During Sunday night’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view event, Claudio Castagnoli (Cesaro in WWE) made his debut with All Elite Wrestling.
Castagnoli came out as Bryan Danielson’s hand-picked mystery opponent for Zack Sabre Jr. The two men faced off in an epic battle, which resulted in Castagnoli picking up the win with a Ricola Bomb.
Castagnoli was released from WWE back in February and this marked his first pro wrestling appearance since then.
The former Cesaro will now go on to complete in the Blood & Guts match that will be taking place on this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite.
You can check out some highlights from the match below:
.@zacksabrejr has arrived at #ForbiddenDoor! Order the PPV right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/J6m4bI8qzu
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
#ZSJ's opponent is none other than Claudio Castagnoli @ClaudioCSRO, the newest member of the #BlackpoolCombatClub, here at #ForbiddenDoor! Order the PPV right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/uZdC9x5eFG
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
.@ClaudioCSRO not wasting a single second in his first moments here at #AEW! Order #ForbiddenDoor right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/5FSq07xM4k
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
.@zacksabrejr doing his best to tear @ClaudioCSRO's arm off here at #ForbiddenDoor! Order the PPV right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/3Y28CnTXId
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
.@zacksabrejr zoning in on the knee now! Order the #ForbiddenDoor PPV right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/hVKzmLgvg3
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
The strength of @ClaudioCSRO and he just dumps #ZSJ into the ring! Order the #ForbiddenDoor PPV right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/0BEdIk8xza
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
The #SubmissionMaster @zacksabrejr! Order #ForbiddenDoor right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/0Toi8lTKvA
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
.@zacksabrejr counters with a heel hook on @ClaudioCSRO here on #ForbiddenDoor! Order the PPV right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/5Cnkmu9vLX
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
What a slick counter by @zacksabrejr! Order the PPV right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/3TM0gODYJg
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
The power of @ClaudioCSRO on display here at #ForbiddenDoor! Order the PPV right now! #AEWxNJPW pic.twitter.com/7y7mrmftrW
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 27, 2022
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