Claudio Castagnoli popular by his ring name Cesaro is a Swiss professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE, under the Raw Brand. He previously wrestled in the SmackDown brand, where he and Sheamus are the current Raw Tag Team Champions. Earlier, he was popular for his fight in the Ring of Honor (ROH), several independent promotions that include Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and the Japan-based Pro Wrestling Noah.
About his financial aspect, Cesaro has an estimated net worth of $2 million. What's more, he is rumored to be involved in a romantic affair with Sara Del Rey, a professional wrestling trainer and retired professional wrestler.
Cesaro has an estimated net worth of $2 million in 2021, including all of his properties and earnings. Some of WWE richest wrestler is Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Big E.
He is currently receiving an annual salary of $500,000, from the WWE Network. The maximum of his net worth is generated through his professional wrestling career.
No doubt, Cesaro has gradually increased his income considering his net worth in the previous year. In 2013, he earned approximately $810,811 whereas in 2015 he earned nearly $1,000,000.
Apart from his career earnings, he is associated with various brands including Reebok and Wrestling Magazine through his he adds good worth to his net worth. According to the source, Cesaro is confirmed to earn, $68,750 a year from the sponsorships alone.
Additionally, Cesaro made a short appearance in Darren Aronofsky’s 2008 wrestling drama film The Wrestler. Moreover, he made his appearance on the WWE web series The JBL and Cole Show.
He has a very good height of 6 feet and 5 inches, which is around 1.95m. He has a massive number of fans and followers on social networking sites. His salary is outstanding.
Cesaro, 40, is neither married nor involved in a relationship, but there has been a long-standing rumor that the 7wrestler is dating Sara Del Rey, a professional wrestling trainer and retired professional wrestler. His rumored girlfriend is better known to WWE fans as Sara Amato.
Cesaro with his girlfriend SOURCE: Pinterest Furthermore, Sara previously worked as a manager for Cesaro during his time on the independent scene. Also, she is responsible for training all of the women wrestlers that come through the performance center in Orlando.
It seems that the pair has been together for many years and are very private about their relationship. But without any concrete proof, we can't confirm their relationship.
Additionally, he dated fellow wrestler Aksana up until 2014 but the genuine reason for their split up is yet to disclose.
Apart from his love life, Cesaro can speak many languages. He is fluent in English, German, Italian, French, and Swiss German. He is passionate about cooking. He runs a blog and YouTube channel called “Claudio’s Café”. He likes traveling and adventurous work. He loves animals as well. He loves to watch Hollywood movies. He is an avid fan of Stone Cold.
Cesaro was born as Claudio Castagnoli on 27 December 1980, and this makes his age 40 years at this time. He is Swiss by nationality. His ethnicity is unknown this time. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
At his 12, he lost his mother. He recalled the moment and said, “I was swinging my sister around in circles by her ankles, and my mother was sitting nearby when a beach ball came out of nowhere, much like an RKO, hitting her on the head and causing her to choke on the Swiss chocolate she was eating.”
Cesaro was raised in Lucerne, Switzerland. During his childhood, he played tennis, soccer, and basketball and that sports he still follows today. Later on, he developed his interest in professional wrestling and started training and competing in wrestling.
Cesaro got his initial training in his homeland in Switzerland. He was trained by Swiss wrestler SigMasta Rappo. On Dec 24, 2000, he made his debut in Essen, Germany. While performing in England, he was trained by Dave Taylor.
In September 2011, he agreed to a contract with WWE and started his career as a wrestler in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name Antonio Cesaro. He made his debut in a loss to The Miz. His first win in WWE was against Mike Dalton.
Cesaro is a proficient tag team wrestler, winning twice as ROH World Tag Team Champion with his partner Chris Hero as The Kings of Wrestling. Within WWE, he is a six-time tag team champion, including holding the WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship a record five times, sharing one reign with Tyson Kidd as part of their team, four reigns with Sheamus whilst coupling with him, and current reign as SmackDown Tag Team Champion.
Not only this, but he has also won numerous independent tag team titles both with Hero and with Ares as Swiss Money Holding, such as the JCW Tag Team Championship, the CZW World Tag Team Championship, and the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas. In the year 2010, Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers voted Castagnoli and Hero the Tag Team of the Year.
As a singles wrestler, he has won the WWE's United States Championship and the inaugural André the Giant Memorial Trophy at WrestleMania XXX.
As a member of the 2018 WWE Superstar Shake-up, Cesaro and Sheamus were traded to SmackDown. Despite the trade, the duo still had a chance to acquire the Raw Tag Team Championship as they faced Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy at the Greatest Royal Rumble in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia but failed to win the titles.
