Claudio Castagnoli details transitional wrestling journey to AEW Comment Share Tony Khan is the president of AEW Claudio Castagnoli opened up about his decision to sign with AEW after his contract with WWE expired earlier this year. Castagnoli's time in World Wrestling Entertainment did not reach his expected level despite dominant performances in the ring. The 41-year-old had a 11-year stint in the company but had only won the United States Championship during that time as a singles competitor. His journey under Tony Khan started with a bang as he made his debut at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view as a member of the Blackpool Combat Club. He followed it up with several victories, eventually winning the ROH World Championship by beating Jonathan Gresham. Speaking on the Chris Van Vliet podcast, Castagnoli stated that his move to All Elite Wrestling was driven by logic. He also professed that his first month in the Jacksonville-based promotion was exceptional. "When I first went to WWE from Ring of Honor, I didn’t do it because I wanted to get onto TV, for me it was just the logical next step. Ok, I have done a lot in Ring of Honor, what is the next step? Where is the next challenge? Where are the best guys? It was the same thing here, what the next step and the next challenge? And AEW has been awesome, I have had the best first month that I could have dreamt of." (12:38-13:09) You can watch the video below:

Claudio Castagnoli says AEW had more guys he wanted to wrestle than WWE

The former United States Champion pointed out another reason for his move to AEW. On the same podcast, Castagnoli professed that All Elite Wrestling had a lot of guys that he wanted to wrestle with and it was certainly more than WWE. "There was a couple. One of the things was that there’s so many people that I want to be in the ring with at AEW and at Ring of Honor. I’m like man I have matches for the next [few] years that I want to do. While there are still guys in WWE that I want to wrestle, that number is less than at AEW. At my core, I always wanted to improve and get better and have new challenges. (12:01-12:37) @KingEliteSaiyanHeyyy YO...I had goosebumps when #ClaudioCastagnoli debuted at #ForbiddenDoor #AEWDynamite #AEWRampage #AEW4Heyyy YO...I had goosebumps when #ClaudioCastagnoli debuted at #ForbiddenDoor #AEWDynamite #AEWRampage #AEW https://t.co/XO2lcGo5CQ Claudio Castagnoli competed in the Casino ladder match alongside seven other stars at All Out. MJF, who appeared as a masked Joker, won the match at the pay-per-view. Is Bray Wyatt coming back with a faction? A Bloodline member thinks so Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Ashvinkumar Patil × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी