WWE and Lucha Libre AAA talent Ludwig Kaiser, also known as El Grande Americano, was recently arrested in Orange County, Florida.
In a recent update on arrest records website Recently Booked, it was revealed that Kaiser, real name Marcel Barthel, was arrested on May 20th on charges of battery following a recent incident.
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources confirmed that Kaiser had been arrested on Wednesday and was bonded out of Orange County Corrections after paying a $1,000 bail that same day.
Johnson reported that details of Kaiser’s incident are currently not known beyond those spoken to stating that it was not a domestic incident.
Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that his sources confirmed that Kaiser was not involved in a domestic situation that some people had been speculating online after his arrest became public.
Sapp reported that Kaiser was involved in an altercation with a male that led to the battery charge against him.
Kaiser is currently scheduled to be facing off against Original El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) in a Mask vs. Mask match at Lucha Libre AAA’s Noche de Los Grandes 2026 event on May 30th in Monterrey, Mexico.