Cesaro Explains Why He Left WWE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- AEW & ROH star Claudio Castagnoli talks with Chris Van Vliet at Starrcast about leaving WWE and what led him to that decision. Claudio Castagnoli is a veteran of professional wrestling having competed in Ring of Honor, AEW, & WWE.
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Cesaro just seems like a genuine, good dude. Glad he did what was best for him
Sadly tk buries him in ROH.... crazy he never got someone who trust him to be is main guy. He lack charisma mic skill thought but good worker
Did Cody ever say why he left aew?
@@ExpressDunlop yup sadly he can be great in AEW but what you said is true
@@SA-gh3fr he didnt wanted to be the gatekeeper and TK lowballed him
Being a "genuine good dude" is meaningless, it's about how he performs and his mic skills
He is one of the most underappreciated and underrated stars in wrestling history. He deserved way better singles push than he did
Underused maybe, but everyone always knew he was great
@@syko2695 exactly
@@syko2695 triple h would’ve given him the spotlight in a mid card title for sure rn.
@@conormcgregor8451 He had the US title and like 7 tag reigns, I'd say the tag belts are midcard
@@conormcgregor8451 Nah, we mean MAIN EVENT championship stuff. He held the US title damn near 10 years ago. He held the tag titles with Sheamus, he’s already been in the spotlight of the mid card over the last 10 years. He should’ve been a main event champ already in WWE. ROH did him well on giving him their main event title.
I appreciate Claudio's class. He doesn't feel the need to bury WWE or their performers.
And it ain’t like he couldn’t
He's a good dude for sure.
Cof cof unlike Mox cof cof...
That's called Professionalism unlike cm punk 😂
@@secoTheSonicFan now that’s true too. Nobody in wrestling is too “golden” to get buried-some people (not just Eddie Kingston) really do hate Claudio, some probably really do hate Ruby Soho…you name it, they’re just as liable to be buried as the next person.
I guess all I was saying was that I was happy that Claudio didn’t because I’m sure that there were some people in WWE he really didn’t like or get good vibes from.
But again, you’re right, very many can bury him too. Again, very many not named Eddie Kingston (or even affiliated with Eddie Kingston)
"You wanna know, but you also wanna be surprised"
Claudio just summed up the very essence of professional wrestling in that one sentence.
Nah. You dont want to know. You just want to be surprised like it was when wrestling was good.
Cloudy o is pathetic, been wrestling for over 20 year's and can't do a basic promo
@@Carltonwanks he is so bad. He never gets any kind of reaction when he speaks. Even this interview is awkward
@@thehater6189 when u going to do a face reveal? You should do a video on Brian Zane and wrestlingnewsnow them 2 Are the worst, complete betas, Are you still beefing with technical workrate prods?
The fact he was never WWE Champion is disgusting tbh
Why?
There's always that one fan who wants every wrestler to be the top champion 😂
@@lilachie and then when a wrestler is champion they start turning on him, they are all sheep nowadays
@@marcel0233 mjf is so right about the fans
@@marcel0233 they've turned on Miro and Alister Black real quick 😂
He deserved to be world champion he is so good in the ring
Bro, he's literally the ROH "World" Champion right now.
@@OmSingh3D Which means nothing. All the ROH belts are worthless at this point. At least until the promotion is actually running again.
Vince actually wanted him to be world champ too!
Problem was, he believes Cesaro is missing charisma and getting over.
@@OmSingh3D it’s true he’s the champion of nothing
@@savagereaper6291
Bro, it's on the rise with those belts being part of AEW's TV. It's like the belt doesn't make the champ, the champ makes the belt. I would believe this is the case for Castagnoli and the ROH World Title too. IMO, the titles are being showcased decently well. At least the World and Pure titles. Need FTR to do more justice to the tag team belts. I had forgotten they are even the champs...
And yep I also wish ROH is repackaged soon and starts running again.
I think the real reason that no one wants to say is because you don’t want to burn your bridges. Vince McMahon’s vision was no good for many superstars. Had Triple H been in charge I don’t think we’d see half of the people who left to aew
Exactly right
Obviously he is an amazing wrestler, but better than that - He honestly just seems like an all around good person.
Cesaro was mismanaged from the time he entered the company.
For some of these guys, I do think it's a case of right wrestler/wrong timing.
If Cesaro could get into a time machine and be dropped in around 1992 just before WWF started to struggle and slowly lose key stars, with the writers still there, I think he would have made a big impact and had just the right guys around him left there to have the matches he needed.
WWE's writers have been poor since around 2002 onwards for me and it's not just the writing either that deteriorated.
Too many chefs, too many PPVs, too many in ring promos, too many over the top gang bangs, they've just forgotten that less is more with this stuff.
Even something as simple as the rings sounding less impactful, everything has gone backwards, this wasn't just a Cesaro problem.
So diplomatic. Like I'd imagine the way WWE used him and the reality that he was probably never going to elevated higher than where he was (despite knowing and being told that he's more valuable than that as a talent) had a hell of a lot to do with why he left but there's no way to say that without sounding negative so he just doesn't say it.
Well, he is Swiss!
Claudio is always a class act. Feels like he will have another run in WWE before he retires.
Cesaro is a god damn role model.
This guy is the dj DJ lemighu of wrestling I know I messed his name up but no joke he is. So good so humble he doesn't need to do all this extra stuff he lets his play or wrestling do his talking
He seems like one of those guys that if something happens at AEW/ROH and he leaves, he would probably be welcome anywhere.
His WWE run alone should show he's willing to put a ton of people over, and I feel like if he went back to WWE today, he could be a top guy (or more likely involved in the Brawling Brutes/Imperium fued, which would be badass)
Also he didn't bad mouth WWE he is like Danielson he just left because he wanted to do new things😀🙂
@@michaelrivera8360 I like when wrestlers who leave companies don’t bad mouth others, Bryan probably loved wwe but he accomplished so much so he just wanted to move on I guess
If you offered me The Bar vs Imperium, I'd buy a flight to the States to see it. Always thought the Bar should have run for much longer.
Guys like him and Bryan Danielson always seem humble. They always do the best with what they got and never seem to complain. Love them both
He'll never touch the world title in wwe unless he grows his character. He's very 1 dimensional and the mainstream audience won't care.
What a classy guy. Obviously one of the nicest people in wrestling.
Even though I miss him in WWE, he has the right to do what he wants
One of the best to ever step foot in that ring
I wish The Real Americans would’ve been tag champs
At least we got The Bar and randomly with Shinsuke.
They was over too. Good times.
He’s quite a Genius for not announcing it and as a result he was awarded with that unreal pop
If only Vince had stepped down a little sooner. Ultimately Claudio traded Clash at the Castle for that shitty ladder match at All Out. And the ROH title is a joke, its like winning the WCW title during Invasion Era WWE. Feels bad, he definitely deserves better.
Wasn't the WCW title the main event of Summerslam 2001
Forget the WCW title during the Invasion, the current ROH title is like the rebooted ECW championship in the late 2000s.
He's about as much a legit ROH champion as Ezekiel Jackson was ECW champion.
kind of nice to see someone not bashing the place they just left. He had plenty of reasons to bash them for not using him to his fullest but he took the high road and you have to respect that
If only his BCC stablemate Moxley followed his example.
@@thebatmanwhoposts9600 not everyone wants to be a pushover.
@@mr.iiconic so you're saying Claudio is a pushover?
Not constantly bitching about your former employer is being a professional not a pushover.
Moxley was in the biggest stable of the past decade and won the WWE championship, he has way less reason to bitch than Claudio does.
@@thebatmanwhoposts9600 Claudio is a standup guy (probably my favorite in the industry), I just used hyperbole to make a point. Maybe I'm just sick of this judgmental one fits all attitude. "This guy acted this way, so everyone else should and if not that's a damn shame!"
TL;DR there's nothing wrong with being more outspoken than any other given person. Claudio is Claudio, and Mox is Mox. Love them both, and I got nothing against you or your thoughts.
@@thebatmanwhoposts9600 and I disagree he has more reason. All of his gripes are wrestling related, WWE constantly threw Mox into personally uncomfortable situations like the things they asked him to say about Joe or (if I remember correctly) making his Renee Young thing an on screen plot point. Just sayin'.
Modern Day Dean Malenko in my book amazing wrestler but underappreciated
He’s never injured anyone and he’s had some great matches not sure why wwe never gave him a push
Honestly, even though he’s probably suuuuuper happy in AEW, I would love to see him come back to the WWE for one last run after his contract at AEW is up now that Triple H is running the business I could definitely see him finally getting that main event push he deserves.
Would be nice to see like a Drew Mcintyre comeback winning the royal rumble and beating the world champion at Wrestlemania.
Would love to see that too! But sadly, you're only going to push wrestlers one at a time to the main event scene. That's why having a good storyline or creative team is always better.
He will probably be in his late 40s by the time he’s a free agent. He’s not getting a main event push.
@@stujohn6569 but look at Bobby Lashley, he’s 46 and he was just champion earlier this year. So I wouldn’t completely rule it out.
Lashley is a much much much bigger draw and bigger star. Also, he is an absolute beast. So is cesaro but lashley is more beastly
Cesaro was always one of my favorites. Definitely underutilized and under appreciated and underrated… now, In aew thank God he’s free to just do his thing. Top guy imo!!!
What a classy man. He shows us profession and maturity. Not sure if he should be in AEW or the AEW-owned company though.
Now That Triple H Running Things, It’d Be Great For Him To Come Back
Crazy his last year in wwe he finally got his wrestlemania moment and a title shot.
Me wondering where would Roman's career be if he wasn't from the Samoan family the only guy to be the face of the company and get boos says a lot
Wow Cesaro, you are NOT angry, bitter, or disappointed like *many fools who always burn their bridges with the WWE.*
he’s always gonna be one of my all-time faves both in and out of the ring. i appreciate that you can see him thinking about the best words to use when asked about why he decided to leave, so that he was getting his point across without directly blaming anyone, because at the end of the day, he’s grateful for what he got even if there was more he could’ve done or been that he knew he wasnt going to get at WWE anymore. it’s both smart, coz it keeps the doors open for any future returns (maybe he’d have more opportunities in a HHHx-run WWE, who knows), and also nice and classy of him.
As much as I love his talent work and perseverance WWE is about entertainment stories and promos. I can't remember one time He was over as an entertainer or promo artist.
Didn't know he left, that man has strength and power like🔥
On screen. Off screen this guy is awesome❤
Cesaro is freaky strong in real life. Dylan aka hornschwoggle told me that i live in the same city as him and ran into him. He was the most polite nicest guy i ever met. Thanks for giving me a minute of your time dylan.
I liked him he made the matches fun the humor he brought in his matches so thank you
Would be nice to see him wrestle Ospreay at Wrestlekingdom coming up in January.
what weve all been waiting to hear
This man never got the main event push he deserved. Him and Shamus were spectacular. Hoping he finds his way back to WWE now that daddy H has the creative control.
I am not saying this Is like WCW vs WWF
But It makes wrestling so much more exciting when we have guys Jumping ship and they become a new version of themselves
Claudsario Is a legend
Claudio is one of those guys that if he would’ve remained at WWE even with Triple H in charge right now he would be underutilized. Good on him betting on himself and leaving.
I don't know about that
@@Mr_Leo_DS idk hunter was high on cesaro and nakamura. Nakamura is going to get a huge push soon
Go out on your own horse- Claudio Castagnoli
I have not seen him have a bad match, this man is amazing. Vince probable did not push him because he has an accent. Vince's rules were questionable
In the past decade alone Drew, Becky, Paige, Sheamus and Alberto Del Rio were all pushed and won the top championship in their divisions and were all from outside the US with strong accents.
The big difference between all of them and Cesaro is they all had way more charisma and personality than he does.
He can wrestle his ass off but at the end of the day it's all about entertainment, if you can't entertain people outside of th ring you're severely limited.
@@thebatmanwhoposts9600 exactly & this is what a lot people overlook & run with the “he wasn’t booked right or used right “
What he said may be true, he’s being nice and respectful to wwe. It was the fact he was such an amazing talent and Vince never gave him a shot even though the fans clearly saw it
Claudio is better off leaving WWE for AEW and obviously he benefited from as he won the ROH World Title and is a member of the Blackpool Combat Club . He was good in WWE but he'll never be WWE Champion as long as Reigns is the top guy . At least in AEW he can prove why he's 1 of the best in wrestling . May he have a long reign as ROH World Champion . Hopefully he can get a shot the AEW World Title or the TNT or All Atlantic Titles and dominate the competition for those belts . He did all he could do in WWE and obviously he wanted more . Good for him for making the move .
He’s very professional especially when wwe and Vince himself talked crap about him and when he was one of the best out there
See folks, Quiet quitting works!
Damn I really liked his and Shaemus Tag Team Matches
He should have been a champion at wwe
Fair play to him for not bad mouthing WWE on the media like other wrestlers who have left, but I'm very suprised he didn't let people know that he was leaving.
"I wanted to be something more, so became something I was 15 years go, ROH champion"
He never was ROH champion.
He also never was a World Champion.
Now he is.
@@Tranceplant82 ROH doesn’t even exist anymore, it’s like talking about WCW after WWE purchased them. It’s a meaningless title for a non-existing company. Creating a show just for ROH isn’t going to make it ROH, it’s going to be AEW rampage part two.
@@Troy2Slick The WCW Title was very legit after WWF bought them. Most people preferred the Big Gold Belt if for no other reason than looks. Vince hates that & booked it out of the picture.
AEW has a different problem. Terrible booking from the start & too many titles all over the place. They didn't need an All Atlantic Title when one of the RoH belts would have worked as an underneath belt (see TV Title). So while smarks will mark out over the use of certain belts, & marks will mark out anyway, the average fan won't care or be able to keep up
Hey Chris. Just wanted to say thank you for the work you do. I have been following you for a long time. You have not changed the way you engage your interviews even with you gaining massive popularity. Just wanted to say thanks for staying true to yourself. Keep up the great brother.
One of my most favourite wrestlers. All the best with your future endeavours. Whatever path or career u choose u will smash it and be fricken awesome. Love and blessings are sent to you all the way from Melbourne Australia ❤🙏😘
Claudio danced around that what made you choice to leave question smoothly.
Rip LandvogTV
That was the greatest thing all week :D
Man, If he had atleast one last run as the world champion that would have been awesome.
Why can't we just acknowledge the fact that he's currently a World Champion only?
I mean, rather than making statements about what he deserved and all, we can cherish the fact that he's the current World Champion of ROH and try to embrace his run as the champ. He has lifted the prestige of the ROH World Title a lot IMO. Goes parallel with AEW showcasing the ROH belts on its shows too. His matches are also well worked defining the workhorse of a title that the ROH World Championship is.
i don't watch much wrestling but this guy and ziggler were always entertaining as all hell and never seemed to get pushed very hard
Claudio mentioned horses. Hangman Adam Page and Claudio Castagnoli tag team confirmed 😂
One of my favourite wrestlers. I never realised why Vince never saw potential in him. I wish he would have stayed because he would have been used better by Triple H like he has done with Sheamus, Finn Balor now.
The wwe is disgusting they choose their top man ( cough cough Roman) and they neglect the others. No opportunity’s in wwe. Cesaro made a good choice
Look at the opportunity he’s getting now, wrestling on the taped show that doesn’t even get as many viewers as NXT, defending a title for a company that no longer exists. He disappears off TV for three or four weeks at a time, is not involved in any storylines, his career is pretty much 10 times worse than it ever was in the WWE.
If Hunter took control earlier, this dude would’ve been world champion
Like Kofi, Big E, and Dolph.
@@TOP0PERCENT ohh sure they were champions in Vince’s era amm let me see ok Kofi jobbed for Lesnar, Biggie lost to Lesnar and Dolph's reigns were very short and stupid.
@@ZenkaiSage You missed out something - fans turned on them.
Some wrestlers aren't meant for top. If guys like Bryan, Roman, Seth, Bray all can have good to great reigns but guys like Cesaro, Dolph and Kofi cannot. What do you prefer to call it, the former guys being great or the latter guys being misused?
@@TOP0PERCENT cmon bruh Dolph can definitely be a top guy
@@TOP0PERCENT I don’t think so dude it’s all because of the booking. You can lose to Lesnar is way credible but not in the way Kofi did. You forget that Cesaro is no the best at the mic but he hypes the crowd and with a good manager he could have had a great run as champion
This wrestler deserved to be a wwe champion .
A wise man once said cut the bs, it’s all about being appreciated & money
Cesaro honestly deserved better after "The Bar" had split apart WWE shouldve given Cesaro a world champion run
I really wish he had left WWE sooner and then he could of returned to a huge pop and hopefully show vince that the fans love him and he deserves a big push that lasts longer than a week. The guy is crazy talented and loved by everyone. Definitely underappteciated and underutilised.
I can see wwe wanting him back in the future especially with triple H running the show
Why everyone talking about him going back to the WWE. The WWE did not utilize him well when he was there. He should build himself up.
Aew is using him well? News to me.
That's Claudio.
tl;dr he was never gonna get over in WWE. He was a mid-carder and a "wrestler's" wrestler. But his prime years are past him and he know what he is. He's an indy guy at heart. WWE title around his waist? Not realistic. But ROH? Absolutely. And who knows, maybe the AEW one too?
He was literally over with the fans in WWE
Man, if only he stayed until now with Hunter head as creative
He should come back and get a push, him vs Drew, Lashley and even getting to show his monster strength against strowman would be a win for fans.
Cesaro awesome best champion ever
I want Claudio to try njpw the fans there would love him
I've always liked him in wwe now he needs to win the AEW CHAMPIONSHIP AND I KNOW HE CAN WIN
I wished him winning WWE title or Universal Championship!
Let's keep it real... Claudio is gonna get underutilized at AEW, he already is by being the ROH World Champion. That's no offense to the ROH Championship but he could've been put in the AEW World Championship picture soon as he got there after being a fill-in for Bryan Danielson at The Forbidden Door instead of being a third wheel in the Blackpool Combat Club.
And I get it, Vince didn't see his FULL potential especially at the end of his career but Swiss should've stuck it out. I'm quite sure HHH would've gave him a title run or a shot at being Mr. MITB or something. I really think a lot of the NXT non-call-ups and main roster shouldn't-be-curtain-jerkers should've waited like Gargano because they would've had a better opportunity. Now we got Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland as AEW Tag Team Champion... FOR WHAT?! To compensate for what Vince couldn't do with Isiah Swerve & "Bearcat" Keith Lee? I truly appreciate and understand that you do have to bet on yourself but how about a li'l more patience? AEW is gonna suffer (if they haven't already) tryna cater to the league switchers instead of honing their home talent
Bruh he was almost promised a title match in his last contract and he never got that match
I wanna to see Cody Rhodes as well to fight with him but yeha it is what it is he is not here there in same company i hope i can see this match in future that's would be awesome like a Seth Rollins
Its sad that Castagnoli got wasted by WWE. They tried to ruin his career by booking him a jober
I’m sure another main reason he left was because he wasn’t getting any major title shots in WWE. He deserved at least 1 WWE championship run he’s that good
Always loved Claudio.
I wish him and Paul heyman would have had a better role together. I think that could have elevated him to a new level had it been booked right.
I'm glad he is satisfied for now, one day he could return to WWE and be a bigger star. Some time away is good and he's doing well where he is now. So underused in WWE. ROH championship might not be a super big deal, but it's nice to see him with a belt around his waist.
Dude's in his 40s. Let him enjoy his career in ROH/AEW and be done.
Except Paul Heyman, nobody seems like to push him as a main eventer on WWE. I agree if he doesn't had any killing promo or mic skill, but his ring work is second to none.
And i really missed The Bar ..
he def didn’t wanna say i wasn’t booked right😭😭😭
Classy, inside and outside the ring.
The streaming issues wwe tried to enforce on talent was bull crap. I'm surprised no one has made a issue about this and Cesaro looked like he had fun in up up down down.
A consummate professional, The Swiss Superman should've been the modern day Bruno Samartino.
Cesaro has been one of the best workers in wrestling history... He could of stayed and had a legendary feud for the Intercontinental Championship with Gunther with multiple title changes...
I don't think Khan knows how to book and while I would bet on Cesaro myself... I'm not betting on Khan
I hope he returns to WWE someday and they push him for WWE title
I think he's the best in the world. Triple H being in charge would have changed the trajectory of his WWE career.
Once Vince said Claudio was "too swiss", that was the writing on the wall. Cesaro was never gonna be "the guy" in WWE.
But why is bro tryna make cesaro bad mouth WWE. Like dude left in his own accord. Yeah he wasn’t booked as well as he should but he did everything he could, took advantage of all moments, and left on his own accord. Stop tryna stir shit up
11 fucking years and he had ONE singles title run and that was only to elevate him from NXT to the main roster 😂 it is absolutely criminal how WWE treat him!
I hope he come back one day a match between him and Gunther would Slap
Wt hell when he mentioned the going out on your own horse I was thinking yoo watch him make shirts with that phrase and seconds after the interviewer says put it on a shirt
What a coincidence 😦
He deserved better even Stone Cold said it
A class act and a consummate professional
I think he’d progress a lot in the UFC
Dude is obviously one of the most pro folks out there
I miss the Bar!!
He made a Hugh impact swinging people around the ring.
Now Vine out and Game running things love see he go back and win the world title at WWE