Claudio Castagnoli Says That He Made His Own Ring Gear At The Start Of His Wrestling Career

Claudio Castagnoli shares that he made his own ring gear at the start of his wrestling career, having learned sewing in school.

Wrestler’s making their own ring gear is a rarity, but has become something that fans are more aware of in the modern era thanks to stars like Bianca Belair showing their progress while creating gear.

While speaking to Summoner’s Sofa in a new interview, Claudio Castagnoli shared a fun fact about himself, noting that he sewed his own ring gear at the beginning of his career.

“Oh, here’s a fun fact. It’s kind of my go-to fun fact. When I started wrestling, when I moved to the United States and even up to the point where I was on TV, I used to make my own ring gear. So I can actually, I mean, I sewed it, I cut it, I made it all myself. Well, we learned it in school, like sewing and all that kind of stuff, and it was kind of, I couldn’t find anybody that does it or did it, and it was also, you know, when you just moved over here, I didn’t really know anybody. It was also way cheaper to just get my own fabric and do it, and then I just kind of kept at it, and I was like, oh, no, I found it. Then once I started traveling more and obviously… all over the place. I got people that do it, and I was like, you know what? They do it way better than I do.”

Elsewhere in another recent interview, Claudio shared that he is not currently medically cleared. You can read more about that here.

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