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Details of the arrest of Marcel Barthel, the WWE star known for his work as Ludwig Kaiser and El Grande Americano, came to light Thursday hours after his arrest in Florida.
Barthel, 35, was arrested on a battery charge Wednesday, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Pakinomist Digital. He was booked into the Orange County Jail and released on $1,000 bond, according to online records.
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Marcel Barthel, known as Ludwig Kaiser, was arrested on a battery charge. (Orange County Corrections Department)
The incident occurred back in April when authorities said the alleged victim reported being attacked in an elevator at an apartment complex, FOX 35 Orlando reported, citing arrest records. The alleged victim told officials that Barthel and a woman followed him into an elevator and “aggressively kissed” in an “uncontrollably intimate” manner.
The alleged victim told the couple to show “some manners” when Barthel was accused of punching him and pushing him to the ground, according to authorities. An arrest warrant was later filed and Barthel turned himself in to police.
Pakinomist Digital reached out to WWE for comment.
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Ludwig Kaiser makes his way to the ring during WWE Survivor Series: War Games at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada on November 30, 2024. (WWE/Getty Images)
Barthel’s lawyers filed a motion Wednesday to allow the wrestler to travel outside the country for work, according to multiple reports.
Born in Germany, Barthel joined the company in 2017 after stints in Westside Xtreme Wrestling and Progress Wrestling. He was part of the Imperium faction with Gunther as leader and Fabian Aichner, who was later renamed Giovanni Vinci before being released.
“Kaiser established himself as one of the German independent wrestling scene’s brightest prospects,” read his WWE profile. “He joined the WWE Performance Center in the summer of 2017 and made his WWE Network debut a year later on NXT.
“Kaiser has since proven himself to be a true mat magician, as well as a no-nonsense competitor. With the attitude of a steel bar and a facial expression that rarely deviates from the attitude of the hedge, Kaiser is practically unbending – although on rare occasions he loses his cool, he is quick to let his opponents know, in their face to scream, that he will soon scream. in line with the impressive Imperium faction with two NXT Tag Team Championship tournaments under his belt.”
He appeared as Ludwig Kaiser before his character was repackaged as El Grande Americano when Chad Gable was injured. Since Gable returned, he was repackaged as the original El Grande Americano and began feuding with Barthel’s El Grande Americano gimmick.
Ludwig Kaiser speaks into a microphone during WWE Friday Night SmackDown at Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany on August 30, 2024. (WWE/Getty Images)
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Since then, he has appeared at Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. El Grande Americano and Original El Grande Americano are set to end their heated rivalry with a mask vs. mask match at Noche de Los Grandes on May 30.
