Cesaro

Antonio Cesaro is a pro wrestler signed to WWE, and competes primarily on the RAW brand. 
==Debut and United States Champion (2012)==
Antonio debuted in WWE in April 2012 as a heel with a European centered gimmick, and constantly took stabs at the United States, and feuded with Zack Ryder. John Cena and Kurt Angle. After his major feuds, he defeated Matt Hardy for the United States Championship, and held it for four weeks before losing it back to Hardy in a fatal four way match when Hardy pinned Santino Marella. After losing the title he went on a seven week winning streak, scoring wins on Raw, NXT, Main Event and Smackdown, over the likes of Ryder and Santino. On the July 4th edition of Smackdown Live. Antonio challenged any United States wrestler to a ten minute challenge match, where if he lost, he would have to admit that the United States was a great country. At first, Santino Marella came out due to his exsisting mini feud Antonio was having at the time. However instead Dolph Ziggler ran in and defeated Antonio with seven seconds left on the clock.
==Real Americans (2013-2014)==
After his loss to Ziggler, Antonio competed on RAW and Main Event, without direction for a major half of 2013 before he made an alliance with Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter forming "The Real Americans. Swagger and Antonio made a gradual face turn, when he praised the United States. The duo would go on to have a mixed run, winning most non-title matches and coming up short when it came to titles. The duo eventually split apart by the Royal Rumble.
==The King of Swing (2014)==
After the Royal Rumble, Cesaro's ring name would be shortened and he was given a gimmick in which he would perform a giant swing on larger opponents. Ceasro was scheduled to face then-United States Champion Damien Sandow for the title at the event, but he was forced to miss it due to an injury to his leg.
==The Workhorse of WWE==
Upon the reintroduction of the WWE Draft, Cesaro was moved to the RAW brand where he would fight Sheamus to a Best of 7 Draw with a future Championship match on the line. The two would form a tag team named The Bar, and would serve as the dominant heels of the Division, holding the titles twice. However the pair would eventually be split in the 2018 WWE Draft, when Cesaro was moved to Smackdown, and Sheamus remained on RAW. Upon this revelation, Sheamus would attack Cesaro to cement his status as a heel. 
Cesaro would remain off television for several months, only appearing in WWE.com exclusive Talking Smack segments, citing nagging injuries. 
Upon his return, Cesaro would remain in the uppermid card, challenging for both the Intercontinental and World Heavyweight Championships in critically acclaimed matches, giving solid performances throughout, but would never win the title. In 2019, Cesaro would begin a winning streak well into 2020, before forming a friendship with Shinsuke Nakamura, winning the Tag Team Championship, but dropped them to The Street Profits at Survivor Series 2020. After this, Cesaro and Nakamura would quietly split as Nakamura moved into a feud with Roman Reigns and the Bloodline, while Cesaro would start a feud with Seth Rollins, in which Cesaro bested Rollins twice, and after beating him again, Seth would smash Cesaro's head through a cinder block with the Stomp. 
Category:Raw Superstar
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Category:Multi Branded Superstar
Category:Smackdown Superstar