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Not down with the sickness

2010-03-12T10:33:00.001-08:00

Well I’m not so disturbed to be down with the sickness.

Especially if that sickness is fever and rather annoying. Now I realized later in the day yesterday (after feeling a little bit better) that my fever probably wasn’t 107, more 100.7, but form me being sick and not understanding the thermometer (looking at it while barely opening my eyes didn’t help) one can see how that can happen.

I sure hope I will have paid my sickness depth for 2010 with those last two weeks. For those who don’t know I got sick on my way to Switzerland with a stomach virus and spend one of the two days I had at home in bed (oh joy).

After feeling better at the awesome wXw 16 Karat Tournament, I got sick again yesterday. That was after hitting the gym hard and going to practice despite not feeling quite well. I guess that’s my body giving me the good old FU for not listening.

So I’m resting up now and stay at home despite feeling quite well (at least as well as I felt earlier in the week) which should guarantee for a great tomorrow. Also chicken noodle soups rule! So do cold wraps around your ankles to break your fever. If nothing else they’ll wake you up!

Who else enjoys the Marriage Ref? I certainly do. The panel last night was great! So was 30 Rock! Finally a new episode!

Tomorrow I will be in Rahway for Evolve. If you’re in the area you should definitely come see me taking on Bobby Fish.

Pictures and more from my recent trip home will come soon :)

Stay European,

Claudio

Home Sweet Home

2010-03-04T02:51:00.000-08:00

Good Morning dear reader.

It's been far too long since I wrote something here... So I decided now is the time.

I'm in Switzerland and it's snowing. I love it.

Last weekend was CHIKARA for me and I had a great time. The new Reading building is great and the drive to Pottsville was not as bad as I thought.

I stopped for coffee at Sheetz both days and tried the Columbian Blend, Dark Roast and French Vanilla! All were tremendous.

Have I told you guys that I switched from Splenda to Truvia? Truvia is 100% natural and is delicious. You should check it out. I also wrote to Starbucks that they should feature Truvia.

Speaking of CHIKARA. It's called Bruderschaft. Not Brüderschaft. It's driving me crazy! Also I'm glad people are enjoying Ares and my promos. It's great teaming with my old partner again and we have so much fun, it's like we were never apart.

For those who don't know, we were a team pretty much from the start of my career in 2000. For the first 4 1/2 years of my career I traveled, trained and wrestled with him all over Europe and even in the USA. And now we're doing it again.

On Monday it was time to fly to Switzerland via England. We flew British Airways. The trip started off great with a really empty plane so I got a full row to myself!

It took a turn for the worse when I ordered the steak. I should have known (British, BSE)... On the second leg of the trip from England to Switzerland I got sick. I almost held up the plane's departure, but made it back in time to my seat.

The rest of the day was accompanied by frequent bathroom visits, shivers and severe coldness. Did I mention stomache cramps? I still made it to a trainingssession in Zürich, but thankfully Ares did the majority of it (we're a good team).

I used the next day for an astonishing 18 hours of sleep and felt a little better. Just good enough to go hang out with my friends and watch Switzerland loose to Uruguay (I soooo wanted Uruguay to loose, after a promoter there screwed me over) in a World Cup test game. It was still fun seeing all my friends,

Today I might go to Lucerne (the most beautiful city in Switzerland) for a little bit and then get ready for my trip to Germany tomorrow.

wXw 16 Karat is on the menu (talking in food terms here) and the Kings of Wrestling are going to be represented there!

I shall update you again when I'm back in the Staates!

Stay European,
Claudio

Quarter Final

2010-02-24T06:20:00.001-08:00

For those who don’t know, it’s Quarter Final time at the Olympics in Ice Hockey. Who’s playing? Switzerland against the US!

Last time they played was in their group and the US beat Switzerland 3:1 with Switzerland playing not that well in the 2nd Quarter and that’s why I think they lost.

They’ve been playing great since, so if they keep it up I think they have a chance against USA! Unfortunately / fortunately I won’t be able to watch all of it because I will have to leave for CHIKARA practice… Which could be good, because my nerves are usually pretty stressed when I’m watching it live on TV.

I’m sure I’ll talk about it tomorrow!

At this point I’d like to thank all the watchers of “Claudio’s Café”! I’m already thinking about stuff for the next episode. It should be great.

That’s about it for right now, make sure you watch the Olympics and support Switzerland!

Hopp Schwiiz,

Claudio

The first ever “Claudio’s Café”

2010-02-22T05:39:00.001-08:00

Let’s start the week with something special! The first ever edition of “Claudio’s Café”

As always, let me know what you think, I’m looking forward to your feedback!

Ciao,

Claudio

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2010-02-18T08:11:00.001-08:00

Upset…

2010-02-15T12:05:00.001-08:00

Yes, I’m pretty upset right now. Why? Well mainly because NBC is not showing the Men’s Downhill. Or at least not live.

Men’s Downhill is one of THE event’s of the Olympic games. NOT Figure Skating. As much as I like to watch figure skating. Downhill Skiing is like the KING of all events. When you think about Winter, you think about Skiing. And the Downhill is the biggest discipline there.

Now I understand NBCs great TV strategy. We show events (at the same time) and then switch back and forth whenever an US athlete is competing. Now I get that, but then show ALL events!!! Especially the ones that are LIVE!

Seriously! I think it should be like in Europe where there are many channels broadcasting the Olympics. Like that you’re able to catch different events and switch between the ones you would like to watch.

There’s not just one channel that does it. I really, really, really hope there are going to be more than one channel broadcasting the Soccer World Championships this summer, otherwise I’m going to have a nervous breakdown. Especially if it’s going to be NBC!

So as I write this they show the Snowboard qualifier…. the QUALIFIER over a LIVE event? Who’s the director of programming over there?

I was originally going to write about last weekend which was great, but this took over…

Winter Olympics rule, but I want to see the great disciplines of the Olympics… not seeing the Downhill live just makes me sad.

Maybe it’s also because that’s one event that the Swiss are really strong and have another gold medal coming their way… But I’d be upset otherwise too…

That’s like showing the 100m of the Summer Olympics not live!

Well, I’m going to stop here… Too much ranting already. I’m still going to enjoy the Olympics today, this just but a bump in my mood and I had to get it off my chest.

Ciao,

Claudio

It’s been a while…

2010-02-10T16:19:00.001-08:00

Yes I know I had this title before and yes I know that’s the name of a Nickelback song. Nickelback is also providing the new RAW song and I know a certain Referee and CHIKARA commentator that’s a big fan of them. So if you have a chance you should let him know how awesome they are.

Well what happened the last weekend? Not really much, thanks to the epic snow here in Philadelphia. Not really epic for me since I’ve seen this pretty much every winter in Switzerland but certainly epic for here.

After a tremendous first night or ROH TV tapings, the second night got cancelled because of the snow. It was going so great! The Kings of Wrestling returned to TV action and set a big statement! 3 matches, 3 wins and we were nowhere close to being done! We were all super exited about the second night, but unfortunately that didn’t happen.

What can you do? We’ll just carry all the momentum into New York!

So what did I do on Saturday? Well I watched a lot of movies! Including “The Proposal”, “Monster Inc”, “Mongol” and finally “Avatar”. I saw the last one in 3D and I must say it totally rocked! The effects were really subtle and added to the movie and were not just done for the sake of having 3D effects.

All the movie watching continued on Sunday and I also watched the Super Bowl. Great game, not so great commercials. Like every year I’m really exited about the commercials, but this year it was brutal! Maybe 3 good commercials! I read it costs 3 million dollars for 30 seconds… And some companies couldn’t come up with more creative stuff than that? I would have a serious word with my marketing department!

I continued watching CBS (if I’m not mistaken) and saw the season premier of “Undercover Boss”. I really dig this show and hope it will continue to be on Sunday nights so I can check it out. Unlike my previous Sunday night show “Shark Tank” who moved to some weekday that doesn’t really work for me.

For those who noticed I updated my website layout! What do you think? Let me know!

I’m also planning on making more frequent although maybe shorter updates. Thoughts on that?

Enjoy the Snow,

Claudio

Back home, LA, CHIKARA and lot’s of pictures from Japan!!

2010-02-02T06:34:00.001-08:00

Those were the major happenings of my last week. I flew back home… well, my American residence, last Monday. Thanks to sitting next to Chris Hero I only slept like 4 hours on an 11 hour flight. The big problem was that we’re both kind of big, so every time he moved I woke up and vice versa.

But that shouldn’t spoil a good time, so after I slept a little I watched Zombieland, which I thought was a great movie and then proceeded to destroy Chris at Battleship. Battleship is the official game of the Kings of Wrestling. He beat me at bowling pretty badly though.

Thanks to a rainstorm in Philadelphia we were able to catch a delayed earlier flight from Chicago and arrived home early. I used newly available time masterfully and went to the gym. Then I fell asleep at 9 o’clock.

The rest of the week I was trying to get back in the sleeping rhythm that I had before, which roughly worked until I had to go to LA for ROH. Again I didn’t sleep too much on the flights which gave me plenty of time to read the in flight magazine and getting super annoyed over my phone/MP3 player who decided to not display half of my songs.

Being in LA was great and the show / Wrestling convention took place at the Hilton right by LAX! After leaving my bags in the hotel room (which was super nice) me and Delirious walked to Chalet Edelweiss to enjoy some tremendous Swiss food! If you’re ever in the area, you have to check it out!

I vote that ROH always has their show from now on at Hilton or similar hotels because it was awesome! The crowd was hot and me and Chris Hero had a great return to the US.

After the match I was able to walk up to my room in my gear and take a great shower! Good times. Only 4 hours later I woke up and went on my way back home. This time I slept a lot more. I woke up about an hour before we landed and for the first time in my live I finished some sudoku puzzles! Go me!

The rest of Saturday was used to watch “I love you man” which I did not like at all. Well the last ten minutes were kind of ok.

Sunday was CHIKARA and it was a great! Teaming up with Ares again just felt great and with CHIKARA setting a new attendance record the atmosphere was tremendous. Chikara’s on a roll and I hope you keep following to see what happens.

And now…. to what you’ve all been waiting for… more pictures from JAPAN!!

Kyoto, Japan

KBS Hall in Kyoto. Kensuke & Morishima vs. Go & Saito is going on

I found those on a rest plaza and they’re awesome! Unfortunately I don’t know what they are…

oh, THAT pickle!

In case your taste buds get hurt… (yeah I know that was bad!)

I don’t know exactly what it is, but it looks great!

Where REAL men hang out

Kinniku men!

Mine and Prince Nana’s business venture seems to go well!

Good times!

Sashimi and Horse (in the back)

just read…

Puma Disc System is still big in Japan!

Funny T-Shirts

part II

Marking out for the M. Bison belt!

Meet… Love… The End

I thought he walks alone?

And that’s if for today!

Salü and see you next time,

Claudio

Being Tired

2010-01-24T03:45:00.001-08:00

Yes it's true, I'm tired...

I don't even know what's the local time is, but it's not too late maybe around 9. I'm sitting in the internet room, well it's not really a room, more a lower leveled area of the lobby typing and watching youtube.

Youtube may be a men's best friend when he's bored. So much stuff going on! I watched lots of old Rock promos the other day and I discovered Powerthirst. I know it has like over a million hits, so I must have lived under a rock.

In case you're wondering why my grammar is all messed up it's because I'm

A. Swiss and

B. Tired!

Today was Korakuen Hall and a lot of fun. Team Gaijin took on Rikioh, Yone, Saito and Gemba (I don't want to look up how to spell his last name right now) and after some awesome Tag Team moves (from all 4) we were able to get the victory after the KRS-1.

The fans seemed to really like the match and it was awesome to perform in front of them.

Also me and Hero got some awesome plaques which represent the best technical Tag Team in this years Global Tag League. I would also like to mention that we were in a really tough group. But I wouldn't wanna have it any other way. Competition is the way to go and this year started out with amazing competition. I'm looking forward to the rest of the year.

Tomorrow there's an 12 hour flight to Chicago and then another 3 to Philly waiting for the KoW.

I'm also happy that people seem to enjoy my coffee blog at very-european.com. It will be updated when I get home too.

As will this side with more pictures!

I'm also looking forward to next weekend, with ROH in LA and then CHIKARA in Philadelphia! I'm looking forward to kicking this year off great in the US!

And now, sleep time!

Ciao,
Claudio

So while...

2010-01-21T02:16:00.000-08:00

Roger Federer is winning his second round match, I figured it's time to write a new blog.

If you got a chance to donate some money for Haiti, you should do so. I just saw the video on Japanese TV today of the 5 year old boy getting rescued and it was really moving.

Ok, since my last update a bunch of things happened. One was myself and Chris Hero joined team Dynamic in a great 6 man match against Sugiura, Battleship Morishima and Gemba Hirayanagi.

To our surprise we were also joined by T-2 who was no other than Takayama. Apparently Takayama is part of Team Dynamic too, with Taue being T-1 and Takayama being T-2. Seeing Takayama doing the Terminator entrance complete with the music was quite the sight (I hope it will make it to youtube soon)

The following day the Kings of Wrestling were taken to Mutoh's restaurant which was a great treat.

There was cool Mutoh memorabilia everywhere, and the food was really good.

I actually managed to take a picture before eating! So go me.

Always a good measuring stick of how cool a place is, is the bathroom. And this one wouldn't disappoint. Having rocks in the sink just screams awesomeness!

After that we went to Mister Cacao's mask shop and he had all kinds of cool stuff! Including a Que Monito mask and javero! click here: http://blog.livedoor.jp/fukumen_ya_kobo/ for a picture of the Kings at his shop.

I also found this amazing picture!! It's reeking of awesomeness! Do you know who's in the picture? And who it's supposed to be?

The day was then concluded by a visit to Taue's restaurant. The food there is always amazing and fresh. We actually met the dude who shoots the ducks for the duck soup we enjoyed and he even brought in a dead duck for us to see. (He then also came back with his rifle, but just to show off).

Since I've been boring you guys here a lot with coffee talk and I know some people are not really into that, i figured I will stop.

But just in case you're into coffee, don't worry and check out www.very-european.com! It's my latest work of art and will be only about coffee :)

Also check out Chris Hero's Japanese blog (if you can read Japanese) at http://thechrishero.blogspot.com

Tomorrow is our last match of the Global Tag League and I'm really exited!

So long and stay European,
Claudio

Ja-

2010-01-18T06:46:00.001-08:00

pan!

The first week is behind me and the second already started! Now the second holds considerably less shows than the first week. Which means more days off and time to explore stuff. So today me and Hero went to the Venus Fort, a mall close to the hotel we're staying to do some exploring. We found some cool stuff, including a 3000$ Leather jacket, but good news, it was 50% off. That was easily trumped by a 4000$ suit and even a 200$ hat. Good stuff!

I also found a Starbucks which I enjoyed. The only bad news is that they don't accept the American version of the Starbucks card. The upside of that is that I won't be walking there every day now. Not to worry because I've got Starbucks VIA with me (one of the great Christmas / Birthday presents I got).

For those of you who speak (and read) Japanese, you should check out Chris Hero's Japanese Blog at http://thechrishero.blogspot.com/ . He writes almost daily updates.

Yes that's true this is a picture of "The European Jasmine Tea" I did not purchase that but I took a picture of it. There are more pictures to come once i get home.

Now, the tour for Pro-Wrestling NOAH is great so far. Last night me and Chris had our second Global Tag League match against Morishima and Kensuke which we lost thanks to an Northern Lights Bomb courtesy of Mr. Sasaki, unhappily received by yours truly.
Never the less we didn't go down without a fight and since it was taped for Japanese TV hopefully you'll be able to watch it.

You should also be able to watch the six man from the night before which was basically the warm up match for this one with Marufuji joining Kensuke and Morishima while Ricky Marvin joined the KoW.

Just in case you find any pictures online, let me know because I couldn't.

Thanks to shows in Nagoya and Kyoto we drove around the countryside a little too which I love. It reminds me so much of home. Mountains, little villages and tunnels. All the good stuff!

I wish we would have some more time in Kyoto so I could go pay my respects to one of Switzerland's greatest, Andy Hug. If you don't know who he is, you need to check this out:

Yes, he's awesome!

Tomorrow we have a SEM show at Differ Ariake, which should be fun. Followed up next Friday with our last Tag League Match against Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama. A tough one but hey, I'm already exited about it.

But now I will need some sleep! Thanks for checking in and have a great day!

Salü
Claudio "The Great"

January Twittourage Q&A, live from Tokyo Japan!

2010-01-15T01:32:00.001-08:00

Without any further adoooooooo:

mrcab asked: What's the most profound thing you've ever thought in the ring?

CC: Who am I? Why are we here? Act

Jeffrey Hooker asked: What's the biggest crowd you ever worked in front of what was it like to hear the roar?

CC: That would have been Budokan Hall in Japan for Pro Wrestling in '08. It's an amazing feeling. The crowd gives you such an unbelievable adrenaline rush!

Jeff Danger asked: Every time you come to Chicago the crowd is relentless with the Hey!s, do you get that as bad other places, are you sick of it?

CC: No that's a Chicago thing (at least for now).

Austin Crane asked: Are the kings of wrestling going to continue their great singles careers as well as go for tagteam gold?

CC: What do you think? Both! I'm number 1 in the ROH pick six, Chris Hero is 3! We united so we can dominate both, singles and tag team competition.

Suzanne Caldwell asked: I'll ask you again like I did last time, who is your favorite ROH opponent?

CC: Why would you ask the same question again? I'd say my favorite would be me toughest which would be Chris Hero

Ty Cook asked: how come roh doesn't c9me to el paso texas.

CC: It's a far trip from Philadelphia (where ROH's offices are) to El Paso. But maybe we'll come there in the future!!

Todd Phillips asked: Since you have been wrestling w/Chris Hero in Japan lately, you have probably been eating a bit of the cuisine? Any favorites?

CC: Chankonabe, Shabu Shabu, Shaka-Shaka Chicken, Calorie Mate and many more!

Richmond Bramblet asked: what is your new years resolution?

CC: Push myself further, have fun and enjoy life!

Mike Irizarry asked: Any chance we'll be seeing some Bruderschaft merch? and how excited are you to be working Ares in CHIKARA?

CC: Yes, there will be and I am very exited!!

Ma_Bo asked: What does the future hold for The BRUDERSCHAFT DES KREUZES in Chikara?

CC: Only good things! We're going to take over CHIKARA and we're doing it in an unprecedented fashion.

PW Ponderings asked: Who is your favorite DBZ character and why.

CC: Vegeta. He's awesome. He's always working hard, harder than anybody else, pushing himself further and further. Very inspring.

Bianca Mountford asked: Claudio what places do u like to hit up while ur in Tokyo or Roppoing?! And do u heart otaku/harijoku girls

CC: I like the Wanza Ariake Bay Mall and the Venus Fort. They're within walking distance so i like to go there and chill.... I heart all people who have a positive outlook on life!

FranCk Cotelli asked: What does it take to see Claudio in a ring down in Montreal ?!

CC: A show that I'm booked on!

Los Conquistador 3 asked: Question: What was the motivation behind reforming The Kings Of Wrestling with @thechrishero?

CC: If you take two successful identities and put them together they build something even better... That's what we did. It happens a lot in the business world too. And since we're both such accomplished singles wrestlers now it makes perfect sense to reunite.

Garrett Adams asked: how long was the kings of wrestling reunion in the works? You guys are both the shit!

CC: Well thank you. I can't go into specifics, but let me rest you assure that it's been a while. Smart men plan and prepare.

Damien Pezzuti asked: How valuable do you think Jim Cornette will be to ROH in 2010?

CC: Well at the moment he's not doing his job very well... I am number one in his invention, the pick six and Tyler is getting a title shot? Very American! He gives his countryman a shot instead of the man who clearly deserves it and also holds the place to demand one.

Chris Taylor asked: what has been your favorite promotion to work for so far?

CC: I can't just pick one! I've worked in some great promotions over the years. Each was great and had it's appeals. I love wrestling, and every promotion that makes that possible for me, I'm thankful for.

Debra Gloriosa asked: I'm not your longtime fan. So I've been look for your old matches on YouTube. Would you recommend me any matches?

CC: There are some good and cool music videos of me on youtube! I think they'd be a great way to watch some of my stuff! I'll go through them one of those days and post them here!

Japan!

2010-01-08T13:57:00.001-08:00

Good morning dear reader.

Well actually it's more evening for you guys, for me it's early morning. I woke up way too early but I decided to use that to be productive, write a blog and watch "Leg Magic" commercials on Japanese TV. Squats are not as effective as the Leg Magic for those who are wondering.

This week flew past like a jetplane past a dove. Quite an analogy I know. With gym, practice and getting ready for Japan and watching 30 Rock there's only time left to eat.

Thanks to a snowstorm in Chicago myself and Chris Hero were re routed through Dallas Forth Worth were we missed resident Admiral Lounger Dave Lagana by only a few hours. Never the less we enjoyed our time there and were soon on the way to the land of the rising sun.

Because of the poor movie selection I either slept or read the whole flight and only took a break from either to enjoy some airplane food.

After checking into the hotel and barely unpacking (mainly because we're leaving the hotel again on Sunday morning) it was time to go to Ribera Steak house (not stake like I falsely wrote on my Twitter, thanks to Mr. Hero for pointing that out) and it was glorious!

Back in bed and asleep by 10pm I finally got some good sleep.

And now... Now I'll let you enjoy the rest of your day!

Until soon,
Claudio

Happy New Year

2009-12-31T13:00:00.001-08:00

Yes, it’s that time again! And I must admit I haven’t posted a blog in too long!

On the other hand spending a week without going online more than 5 minutes was really refreshing and charged my batteries.

Those who follow my twitter were still updated and those who were waiting for me to update this, I’m sorry.

I have some good stuff planned for next year though to make this place even more fun and happening.

Thank all of you for the birthday wishes, I appreciate it.

I would also like to take some time to thank all my fans from the bottom of my heart (that’s an American saying if I’m not mistaken) for all the support. I’m living my dream and without you that wouldn’t be possible, so thank all of you! Keep supporting the great sport of wrestling! And me :D

So what’s new? Well in January as many of you know I’ll be going to Japan for Pro-Wrestling NOAH and I’m super exited! I’ll of course keep you updated via this very blog and I’ll have pictures too!

This blog won’t have any pictures, so don’t be upset. Also December didn’t have a Q&A, but January will start off with one.

Wow, that’s a lot of information! Now to the fun stuff. I went to the movies two times in the last week (well lets say 7 days).

I saw Sherlock Holmes and thought it was great! Fun dialogue and fun action! On top of that Robert Downey Jr. is the man and Kurgan rules too. So does Jude Law.

Also cool about this movie were the trailers before hand. IronMan 2 looks tremendous and I can’t wait! Robin Hood is with Russel Crowe and Ridley Scott, so it has written awesomness all over it. There was also a trailer for Clash of the Titans and that looked like a great movie experience too! Can’t wait for all of them!

Then I saw “It’s complicated”. Notice how I don’t use “” for all the movie titles? I’m just so inconsistent! Now thanks to 30Rock I’m a huge mark of Alec Baldwin (well not just thanks to 30Rock, but he just rules to the moon in that series), so that was my selling point on the movie.

Once inside the theater I noticed that I probably wasn’t the target audience for that movie. I enjoyed it anyhow and was taken back to the days when movies first got invented when everybody clapped at the end… Good times.

Well, that’s about it for today, I’m planning on spending my evening quiet by watching TV and eating good food!

To all you guys out there, HAPPY NEW YEAR, may it be a “Very European” one!

Salü,

Claudio

PS: Yes, I’m Claudio Castagnoli and I wear a suit!

The usual...

2009-12-15T20:56:00.001-08:00

or maybe it's not going to be the usual ranting and raving.

Well to be honest I don't like rave music and I don't rant that often.

A couple of things happened this and last week. The CHIKARA season finale DVDs are available through www.smartmarkvideo.com and if you haven't done so already, you should pick them up! They're great, trust me I'm a doctor.

Second is actually nothing that happened, more something that will happen and that is ROH live on iPPV this Saturday from the Manhattan Center! Check out gofightlive.tv for details and to pre order it for not even thirteen bucks.

Since I've had time to think over the last couple of days I was thinking about my fellow Europeans. And I have a couple of things I would like to do and ask.

Now who would appreciate blogs in German? Please leave me a comment (everybody can comment without registering) it's quick and easy. Just let me know and if the demand is there I'll definitely do it (and also brush up on my German).

What other European Countries are following me on here? Unfortunately I'm not good enough in French and Spanish that I could write a blog but I'd like to represent all the Europeans!

So I'm thinking about doing some "Europeans Unite" type thingy where I can keep in touch with especially my fans from Europe. I feel like I should represent all of you, and that's "Very European" of me.

I'm already planning on having a message board or something to that effect for the 2010 World Cup where we can all talk and enjoy that grand event. Because I'm already pumped for it!

I'm proud to be Swiss, I'm proud to be European and I want you guys to know! I'm also working on a new T-Shirt design and would like you guys opinion on it! So vote!!

That's about it for today, I will talk more in the upcoming days including a look back at 2009, yes it's almost over and a look forward into 2010!

Stay European and salü,
Claudio

Minarets and Woods

2009-12-08T16:03:00.001-08:00

And I'm not talking about the forest, I'm talking about the golfer.

But first things first. A faithful blog reader (who has a great blog herself) Asked me what the deal with the whole minaret issue in Switzerland is. And how the Swiss democracy works (who's the only true democracy in the world may I add). It's also the role model for most of the democracies in the world today.

So what happened is that some people decided they don't want minarets in Switzerland and launched an initiative. Which means that if you collect 100'000 signatures you can get Switzerland to vote on a change in the federal constitution. In this case they wanted the constitution changed that minarets are not allowed to be build.

Switzerland voted and 57.7% said they don't want minarets in Switzerland. Only 4 (of 26 cantons) were against the initiative.

Now the initial collection of signatures is called "initiative" or "people's initiative" while the actual voting is called "referendum". If the parliament approves a new law etc, Swiss people can also get a "referendum" by collecting signatures and then have the public vote on it.

I'm not a huge expert and the above is a very short explanation but hopefully it clarifies a little.

What do i think of this? Well the people of Switzerland voted, accept it.

Which brings me to my second topic (how I don't know).

I was sitting at the Chicago airport at 4.15 in the morning and there was this huge reportage on CNN about Tiger and his alleged mistresses etc. Now I understand not many people watch TV that time of the day, but really? That's the most important thing that's going on?

It's all over TV and news and everything. Why are people so obsessed with other peoples lives?

Too much Tiger on the news... There are wars going on in the world, political issues and more important things than some dude sleeping around.

We should all try to have as much interest in our own live, not that of other people. Try to make a difference ourselves. One day at the time.

Thank you for reading and salüüüüü,
Claudio

Working out…

2009-12-02T06:39:00.001-08:00

I haven’t written anything about workouts in quite a while!

So what have I been up to? Well I decided to get a personal trainer and nutritionist so I don’t have to do all the research myself. While I’ve done ok in the past I decided that the help of somebody who’s an expert in that field can’t be a bad thing. And I learned a ton already.

So I’ve been lifting 4 days a week for the past couple of months and I love it.

On top of that one of my friends lost over 20 pounds following a few small rules I gave him regarding diet and exercise! If you guys are interested I’ll ask him to write a little write up on what he did (or I’ll do it ;))

But what I figured I’d write about is music. Yes I really enjoy listening to music at the gym. It gets you motivated and keeps you pumped during workouts. So here’s an excerpt of my current playlist.

Ne partez pas sans moi – Celine Dion

Vous qui cherchez l'etoile, Vous qui vivez un reve… Who doesn’t like a powersong that starts like that!

Da Draussen – Fettes Brot

Hamburgs hip hop Dinosaurier 92er Baujahr makes me feel old, but still ROCKS.

Engel – Rammstein

From the famous Luchador Rammstein, you know?

Wie Jetzt – Samy Deluxe

Wie zum Beispiel die phantasielosesten Wesen, auf einmal Phantasie entwickeln, wenn sie über einen reden. Oh how true…

Working on a Dream – Bruce Springsteen

The Boss rocks!

You shook me all night long – AC/DC

I think I listen to this song every time at the gym and I’m still not sick of it.

Juke Box Hero vs. DJ Hero – DJ Hero Soundtrack

D-J- HERO, great mash up!

Happy – Leona Lewis

Leona is awesome! And this song is great. You might know it from the commercials from “Precious”. The whole CD is actually really good with this song as it’s flagship.

Do you Mind – Robbie Williams

Speaking of great British musicians, here’s the king of pop. You Americans are missing out in the worst case! Do-oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh you mind?

Stack that with NRG-X Labs Overdose and you’ll have a kick butt workout!

Salü,

Claudio

Thanksgiving November Twittourage Q & A

2009-11-26T18:07:00.001-08:00

ancientflounder asked: Just how dizzy were you after that marathon giant swing you did to Grizzly Redwood at King of Trios this year? XD

Answer: Pretty dizzy! If you re-watch the match you’ll see me simply falling down and twisting Grizzly over to his stomach for Bryan’s Cattle Mutilations. I think that was one of the dizziest I ever felt. Thanks to the fans I couldn’t stop before 100 though!

nikkiMayday asked: Why are you so amazing?

Answer: I was just born that way!

HollywoodStonah asked: I havent been watching Chikara for long but from what I have watched you are by far my favorite wrestler, Keep it up!

Answer: Thank you, I’m planning on it.

DaveDrevello asked: what's the most unhealthy thing you've ever eaten?

Answer: Oh lot’s of stuff! Most of it I tried to forget. I think I mentioned it before but I went to a Mongolian Buffet, a Pizza Buffet, had some movie popcorn, a sheetz frozen yogurt mocha thingie, some Kentucky grilled Chicken and some Taco Bell Nachos all in one day.

muthmaster asked: what would you do, if you werent a wrestler?

Answer: I’d probably still be in Switzerland hanging out with my friends and loving life.

MikeMakesItRain asked: Why didn't you reveal the 8th member of your group? And do you plan to use the Eye of Tyr, or hide it so it's never used again?

Answer: Stay tuned and you’ll find out! Patience is a virtue.

delma1960 asked: what's ur favorite coffee?

Answer: I’m always on the look out for some new great ones. At the moment it would have to be either Caribou’s medium roast or Starbucks bold. (with 1-3 splendas depending on the coffee size)

MadamXavier asked: Claudio, have any favorite matches that stand out in your mind? (and thanks for the workout tips. I've already lost weight.)

Answer: My match with Eddie Kingston form CHIKARA last Sunday! You’re welcome, I’m glad it worked! This reminds me that I need to write another workout related column…

VogeDaddy asked: not a wrestling question but should I buy a krupps or delonghi capuccino/espresso machine? I am trying to be very european!!!

Answer: I’ll have to look up the Delonghi espresso maker because I don’t think I know too much about it. The Krupps one is pretty good from what I read though (and the offer Caribou coffee!!)

michaelangus asked: favorite match?

Answer: See above ;) This reminds me of something too… to write a FAQ! I get this question every time and I can never answer it… Along with the "Favorite wrestler” one.

Julia_is_on asked: Happy thanksgiving to you, too. Wann können dich deine deutschen Fans wieder live sehen? LG Julia

Answer: Dankeschön! Im März beim wXw 16 Karat Turnier!!

duel3000 asked: have you ever wrestled in Australia? If not, would you? If so, would you do it again?

Answer: Yes I have! I even have pictures of me in Australia in my bio section ;) I was there for the NWA when they had a tournament for the NWA Australia title. I’d LOVE to come back it's a beautiful country and I haven’t seen nearly enough.

MarianPepsiman asked: Hast du noch Kontakt zu deutschen Wrestlern?

Answer: Aber klar doch!

rbramblet asked: what are you most thankful for?

Answer: you asking me this question!! :) I’m thankful for the life I’m living, my family and friends, that I can do what I love.

BLACKLATINOWOLF asked: do you know who andy hug is

Answer: Of course! Yes, I read his book too.

garrett_adams asked: what mad you decide to turn the European uppercut into and artform? Other than you being very European of course!

Answer: Well it’s already called European Uppercut and since I’m good at it and “Very European” I put two and two together. I need to tell the story how I learned the uppercut… Basically I threw a really crappy one when I first came to the US in IWA-MS. Ian Rotten yelled at me and proceeded to blast Nate Webb who “volunteered” with some uppercuts. So I went back home and started practicing. I also got thought some more on the art of the uppercut by the one and only Dave Taylor. Ever since then I’ve been doing them with lot of success.

JokerRoyale asked: . What are your blans today??

Answer: I went to a track near my house to do some cardio, then had some tremendous Italian Thanksgiving food, watched “up” (great movie btw.) answered you guy’s questions and about to watch some TNA.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

Salü,

Claudio

We built this city…

2009-11-16T07:27:00.001-08:00

… on Motors! Yes, I’m speaking about the motor city, Detroit. On Friday I motored there from Philadelphia which took almost 10 hours.

Well that included stops, picking up people and the usual road trip amenities.

But before we get to that I would like to back a week or two to show you this picture!

Right this will actually be an entry with pictures! I can’t believe I was lazy taking them in the last couple of weeks. But you know, everybody gets like that every now and again.

So here we go with the vintage shredded wheat I tweeted about a little back! I can hear a voice in my head saying “Vintage Shredded Wheat” and it makes me laugh! I hope you too.

Friday I took on the PA Turnpike again. The good thing about this is that they have Starbucks on every rest plaza. I think I mentioned that before though. Well I got me one and then proceeded to drive into Ohio.

They had Starbucks on Ohio plazas too, but they were not “real” Starbucks. They explained it to me but I already forgot. All that counts is that they didn’t accepted the benefits of Starbucks card holders like free refills. So no free refills for me. They accepted the Starbucks card for payment though. Which brings me to coffee number two.

I had a total of three that Friday and number three was had at a gas station close to the building in Detroit. Hey I drove 10 hours, lay off me! The gas station was quite the fancy place to be as evident by those nice handles they had on their fridges.

Right after the show we left for Toronto. I slept and woke up at the border where they asked us if they need to be aware of any hidden needles when they search the car…

After catching some more sleep I got up to do some cardio and then we set off to the building at the Expo Center because there was a big sports card convention going on.

But before we got there everybody grabbed some food, except me, I got me some coffee. First of the day for those who are counting.

My cup would have been number 3; a tremendous one :D

Then it was off the sports card convention which would have been heaven for every hockey fan. Lot’s of hockey stuff going on, unfortunately I didn’t get that Miroslav Satan jersey I wanted but found some great weird wrestling memorabilia. This came to a close with me signing some autograph signing and then the ROH show.

Since all that walking around made me tired I decided to drive to my favorite coffee place in Toronto that I found last time we were there (and was right across from the hotel too) and enjoyed my last cup for the day and a great one at that.

Next Weekend it’s CHIKARA and it’s the season finale! Which means you should definitely be there. Saturday I’m in a great 6 man in Easton teaming with Jorge Rivera against ONST (oh and Quackenbush is in there too) and on Sunday I wrestle Eddie Kingston in a “Respect” match at the Arena in Philadelphia.

Be there!

With that I would like to say “thank you” to all my readers!!

Tschüss,

Claudio

Words…

2009-11-11T06:52:00.001-08:00

Image via Wikipedia

Don’t come easy to me. Well, actually it seems they do. Just like the title Words came to me and then I just had to write some lyrics to it.

I actually do that quite often that somebody says a word and I remember a song or commercial to it and start reciting it. Just another thing that makes life much more fun.

What else makes life fun? ROH TV Tapings last Thursday and Friday. Paired with a trip to my beloved Broad Street Starbucks and the ability to go home and sleep in my own bed, those days usually rock. And last weekend was no difference.

I was even able to catch a re-run of The Soup Friday night and The Soup special so that was a welcome bonus.

Saturday was a little farther journey then. A full half an hour more. Muhahaha. Speaking of evil laughs, the count was on Google yesterday. And I love the count! I finally saw the count censored youtube video too and it made me laugh. If you haven’t seen it, you should!

Something else I started liking a lot. Regis & Kelly in the morning. Why? Well Regis is the man, I’m out of control! And right now they have Andre Agassi on and he’s cool too. I think I’ll have to add his book to my wishlist.

Now what’s up next weekend? Detroit and Toronto. Technically it’s Mississauga but that’s hard to spell and I had to go to the ROH website to look it up, so Toronto it is.

Do you live in either city? Come to the show. Do you know where a nearby Starbucks is? Let me know and come to the show.

Well, that’s about it. It’s a short read, but hey, I’ll write more another day. Trust me (that sentence reminds me of the Mac vs. Windows commercials).

With that being said, tschüss,

Claudio

Promotional considerations

2009-11-03T07:30:00.001-08:00

That’s what you hear on TV all the time. Now it’s time to bring it here! Why? Well I just wanted to say thank you to my sponsors and people who advertise here on this very site!

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Halloween Twittourage Q&A

2009-11-01T07:23:00.001-08:00

Good morning everybody! I hope you had a great Halloween. And what’s more important, a great first of November. Why is that more important, well I think you should try to live each day better than the one before.

Now a couple of things regarding the Q & A. Don’t send in multiple questions. If you have a 1-2 type of question, that’s cool, but if it doesn’t fit into one tweet, shorten it.

And now without any further ado:

nbezama asked: do you will like to receive for this halloween some coffee candy ?

- I was looking for a pumpkin so that I could carve it, but none of the stores I usually go to had one that was big enough. But I heard that they’re still having them for another couple of weeks, so I might still carve one.

PenginPenginZH asked: Do you watch any Joshi Puroresu(japanese women's professional wrestling)?

- Yes! And I’m a big fan! Favorites: Lioness Asuka and Kyoko Inoue. But there are plenty of other awesome wrestlers in joshi that I enjoy watching. One of my favorite matches is Kyoko vs. Takako (both Inoue) from… I forgot the show I can find out.

CiberneticoJr asked: What would be a good school/academy for wrestling for someone who wants to get in the business?

- Chikara Wrestle Factory! Important is to find a school run by somebody you know and you enjoy watching their wrestling. Also there’s the ROH school.

ancientflounder asked: I'll send two, since I'm greedy. Favorite venue to work in so far? and Have you knocked anyone out w/ an uppercut?

- Hammerstein Ballroom and Budokan Hall. So far there was no need to do that.

MadamXavier asked: Claudio, I'm trying to get into shape, and since you're the most in shape person I know, can you give me some tips? Thanks!

- Try to eat 6 meals a day and only eat unprocessed foods. If you can’t hunt it, grow it, pluck it, fish it (you get the gist of it) don’t eat it. If you buy foods, look at the ingredients and if you can’t pronounce it or don’t know the ingredient, don’t buy it. There are always alternatives that have all good stuff in them. Try to work out three to four times a week. Find something that you like doing and go from there.

MRIGal3 asked: Who is your favorite opponent in Ring of Honor?

- Myself

adventisbetter asked: what is a very European custome?

- Moritz Leuenberger

_MFS_ asked: whats your favorite place in Switzerland?

- Lucerne!!!

DenzilVoorhees asked: How far will the Swiss National Team get in the World Cup next year?

- I’m realistic and hope we make it past the group round. But then I think it’s over for us. I keep my fingers crossed though!

or_Cheese asked: Is there anyone you didn't face this year that you would have liked to? Who would it have been the most?

- There are many people! But I also faced many that I would never though I would have. I’d say I wish I’d have wrestled Mitsuhara Misawa one last time this year…

DenzilVoorhees asked: Which football (soccer) team do you follow? Other than the Swiss National Team.

- Unfortunately that’s about the only team I follow right now.

ulu6807 asked: newbie wrestler advice? Not for me...I'm default promoter. ;-)

- You receive what you put in. Work hard and have pride in what you do.

AlGalpin asked: What's your biggest ambition in life?

- To live a good life, be happy and make other people happy in the process. (I’m sure I can think of more, but that’s what comes to mind right now)

odessasteps asked: You've likely answered this before, but who is your futbol team, either in Switzerland or in Europe as a whole?

- Switzerland!! I can’t really follow the Swiss League all that much, so I just follow the national team. My #2 team will be Germany like usual!

avenjerk asked: Describe your perfect cup of coffee

- Black with two to three splendas (depending of the size)

KlayMan2007 asked: What is your favorite @Botchamania episode?

- Well I must say I enjoy the ones that feature just me (yes, there are two of them out there!) and the ones that have me falling over stairs in them. I actually watched all of them up to number 50 or so, now I have some catch up to do.

cannelis asked: how did you like wrestling in NYC this past September for Nigel and Bryans last match...you seemed to be in a very good mood

- I wrestled for Bryan and Nigels last match? I always enjoy wrestling in NYC!

Flyrfn144 asked: what is the best halloween costume you've ever worn?

- In Switzerland we don’t dress up for Halloween. Well actually nowdays they do because the stores found out that they can make money off an extra holiday! But when I grew up there was no Halloween, we dressed up for Fasnacht (Carnival) but I never really like that. Which means my costumes were never that awesome that they’re even worth talking about.

ohgodwhat asked: What have you thought of the recent botchamanias?

- See above! Other than the ones that feature just me I haven’t seen the latest ones. I think it’s at such a high number now that some of the stuff shown is a big stretch sometimes.

JoelNick11 asked: who's your favorite wrestler to work with and why?

- Sal Rinauro. (That’s who and why)

garrett_adams asked: you Comg anyway near Virginia anytime soon?

- Yes I am. Check out my Appearances for details!

AdzFilmmaker asked: How often do you watch WWE? From your tweets you seem to follow it a lot more than most popular indy sensations.

- I try to watch all the wrestling that’s on TV. Which means I watch WWE and TNA every week if I’m at home.

And that’s about it for today!

Ciao,

Claudio

Mall of America Edition

2009-10-26T12:59:00.001-07:00

Yes it’s true! I was at the Mall of America while I was in Minnesota for F1rst Wrestling.

In case you missed the event, you will have to check it out on Smart Mark Video when it comes out! Why? Well because there were lots of great matches, including another one in the Castagnoli vs. Quackenbush saga and a good one at that (me winning). Plus the finals which will include some stuff you’ve never seen before.

I’m Claudio Castagnoli and I approve and guarantee this statement.

Now onto my ramblings for today. Actually there aren’t going to be many ramblings, but many pictures! Mainly because I haven’t updated pictures in quite a while and I just like to believe that you guys enjoy those.

So here we go:

This is actually from my last trip to Canada last weekend. I saw the amazing Sun Chips mobile! Well if you like Sun chips like I do, you just have to love that mobile!

Yes, that’s a Swiss cookie that I got from a fan (Alex) at the CHIKARA show in Easton! Presents from fans are always awesome and this one was especially awesome since it tasted so good!

First thing that happened on my trip to MN was my rollerbag breaking! Samsonite are supposed to be super long lasting and high quality. So I was surprised when all of a sudden a wheel broke off when I was pulling my bag like 2 feet while standing in line for the security screening. Good thing is that I already brought it to the Samsonite store and they’ll fix it. However for the whole weekend I had the leaning Bag of Claudio (that’s a word play on “leaning tower of Pisa” for those of you who didn’t catch that)

Alright, now into the meat of my trip! Well, you know the main picture part! The Mall of America or MOA. Not to confuse with the DOA.

A rollercoaster in a mall? Yes, apparently nothing’s impossible at the mall of America.

I love Lego. And this might be one of the coolest Lego stores out there. Mainly because it’s built out of giant Legos and it has cool Lego stuff all around it!

Like this guy. I normally don’t like Byonicles but this one looks quite cool. And to me he’s just holding a flame. Well not really a flame, but in my mind he’s charring the torch for the 2010 winter Olympics! Ha, now he’s cool.

The best “overlook” picture I took of the amusement park. They also have a wild water ride, which is quite amazing. Not the ride itself, but that they have a water ride.

I wanted to get this shirt but they didn’t have it in my size!

Caribou Coffee and Starbucks each have 4 locations at the MoA but when I walked around I only saw 1 Starbucks and 3 Caribou Coffees. So I tried Caribou and I fell in love. Amazing coffee! I had a Depth Charge which is great! I wish they’d have more of them out here.

Now I must say that I was super disappointed with the so called Flag store. They had all kinds of flags and flag related merchandise. And while they had one or two Swiss flags, they had no other Swiss merchandise. No T-Shirt, Cap, Magnet, etc. Epic fail!

I might update later in the week with a more story telling blog, but for now this looks, and feels and quite honestly reads great! Right? I’m glad we agree :)

Tschüss,

Claudio

2009-10-24T14:22:00.001-07:00

Got to love the mall of america! Too bad i had information overload the minute i entered

Druids

2009-10-17T20:30:00.001-07:00