WWE star Ludwig Kaiser arrest details emerge
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Details regarding the arrest of WWE star Marcel Barthel, known for his works such as Ludwig Kaiser and El Grande Americano, came to light after his arrest in Florida on Thursday.
Barthel, 35, was arrested on misdemeanor charges Wednesday, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital. He was booked into the Orange County Jail and released on $1,000, according to online records.
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Marcel Barthel, known as Ludwig Kaiser, was arrested for assault. (Orange County Department of Corrections)
The incident occurred in April, when authorities reported that the alleged victim was attacked in an apartment complex elevator. FOX 35 Orlando It was reported with reference to arrest records. The alleged victim told authorities that Barthel and a woman followed him into the elevator and “kissed aggressively” in an “uncontrollably intimate” manner.
According to authorities, the alleged victim told the couple to show “some manners” after Barthel was accused of hitting him and pushing him to the ground. An arrest warrant was later issued and Barthel surrendered to the police.
Fox News Digital has reached out to WWE for comment.
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Ludwig Kaiser steps into the ring during WWE Survivor Series: War Games at Rogers Arena on November 30, 2024 in Vancouver, Canada. (WWE/Getty Images)
According to multiple reports, Barthel’s lawyers filed a motion on Wednesday allowing the wrestler to travel out of the country for business purposes.
Born in Germany, Barthel joined the company in 2017 after working for Westside Xtreme Wrestling and Progress Wrestling. He was part of the Imperium group with Gunther as leader and Fabian Aichner, who was later rebranded as Giovanni Vinci before being released.
“Kaiser has established himself as one of the brightest prospects on the German independent wrestling scene,” his WWE profile read. “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 wizard as well as a no-nonsense competitor. With the stance of a steel pillar and a facial expression that rarely deviates from the harsh environment, Kaiser is practically a cool-headed man – but when he loses his cool on the rare occasions he quickly lets it know by defiantly shouting ‘no’ into his opponents’ faces. His ring excellence soon aligned him with the formidable Imperium group, with the two of them reigning with the NXT Tag Team Championship under his belt.”
He played the role of Ludwig Kaiser before his character was repackaged as El Grande Americano when Chad Gable was injured. Since Gable’s return, it has been repackaged as the Original El Grande Americano, putting it in competition with Barthel’s El Grande Americano gimmick.
Ludwig Kaiser speaks into the 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 been performing in 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 on May 30 at Noche de Los Grandes.
