as Cesaro
AEW All In 2025: Texas
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Hell in a Cell 2015
as Cesaro
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
as Cesaro
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
as Cesaro
WWE Payback 2013
as Antonio Cesaro (Lumberjack)
AEW All Out 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Royal Rumble 2019
as Cesaro
ROH: Fate of An Angel
as Himself
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
as Cesaro
WWE Survivor Series 2021
as Cesaro
PWG: EIGHT
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
as Cesaro
WWE Extreme Rules 2017
as Cesaro
ROH: Reverse The Curse
AEW Double or Nothing 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015
as Cesaro
NXT: From Secret To Sensation
WWE Fastlane 2017
as Cesaro
WWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
as Cesaro
ROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Creating Excellence
as Himself
WWE Night of Champions 2012
as Antonio Cesaro
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Extreme Rules 2016
as Cesaro
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Claudio Castagnoli
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Payback 2017
as Cesaro
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
as Cesaro
WWE Clash of Champions 2016
as Cesaro
WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
as Cesaro
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
as Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
as Himself
WWE WrestleMania 34
as Cesaro
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
as Antonio Cesaro
WWE SummerSlam 2017
as Cesaro
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Gut Check
ROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
as Antonio Cesaro
AEW Full Gear 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: Passive Hostility
as Self
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
as Himself
AEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: The Bitter End
ROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
as Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
as Himself
ROH: Injustice
WWE Payback 2016
as Cesaro
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2
WWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
as Cesaro
Chris Danger: Creating a Superstar
as Self
NXT ArRIVAL
as Antonio Cesaro
ROH: Throwdown
ROH: Transform
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
as Himself
ROH: Caged Collision
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
as Self
CHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
PWG: Card Subject To Change 2
as Self
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
as Self
ROH: Best In The World
as Himself
The Destruction of The Shield
as Antonio Cesaro
PWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
as Himself
PWG: Life During Wartime
as Himself
Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
as Himself
ROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
PWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
as Self
PWG: DDT4 - Night One
as Himself
ROH: Buffalo Stampede
as Himself
ROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
as Himself
ROH: Chi-Town Struggle
ROH: Epic Encounter II
PWG: Horror Business
as Himself
ROH: Clash of The Contenders
AEW WrestleDream 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG Sells Out: Volume 3
as Himself
AEW All In 2023: London
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
as Himself
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
as Himself
Kevin Steen: Descent into Madness
as Himself
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
as Himself
PWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
as Himself
ROH: Hell Freezes Over
AEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
as Claudio Castagnoli
CHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
Chris Hero: Ring of Hero
as Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
as Himself
ROH Final Battle 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Japan's Finest
as Claudio Castagnoli
AEW Worlds End 2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
as Cesaro
WWE Great Balls of Fire
as Cesaro
ROH: Dethroned
The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
as Himself
WWE No Mercy 2017
as Cesaro
ROH: Night of The Butcher II
AEW All Out 2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: The 100th Show
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
as Self
ROH: Northern Navigation
as Himself
ROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
as Himself
ROH: Final Battle 2008
ROH: Black Friday Fallout
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1
WWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
as Cesaro
Danielson vs McGuinness
as Himself
Chikara: Cibernetico & Robin
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
WWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
as Cesaro
AEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Glory By Honor IX
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
as Himself
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010
ROH: Best In The World
as Himself
AEW All Out 2023
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Supercard of Honor
as Himself
ROH: Suffocation
Chikara: Rey de Voladores
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: The Omega Effect
ROH: Dissension
ROH: Dissension
as Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
as Himself
PWG: DDT4
as Himself
ROH: International Challenge
ROH: Return Engagement
ROH: Vendetta
as Himself
ROH: Vendetta
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
as Himself
ROH Final Battle 2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
American Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: Album of The Year
as Self
ROH: Aries Vs. Richards
ROH: Fade To Black
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
as Cesaro
Jay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
as Himself
PWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
as Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
as Himself
PWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
as Himself
ROH: In Your Face
CHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3
ROH: Final Battle 2010
as Himself
ROH: Boiling Point
ROH: Generation Now
Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
CHIKARA A Touch of Class
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
as Self
ROH: Fight of The Century
PWG: DDT4 - Night Two
as Himself
WWE Survivor Series 2018
as Cesaro
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
as Himself
Chikara: Maximum Overdraft
PWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
as Himself
CHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions
ROH: Fate of An Angel II
ROH: Hate - Chapter II
ROH: Eliminating The Competition
PWG: Threemendous
as Himself
CHIKARA Dead Men Don't Laugh (Testimony Of Evil)
ROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
ROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
as Himself
PWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
as Himself
AEW WrestleDream 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
Danielson vs The World
as Himself
ROH: Enter The Dragon
as Himself
ROH: Enter The Dragon
ROH: Contention
ROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
as Himself
PWG: Card Subject To Change III
as Himself
ROH: Motor City Madness 2009
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
as Himself
ROH: Motor City Madness
PWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
as Self
ROH: Time To Man Up
ROH Final Battle 2005
as Himself
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
AEW: Grand Slam Australia
as Claudio Castagnoli
CMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
ROH: Buffalo Stampede II
as Himself
ROH: Ring of Homicide
ROH: Bluegrass Brawl
ROH: Year 5
as Himself
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
ROH: 7th Anniversary
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
as Himself
ROH: Proving Ground
The Many Adventures of El Generico
as Himself
Nigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
as Himself
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
ROH: Tag Wars 2006
as Himself
Kings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
as Himself
Tito
as Lucky
ROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
as Himself
WXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
as Himself
ROH: Showdown In Motown
ROH: Showdown In Motown
as Himself
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story
as Himself
ROH Final Battle 2009
WWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
as Cesaro
ROH: Take No Prisoners
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016
as Cesaro
EVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
PWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
as Himself
PWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
as Self
ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
as Himself
ROH: Glory By Honor VII
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
as Himself
ROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
PWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
as Self
ROH: Tag Title Classic II
ROH: This Means War
as Himself
PWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
as Himself
ROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
ROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
ROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
ROH: Southern Navigation
as Claudio Castagnoli
CMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026
as Claudio Castagnoli
PWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
as Himself
ROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
EVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
WWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
as Cesaro
CHIKARA The Mint Condition
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
WrestleMania 36 Kickoff Part 1
as Cesaro
PWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
Chikara: Aniversario?
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
ROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
PWG: Scared Straight
as Himself
ROH: Allied Forces
ROH: World's Greatest
CHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003
as Claudio Castagnoli
Chikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
CHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going!
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1
CMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026
as Claudio Castagnoli