Claudio Castagnoli Speaks on Tag Teams, WWE & More

July 5, 2011

On the latest episode of Right After Wrestling, Arda Ocal (@Arda_Ocal) & Jimmy Korderas (@JimmyKorderas) speak with Claudio Castagnoli (@CCastagnoli). Here are some highlights:

What did Honky Tonk Man say about Claudio’s European Uppercuts?

What did he learn from watching SummerSlam 1993 recently?

How "Claudio’s Cafe" came about, how a typical episode is made and why so much "posing"?

His take on tag team wrestling in ROH, Impact Wrestling and WWE

Thoughts on his possible move to WWE

"I think I would prefer to go as a package with Chris Hero. But I would be comfortable working there on my own. We have a the unique ability to perform in a singles environment and in a tag environment. I think we definitely have very good chemistry and we have greater potential as a team."

Would the Kings of Wrestling survive in the WWE?

"I think we could survive in the right circumstances. We have the tools to flourish in any wrestling company. We both have unique abilities to talk. Both Chris (Hero) and I are both really good singles wrestlers and tag wrestlers so I think we bring a lot to the table there. And the next step is to bring in actual teams (into the WWE) and not just two singles-wrestlers coming together. That’s what’s missing – actual teams that look alike and seem to have been a team for a long time."

Is his obsession with coffee blown out of proportion. Also a funny story about him and the Canadian coffee chain Tim Horton’s "not getting along"

Full podcast (including live interview):

http://radio.thescore.com/episodes/castagnoli-live-july-042011-raw-radio

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.