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WWE prima Marcel Barthel, who performs nether nan 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 nan Orange County Jail earlier he was released connected $1,000 bond, nan 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 pinch different man earlier he was arrested, Fightful reported.
Fox News Digital reached retired to WWE for comment.
Barthel’s attorneys revenge a mobility Wednesday to let nan wrestler to recreation extracurricular of nan state fork activity purposes, according to aggregate reports. He flew backmost to Florida to move himself in.
Barthel, who was calved successful Germany, joined nan institution successful 2017 aft clip successful Westside Xtreme Wrestling and Progress Wrestling. He was a portion of nan Imperium faction pinch Gunther arsenic nan leader and Fabian Aichner, who was later rebranded arsenic Giovanni Vinci earlier he was released.
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Ludwig Kaiser makes his measurement to nan 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 nan German independent wrestling scene’s brightest prospects," his WWE floor plan read. "He joined nan WWE Performance Center successful summertime 2017 and made his WWE Network debut a twelvemonth later connected NXT.
"Kaiser has since proven to beryllium a existent mat magician, arsenic good arsenic a no-nonsense competitor. With nan posture of a alloy rod and a facial look that seldom deviates from nan stern setting, Kaiser is practically unflappable — though connected nan uncommon juncture that he 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 pinch nan imposing Imperium faction pinch 2 NXT Tag Team Championship reigns nether his belt."
He performed arsenic Ludwig Kaiser earlier his characteristic was repackaged arsenic El Grande Americano erstwhile Chad Gable was injured. Since Gable returned, he was repackaged arsenic nan Original El Grande Americano and started to feud pinch 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 group for an extremity to their heated rivalry pinch a disguise vs. disguise lucifer astatine Noche de Los Grandes connected May 30.
Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
