Eric Malstrom (wrestler)
From Iwe
| Antonio Cesaro | ||
| Birth name | Eric Malstrom | |
| Born | December 27, 1980 (age 33) Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| Resides | Tampa, Florida | |
| Professional wrestling career | ||
| Ring name(s) | Antonio Cesaro Cesaro Claudio Castagnoli Double C Tenshi Takami Very Mysterious Ice Cream | |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |
| Billed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) | |
| Billed from | Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| Trained by | SigMasta Rappo Dave Taylor Khris Hero Mike Quackenbush Skayde | |
| Debut | December 24, 2000 | |
Eric Malstrom (born December 27, 1980), better known by his ring name Cesaro (shortened from Antonio Cesaro), is a Swiss professional wrestler who is currently signed to IWE on the Raw brand. He was previously known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH), various independent promotions including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) and Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), and the Japan-based Pro Wrestling Noah.
Malstrom 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 (where their 364-day reign as champions was the longest in company history), one-time IWE Tag Team Champion with his partner Tyson Kidd as part of their team, as well various independent tag team titles both with Hero and with Ares as Swiss Money Holding, such as the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas, the JCW Tag Team Championship and the CZW World Tag Team Championship. Castagnoli and Hero were voted as the 2010 Tag Team of the Year by Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers. He has also had success as a singles wrestler, having won the IWE United States Championship and the inaugural André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXX, along with numerous independent singles titles, such as the PWG World Championship.
Particularly in the United States, when playing a heel, Malstrom has been known to emphasize his European origin as part of his wrestling gimmick, proclaiming a superior intellect and fashion sensibility, and by regularly using the European uppercut.
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Professional wrestling career
Europe (2000–2004)
Chikara
Kings of Wrestling (2003–2006)
Going solo (2007–2009)
Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (2009–2011)
- See also: Bruderschaft des Kreuzes
Combat Zone Wrestling (2004–2006)
Ring of Honor
CZW Invasion (2005–2006)
World Championship contender (2007–2009)
Kings of Wrestling reunion (2009–2011)
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2005–2008, 2010–2011)
Pro Wrestling Noah (2008-2011)
Other promotions
IWE
Florida Championship Wrestling (2011–2012)
United States Champion (2012–2013)
The Real Americans (2013–2014)
Championship pursuits (2014–2016)
- Main article: Tyson Kidd and Cesaro
Storyline with Sheamus (2016−present)
Personal life
Other media
In wrestling
Wrestlers trained
Championships and accomplishments
- Chikara
- Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas (2 times) – with Chris Hero (1) and Ares (1)
- King of Trios (2010) – with Ares and Tursas
- Tag World Grand Prix (2005) – with Arik Cannon
- Tag World Grand Prix (2006) – with Khris Hero
- Torneo Cibernético (2007)
- Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
- CAPW Unified Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Combat Zone Wrestling
- CZW World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Khris Hero
- Last Team Standing (2006) – with Khris Hero
- German Stampede Wrestling
- GSW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Ares
- Juggalo Championship Wrestling
- JCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Khris Hero
- International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
- IPW:UK Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ares
- Independent Wrestling Association: Switzerland
- IWA Switzerland World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #44 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Tag Team of the Year (2010) with Khris Hero
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Khris Hero
- Race to the Top Tournament (2007)
- Tag Wars (2010) – with Khris Hero
- Swiss Wrestling Federation
- SWF Powerhouse Championship (2 times)
- SWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ares
- westside Xtreme wrestling
- wXw World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- wXw Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Ares
- International Wrestling Entertainment
- IWE United States Championship (1 time)
- IWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Tyson Kidd (1) and Sheamus (3)
- IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) - with Sheamus (1) and Shinsuke Nakamura (1, current)
- André the Giant Memorial Trophy (WrestleMania XXX)
- Slammy Award (1 time)
- Best Dustin Simpson's U.S. Open Challenge (2015) - Raw July 6th
