Claudio Castagnoli - "very European" wrestler

Claudio Castagnoli is a professional wrestler from Switzerland. In the ring he is known as Antonio Cesaro. During his sports career, he managed to establish himself as a team wrestler. But he also won a large number of titles in singles against opponents. Castagnoli constantly reminds of its European origin and often shines with an acute mind, and not only with an excellent physical form.

The first steps in sports

Claudio Castagnoli was born in 1980, on December 27th. He trained in wrestling in his homeland, in Switzerland. His coach was fellow countryman SigMasta Rappo. The debut of Castagnoli took place in 2000, on September 24. For the first time the athlete entered the ring in Westside Xtreme Wrestling in Germany. Then he performed more than one, and together with Ares. The duet of two wrestlers was known as the "Swiss Bank". A little later, Castagnoli went to England, where he began training with Dave Taylor. For a short period of his performances in the ring, Claudio managed to get in touch with Chris Hiro, with whom he later practiced a lot. In addition, he met Mike Kouakenbush, who made an offer to the "Swiss Bank" to conduct his spectacular entry into the United States. In 2004, Claudio Castagnoli caught luck at the tail, winning Green Card. He managed to become a US citizen. The wrestler begins to enter the ring in Chikara, while his partner Ares returns to Switzerland.

Claiming for the world title

In 2007, Castagnoli and his partner at that time (Matt Saydal) opposed the Brisco brothers. Two teams of wrestlers vied for the title of the team world champion in the Ring of Honor. But Claudio failed to win. He was given a second chance. On another speech against the Brisko brothers he was already involved with Chris Hiro. And again his team lost the fight. After some time, Claudio Castagnoli decides to perform solo and achieves little success. In 2008, the athlete won a big victory in the RING. The first fight he conducted against Brian Danielson, who was put on his shoulder blades, applying a European uppercut. A little later, the wrestler has another chance to win the title of world champion ROH. He goes to fight Nigel McGuinness, but loses the match. He still had chances for a rematch, but Claudio could not win. Then he began to call himself "very European."

Participation in WWE

In September 2011 there was a great chance for Claudio Castagnoli. WWE invited him to sign a contract. On September 17, the athlete made his debut under the new pseudonym Antonio Cesaro. At the beginning of the performances in the ring he was not very lucky. There were a lot of losses that could break the fighter. But he walked confidently forward. On August 19, 2012, there was a show called Summer Slam. It was here that Castagnoli won the title of US champion in WWE, defeating his opponent Marella. A little later in the tournament Raw, which was broadcast on TV, Cesaro for the first time in his professional career defended his title.

Recent achievements of wrestler

In 2016, another Summer Slam began, in which a series of fights took place between Cesaro and Seamus. When the score was 3-3, both athletes were seriously injured. After a while, Mick Foley, who is the manager of Raw, announced that the Cesaro and Seamus fight ended in a draw. And this meant that they would fight together for the title of team champions. Their rivals became the team of the New Day. This meant that a new period in the professional career of Claudio Castagnoli began. Training athlete became even more active and frequent. But still Cesaro and Seamus managed to win a victory over the New Day only once. They took over in 2016 on Hell In A Cell. In the next two matches against the New Day, Castagnoli did not show brilliant results, so his team lost. The wrestler does not give up and is preparing for new revenge against this "whimsical" grouping.