Antonio Cesaro

Information
Game Rating: 88

HEIGHT: 6'5"

WEIGHT: 232 lbs.

FROM: Lucerne, Switzerland

FINISHER: The Neutralizer

FIRST WWE GAME: WWE '13

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: United States Champion

Biography
​Ask Antonio Cesaro where he hails from, and you won’t be hearing “parts unknown.” The Swiss-born Superstar is unabashedly proud of his roots, and is quick to remind allies and foes alike of his Lucerne hometown. He is just as fast, however, to claim himself the “personification of the American Dream.”

Walking the walk, Cesaro served in Switzerland’s famed militia before embarking on an athletic career. After excelling on several European rugby teams, Cesaro was banned from the league due to excessive aggression, and decided to apply his mercilessness in the ring. Honing his skills not just in Europe but around the entire world, Cesaro landed in the United States and developed a cult following exhibiting his vicious skills in tag team and singles competition alike.

But this brutally innovative grappler is not all brawn. As versatile as a Swiss Army knife, the cultured Cesaro speaks five languages, allowing him to adapt to his surroundings while traveling the globe en route to WWE.

Cesaro backed up his multilingual smack talk with a string of big victories on SmackDown leading up to his title-winning stunner at the 2012 SummerSlam Pre-Show. By ending Santino Marella’s five-month United States Championship reign, The Swiss Sensation put the entire WWE Universe on notice that he’s one of WWE’s fastest-rising young Superstars.

Though he parted ways with girlfriend Aksana after the raven-haired Diva inadvertently caused Cesaro to lose a Non-Title Match, the uppercut-swinging powerhouse has not appeared hindered by her absence. He held the U.S. Title for an incredible 239 days before losing to Kofi Kingston on the April 15, 2013, edition of Raw.

Nonetheless, Cesaro’s no-nonsense style has won over its fair share of admirers, including radical manager Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger. Impressed not only by Cesaro’s in-ring prowess but also his grasp of the English language and his legal immigration status, Colter paired the Swiss Superstar with Swagger and dubbed the patriotic duo “The Real Americans.”

Since then, Cesaro has continued turning heads, both in singles and tag team competition. He was featured in “The Soup’s” Clip of the Week after hoisting Santino Marella into a dizzying, 30-second giant swing — a scary-strong maneuver Cesaro again broke out in tag action against The Usos on the Sept. 16 edition of Raw.

Truly in a class unto himself, just how far can Cesaro go now that he has the calculating Colter in his ear and the immense Swagger in his corner?