WWE - Match Of The Year 2013? Antonio Cesaro Vs Sami Zayn

Subscribe Comment Like A match at the WWE NXT tapings featured Sami Zayn (El Generico) against Antonio Cesaro in a two out of three falls match. It was described as one of the best WWE matches in years. Fans in attendance even chanted "match of the year" and gave the two a standing ovation. For those unaware, Zayn and Cesaro both worked in Ring of Honor under the ring names El Generico and Claudio Castagnoli. Birth name Claudio Castagnoli Ring name(s) Antonio Cesaro[1] Claudio Castagnoli[2] Double C[2] Tenshi Takami[2] Very Mysterious Ice Cream[3] Billed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[4][5] Billed weight 232 lb (105 kg)[4][5] Born December 27, 1980 (age 32)[6] Lucerne, Switzerland[4][7] Resides Tampa, Florida, United States Billed from Lucerne, Switzerland, And Now Resides in the United States Of America[4][5] Trained by SigMasta Rappo[2] Dave Taylor[2] Chris Hero[2] Mike Quackenbush[2] Skayde[3] Debut December 24, 2000[2] Finishing moves As Antonio Cesaro Neutralizer (WWE) / Gotch Style Neutralizer (FCW / NXT) (Cradle belly to back inverted mat slam)[5][138][139] Very European Uppercut (Pop-up European uppercut)[138] -- FCW; used as a signature move in WWE As Claudio Castagnoli Alpamare Waterslide (Side Death Valley driver)[2] Inverted Chikara Special (Kneeling step-over head-hold armbar to a face down opponent followed by hooking the opponent's near leg)[140] -- Chikara Lasartesse Lift (Karelin lift dropped into a side piledriver)[141] -- 2007 Neutralizer (Over the shoulder single leg Boston crab with neckscissors)[2][83][142] -- PWG; used as a signature move in ROH / Independent circuit Ricola Bomb (Straight jacket sitout powerbomb,[2] sometimes from the top rope)[143] Roaring Swiss Uppercut (Discus European uppercut)[3] Swiss Death[6] / Very European Uppercut[144] (Pop-up European uppercut)[145] Signature moves As Antonio Cesaro Big boot[146] Delayed gutwrench suplex[147][148][149] Diving knee drop[146] Double foot stomp[121][147] Giant swing[3][150] High knee[151] Multiple European uppercut variations Diving[152][153][154] Running to a cornered opponent[155] Springboard[156][157][158] Scoop powerslam[159] Single leg giant swing transitioned into a single leg Boston crab[160][161] Swissblade (Side Death Valley driver)[162] Sitout scoop slam[158] Sleeper hold[163] Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker[164][165] As Claudio Castagnoli Bicycle kick[3] Cravate[143][166] Giant swing[3][150] Jim Breaks Special (Elevated wrist-lock)[2] Match Killer (Horizontal belly to back suplex spun out into a sitout facebuster)[2] Money Dive (Diving headbutt)[2] Multiple suplex variations Delayed vertical[3] Double underhook[166] Ricola-Plex (X)[3] Suicide dive[3] Swiss Sleeper Hold (Bridging cobra clutch)[2][6] UBS Neckbreaker (Backbreaker rack dropped into a cutter)[2] UFO (Spinning backbreaker rack, sometimes while no-handed)[167][168] Managers Jade Chung[2] SoCal Val[2] Prince Nana[2] Shane Hagadorn[55] Sara Del Rey[169] Aksana[108] Zeb Colter Nicknames "Double C"[2] "The Most Money Making Man"[170] "The Stalwart Swiss Powerhouse"[171] "Very European"[5][4][172] "The Swiss Sensation"[4][173] "Swiss Superman" "The Personification of the American Dream" Entrance themes "I've Got to Have It (Instrumental)" by Jermaine Dupri featuring Nas and Monica[174] "We Are the Champions" by Queen[13] (Used while teaming with Chris Hero) "1812 Overture" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[175] "Engel" by Rammstein[176] (Used while a part of the Bruderschaft des Kreuzes) "KoW (Kings)" by Cody B. Ware, Emilio Sparks and J. Glaze[177] (Used while teaming with Chris Hero) "Im Namen Der Bruderschaft" by Kenny Pickett[178] (Used while a part of the Bruderschaft des Kreuzes) "Miracle" by Jim Johnston[179] Wrestlers trained by Castagnoli Air 2 Style[180] Andres Diamond[180] Chris Bernardi[180] Create-A-Wrestler[180] Don Heavy[180] Frightmare[180] Green Ant[180] Hellvetic Warrior[180] Jakob Hammermeier[180] Jonathan Barber (referee)[181] Kobald[180] Kodama[180] Little Mondo[180] Marc Roudin[180] Marshal T[180] Obariyon[180] Saturyne[180] Steve Allison[180] Tribun[180] Tursas[180] Vin Gerard[180] Birth name Rami Sebei[1][2] Ring name(s) El Generico Rami Sebei Sami Zayn[3] Billed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] Billed weight 196 lb (89 kg)[4] Born July 12, 1984 (age 29)[5] Hill Valley, Quebec, Canada[5] Resides Montreal, Canada Billed from Tijuana, Mexico[1][4] Tijuana, Canada Trained by Patrick "Patty the Kid" Smart[1] Jerry Tuite[5] Savio Vega[5] Debut 2002[1] Finishing moves As Sami Zayn Springboard tornado DDT[94][97] As El Generico Brainbustaaaaahhhhh!!!!! (Super brainbuster onto the top turnbuckle)[98][99] Spike brainbuster[5][100] Signature moves As Sami Zayn Leg lariat[96][97] Multiple arm drag variations[94] Spinning heel kick[94] As El Generico 450° splash[1][5] Cradle DDT[5][101] Diving splash[99]