WWE star Ludwig Kaiser arrested in Florida

WWE prima Marcel Barthel, who performs nether the names Ludwig Kaiser and El Grande Americano, was arrested successful Florida this week.

Barthel, 35, was arrested connected a misdemeanor artillery complaint connected Wednesday, according to an apprehension affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital. 

He was reportedly booked into the Orange County Jail earlier helium was released connected $1,000 bond, the New York Post reported.

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Ludwig Kaiser speaks into a microphone during WWE Friday Night SmackDown astatine Uber Arena successful Berlin, Germany, connected Aug. 30, 2024. (WWE/Getty Images)

The wrestler was allegedly progressive successful an altercation with different antheral earlier helium was arrested, Fightful reported.

Fox News Digital reached retired to WWE for comment.

Barthel’s attorneys filed a question Wednesday to let the wrestler to question extracurricular of the state fork enactment purposes, according to aggregate reports. He flew backmost to Florida to crook himself in.

Barthel, who was calved successful Germany, joined the institution successful 2017 aft clip successful Westside Xtreme Wrestling and Progress Wrestling. He was a portion of the Imperium faction with Gunther arsenic the person and Fabian Aichner, who was aboriginal rebranded arsenic Giovanni Vinci earlier helium was released.

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Ludwig Kaiser makes his mode to the ringing during WWE Survivor Series: War Games astatine Rogers Arena successful Vancouver, Canada, connected Nov. 30, 2024. (WWE/Getty Images)

"Kaiser established himself arsenic 1 of the German autarkic wrestling scene’s brightest prospects," his WWE illustration read. "He joined the WWE Performance Center successful summertime 2017 and made his WWE Network debut a twelvemonth aboriginal connected NXT.

"Kaiser has since proven to beryllium a existent mat magician, arsenic good arsenic a no-nonsense competitor. With the posture of a alloy rod and a facial look that seldom deviates from the stern setting, Kaiser is practically unflappable — though connected the uncommon juncture that helium does suffer his cool, he’s speedy to fto his opponents cognize by defiantly screaming ‘nein’ successful their face. His ringing excellence soon led to him aligning with the imposing Imperium faction with 2 NXT Tag Team Championship reigns nether his belt."

He performed arsenic Ludwig Kaiser earlier his quality was repackaged arsenic El Grande Americano erstwhile Chad Gable was injured. Since Gable returned, helium was repackaged arsenic the Original El Grande Americano and started to feud with Barthel’s El Grande Americano gimmick.

El Grande Americano faces disconnected against El Grande Americano during WWE's Royal Rumble astatine Riyadh Season Stadium successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, connected Jan. 31, 2026. (Joe Maher/WWE)

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Since then, he’s performed astatine Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. El Grande Americano and Original El Grande Americano are acceptable for an extremity to their heated rivalry with a disguise vs. disguise lucifer astatine Noche de Los Grandes connected May 30.