Tag: Claudio Castagnoli

  • Antonio Cesaro vs. Daniel Bryan – WWE

    Daniel Bryan and Antonio Cesaro are two of the best WRESTLERS in the WWE today.  I had the privilege of working with both gentlemen during their time in IWA Mid-South.  Antonio Cesaro had his first match in the United States at an IWA Mid-South event in Clarksville, Indiana when he was still wrestling as Claudio…

  • Believe In The Shield

    I have a horrible habit of constantly referring to WWE guys by the names they used on the independent wrestling scene when they were on IWA Mid-South shows with me.  I only do it with the guys that worked in IWA before making it to the big time.  Thankfully, the WWE kept CM Punk so…

  • Kassius Ohno released by WWE NXT

    I remember the first time I saw Chris Hero. He came in to the IWA Mid-South dressing room in 2000 and he didn’t look like the prototypical professional wrestler. He wasn’t muscular. He wasn’t tanned. He looked overweight and slow. Then he stepped into the wrestling ring. Hero was a natural. He could move with…

  • finimbrun asked: Mix-1 of Antonio Cesaro Antonio Cesaro aka Claudio Castagnoli worked very hard to get to WWE and has earned the chance to make the US Title mean something again.  He is a beast as shown by his ability to hoist up Brodus Clay and faceplant him with ease.  There will hopefully be an Antonio Cesaro/Kassius Ohno vs.…