Acting · Lucerne, Switzerland · Born December 27, 1980
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.
MovieAEW Redemption 2026
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MovieAEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026: Buy-In
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW Double or Nothing 2026: The Buy In
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MovieCMLL at Palms Slam Fest 2026
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MovieCMLL Homenaje a 2 Leyendas 2026
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW Worlds End 2025
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MovieAEW Full Gear 2025
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MovieAEW WrestleDream 2025: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW WrestleDream 2025
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW All In 2025: Texas
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW Double or Nothing 2025
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW Dynasty 2025
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW: Grand Slam Australia
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieNJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
2025
as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW All Out 2024
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW All In 2024: London
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieCMLL Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2024
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW Revolution 2024
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW Worlds End 2023
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieROH Final Battle 2023
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW Full Gear 2023: Zero Hour
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW WrestleDream 2023: Zero Hour
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW All Out 2023
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW All In 2023: London
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
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as Claudio Castagnoli
TVAll Elite Wrestling: Collision
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieNJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW Double or Nothing 2023
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieROH: Supercard of Honor 2023
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieJay Briscoe: Celebration of Life
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as Himself
MovieChris Danger: Creating a Superstar
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as Self
MovieROH Final Battle 2022
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW Full Gear 2022
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieTito
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as Lucky
MovieAEW All Out 2022
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieROH: Death Before Dishonor 2022
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieAEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
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as Claudio Castagnoli
TVHey! (EW)
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as Claudio Castagnoli
TVAll Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022
as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieWWE Day 1 2022
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Day 1 Kickoff 2022
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2021
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as Cesaro
TVAll Elite Wrestling: Rampage
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieWWE Hell in a Cell 2021
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE WrestleMania Backlash
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE WrestleMania 37: Night 1 Kickoff
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as Cesaro
MovieWrestleMania 37: Night 1
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2021
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2021
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Superstar Spectacle 2021
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as Cesaro
MovieMy Way: The Life and Legacy of Pat Patterson
2021
as Cesaro
MovieWWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2020
2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
MovieWWE Clash of Champions 2020
2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
MovieWWE The Horror Show at Extreme Rules 2020
2020
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Money in the Bank 2020
2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
WrestleMania 36 Kickoff Part 1
2020
as Cesaro
MovieWWE WrestleMania 36: Part 1
2020
as Cesaro (Preshow)
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2020
2020
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2020
2020
as Cesaro
TVWWE Backstage
2019
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Crown Jewel
2019
as Cesaro
TVAll Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019
MovieNXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff
2019
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2019
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Super ShowDown 2019
2019
as Cesaro
MovieWWE WrestleMania 35
2019
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Fastlane 2019
2019
as Cesaro
MovieWWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
2019
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2019
2019
as Cesaro
Chasing the Magic: The Nigel McGuinness Story
2019
as Himself
MovieWWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2018
2018
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2018
2018
as Cesaro
MovieWWE: AJ Styles: Most Phenomenal Matches
2018
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Super Show-Down 2018
2018
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Greatest Royal Rumble
2018
as Cesaro
MovieWWE WrestleMania 34
2018
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2018
2018
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2018
2018
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2017
2018
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2017
2017
as Cesaro
MovieNXT: From Secret To Sensation
2017
MovieWWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2017
2017
as Cesaro
MovieWWE No Mercy 2017
2017
as Cesaro
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2017
2017
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Great Balls of Fire
2017
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2017
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Payback 2017
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE WrestleMania 33
2017
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Fastlane 2017
2017
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2016
2017
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2017
2017
as Cesaro
MovieWWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2016
2017
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016
2016
as Cesaro
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2016
2016
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2016
2016
as Cesaro
MovieRandy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
2016
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Hell in a Cell 2016
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Clash of Champions 2016
2016
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Money in the Bank 2016
2016
as Cesaro
Our Nation's Pride: The Best of Canadian Superstars
2016
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2016
2016
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Payback 2016
2016
as Cesaro
MovieWWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
as Cesaro (archive footage)
MovieNXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
2016
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
2016
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2015
2016
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Hell in a Cell 2015
2015
as Cesaro
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2015
2015
as Cesaro
TVWWE Table For 3
2015
as Cesaro
MovieDaniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
2015
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2015
2015
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Payback 2015
2015
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2015
2015
as Cesaro
MovieWWE WrestleMania 31
2015
as Cesaro
MovieWWE WrestleMania 31 - Kick Off
2015
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Fastlane 2015
2015
as Cesaro
MovieThe Destruction of The Shield
2015
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2015
2015
as Cesaro
MovieROH: Year 5
2015
as Himself
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
2014
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2014
2014
as Cesaro
TVWWE Rivalries
2014
as Self
MovieWWE Hell In A Cell 2014
2014
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Night of Champions 2014
2014
as Cesaro
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2014
2014
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Battleground 2014
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Money in the Bank 2014
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as Cesaro
MovieWWE Payback 2014
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as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Extreme Rules 2014
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as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE WrestleMania XXX
2014
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieNXT ArRIVAL
2014
as Antonio Cesaro
TVWrestlemania Rewind
2014
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2014
2014
as Cesaro
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2014
2014
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieROH: Creating Excellence
2014
as Himself
MovieWWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
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as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
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as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Hell in a Cell 2013
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as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Battleground 2013
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as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Night of Champions 2013
2013
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Money in the Bank 2013
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as Antonio Cesaro
MoviePWG Sells Out: Volume 3
2013
as Himself
MovieBecoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
2013
as Himself
MovieWWE Payback 2013
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as Antonio Cesaro (Lumberjack)
MovieWWE Elimination Chamber 2013
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as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Royal Rumble 2013
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as Antonio Cesaro
MovieNigel McGuinness: In It to Win It
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as Himself
MovieWXW Presents: The American Dragon Bryan Danielson
2013
as Himself
MovieBryan Danielson: The Final Countdown
2013
as Himself
MovieChristopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
2013
as Himself
MovieClaudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation
2013
as Himself
MovieDanielson vs The World
2013
as Himself
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
2013
as Claudio Castagnoli
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
2013
as Himself
MovieWWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
The JBL and Cole Show
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Survivor Series 2012
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE Hell In A Cell 2012
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieKings Reign Supreme: The Kings of Wrestling
2012
as Himself
TVWWE Main Event
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieDanielson vs McGuinness
2012
as Himself
MovieWWE Night of Champions 2012
2012
as Antonio Cesaro
MovieWWE SummerSlam 2012
2012
as Antonio Cesaro (Preshow)
MovieKevin Steen: Descent into Madness
2012
as Himself
MovieWWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
2012
as Cesaro
MovieThe Many Adventures of El Generico
2012
as Himself
MovieROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!
2012
as Himself
MovieROH: Nigel McGuinness - An ROH Career Retrospective
2012
as Himself
MovieChris Hero: Ring of Hero
2012
as Himself
MovieROH: Ring of Hardcore
2012
as Himself
MovieAmerican Wolves: The Hunt Never Dies
2012
as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieROH: Japan's Finest
2012
as Claudio Castagnoli
MoviePWG: 2011 Battle of Los Angeles
2011
as Himself
MoviePWG: EIGHT
2011
MoviePWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night Two
2011
MoviePWG: All Star Weekend 8 - Night One
2011
as Himself
MoviePWG: Card Subject To Change III
2011
as Himself
MovieROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 2
2011
as Himself
MovieROH: Honor Takes Center Stage - Chapter 1
2011
as Himself
MoviePWG: DDT4
2011
as Himself
MovieROH: World's Greatest
2011
MoviePWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2 - The Reunioning
2011
as Himself
MovieInterviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
2011
as Himself
MovieThe Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet
2011
as Himself
MovieROH: Final Battle 2010
2010
as Himself
MovieROH: Tag Title Classic II
2010
MoviePWG: Cyanide: A Loving Tribute To Poison
2010
as Himself
MovieROH: Fate of An Angel II
2010
MovieROH: Survival of The Fittest 2010
2010
MovieCHIKARA The Dark Ciberknetico
2010
MovieROH: Allied Forces
2010
MoviePWG: The Curse of Guerrilla Island
2010
as Himself
CHIKARA Through Savage Progress Cuts the Jungle Line
2010
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood
2010
MovieROH: Glory By Honor IX
2010
MovieROH: Fade To Black
2010
MoviePWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2010
as Himself
MoviePWG: 2010 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2010
as Himself
MovieROH: Hate - Chapter II
2010
MovieROH: Bluegrass Brawl
2010
MovieCHIKARA: Faded Scars and Lines
2010
CHIKARA We Must Eat Michigan's Brain
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MovieROH: Death Before Dishonor VIII
2010
as Himself
MovieROH: Buffalo Stampede II
2010
as Himself
MovieEVOLVE 3: Rise or Fall
2010
MovieCHIKARA King of Trios 2010 - Night 3
2010
MovieCHIKARA Dead Men Don't Laugh (Testimony Of Evil)
2010
MovieCHIKARA Wit, Verve and a Bit O' Nerve
2010
MovieEVOLVE 2: Hero vs. Hidaka
2010
MovieCHIKARA A World Of Comforting Illusions
2010
MovieCHIKARA The Mint Condition
2010
TVWWE NXT
2010
MovieROH: 8th Anniversary
2010
as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieCHIKARA A Touch of Class
2010
MovieROH Final Battle 2009
2009
MovieROH: Reverse The Curse
2009
CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales
2009
MovieROH: The Omega Effect
2009
MovieROH: Aries Vs. Richards
2009
MovieROH: Boiling Point
2009
MovieROH: Survival of the Fittest 2009
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieROH: Survival of The Fittest 2009
2009
MovieROH: Clash of The Contenders
2009
MovieROH: Glory By Honor VIII - The Final Countdown
2009
MovieROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Boston
2009
MovieROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Chicago
2009
MovieROH: The Final Countdown Tour - Dayton
2009
MovieROH: Manhattan Mayhem III
2009
MovieROH: Contention
2009
MovieChikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2
2009
MovieROH: 7th Anniversary
2009
as Claudio Castagnoli
TVRing of Honor Wrestling
2009
MovieROH: Stylin' & Profilin'
2009
MovieROH: Eliminating The Competition
2009
MovieCHIKARA If the Airplane is Snowed in, Put your Bloody Skis on and Get Going!
2009
MovieROH: Caged Collision
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieROH: Motor City Madness 2009
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as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieROH: Final Battle 2008
2008
MovieROH: Glory By Honor VII
2008
as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieThe Wrestler
2008
as Wrestler
MovieROH: Night of The Butcher II
2008
MovieROH: Death Before Dishonor VI
2008
as Himself
MovieROH: Northern Navigation
2008
as Himself
MovieROH: Best In The World
2008
as Himself
MovieROH: Greatest Rivalries
2008
as Himself
MoviePWG: Life During Wartime
2008
as Himself
MovieROH: Southern Navigation
2008
as Claudio Castagnoli
MovieROH: Return Engagement
2008
ROH: Injustice
2008
ROH: Bedlam In Beantown
2008
MoviePWG: It's A Gift...And A Curse
2008
as Himself
MoviePWG: 1.21 Gigawatts
2008
as Himself
ROH: Take No Prisoners
2008
MoviePWG: Scared Straight
2008
as Himself
MovieROH: Transform
2008
MovieROH: Proving Ground
2008
MoviePWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night Two
2008
as Himself
MoviePWG: All Star Weekend 6 - Night One
2008
as Himself
MoviePWG: The High Cost of Doing Business
2007
as Himself
MovieChikara: Cibernetico & Robin
2007
MoviePWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2007
as Himself
MoviePWG: 2007 Battle of Los Angeles - Night One
2007
as Himself
MovieChikara: Maximum Overdraft
2007
MovieChikara: Showdown in CrisisLand
2007
MovieROH: Driven
2007
as Himself
MovieChikara: Aniversario?
2007
MoviePWG: DDT4 - Night Two
2007
as Himself
MoviePWG: DDT4 - Night One
2007
as Himself
MovieChikara: Rey de Voladores
2007
as Claudio Castagnoli
MoviePWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two
2007
as Himself
MoviePWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One
2007
as Self
MoviePWG: Album of The Year
2007
as Self
MoviePWG: Guitarmageddon II: Armoryageddon
2007
as Self
MovieROH: International Challenge
2006
MoviePWG: Passive Hostility
2006
as Self
MovieROH: Dethroned
2006
MovieROH: Black Friday Fallout
2006
MoviePWG: All Star Weekend IV - Night Two
2006
as Self
MovieROH: The Bitter End
2006
MovieROH: Honor Reclaims Boston
2006
MovieROH: Suffocation
2006
MoviePWG: Horror Business
2006
as Himself
MovieROH: Motor City Madness
2006
MovieROH: Survival of The Fittest 2006
2006
MovieROH: Glory by Honor V - Night Two
2006
as Himself
MovieROH: Glory By Honor V - Night One
2006
MoviePWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Three
2006
as Self
MoviePWG: 2006 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two
2006
as Self
MovieROH: Gut Check
2006
MovieROH: Epic Encounter II
2006
MovieROH: Anarchy In The U.K.
2006
MovieROH: Unified
2006
MovieROH: Fight of The Century
2006
MovieROH: Time To Man Up
2006
MovieROH: Generation Now
2006
MoviePWG: Threemendous
2006
as Himself
MovieROH: Death Before Dishonor IV
2006
MovieROH: Chi-Town Struggle
2006
MovieROH: Throwdown
2006
MovieROH: In Your Face
2006
MoviePWG: Enchantment Under The Sea
2006
as Himself
MovieROH: Ring of Homicide
2006
MoviePWG: (Please Don't Call It) The O.C.
2006
as Self
MovieROH: Weekend of Champions - Night Two
2006
MovieROH: The 100th Show
2006
as Claudio Castagnoli
MoviePWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night Two
2006
as Self
MoviePWG: All Star Weekend 3 - Crazymania - Night One
2006
as Self
MovieROH: Supercard of Honor
2006
as Himself
MovieROH: Dragon Gate Challenge
2006
as Himself
MovieROH: Best In The World
2006
as Himself
MovieROH: Fourth Anniversary Show
2006
as Himself
MoviePWG: Card Subject To Change 2
2006
as Self
MovieROH: Dissension
2006
MovieROH: Tag Wars 2006
2006
MovieROH: Hell Freezes Over
2006
MoviePWG: Cruisin' For A Bruisin'
2006
as Himself
MovieROH Final Battle 2005
2005
as Himself
MovieROH: Vendetta
2005
MovieROH: Showdown In Motown
2005
MovieROH: This Means War
2005
as Himself
MovieROH: Buffalo Stampede
2005
as Himself
MovieROH: Enter The Dragon
2005
MoviePWG: Zombies (Shouldn't Run)
2005
as Himself
MovieROH: Fate of An Angel
2005
as Himself
MovieCHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 3
2005
MovieCHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2005 - Night 1
2005
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2
2004
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1
2004
CHIKARA Tag World Grand Prix 2003
2003
as Claudio Castagnoli
TVWWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as Cesaro
TVWXW Rage TV
1996
as Antonio Cesaro
TVRaw
1993
as Cesaro
TVWWE Pay Per View
1985
