Ludwig Kaiser (El Grande Americano) Battery Arrest in Florida Update – Kaiser’s Defense Granted Access To Key Evidence

As noted before, WWE and AAA talent Ludwig Kaiser, also known as El Grande Americano and real name Marcel Barthel, was arrested on charges of battery this past May following an altercation with a man in Orange County, Florida. This incident was caused after Kaiser and a female were allegedly acting “uncontrollably intimate” in an elevator and Kaiser attacked the man in retaliation after being allegedly told to “please have some manners.” Kaiser’s motion to be allowed to continue to travel for WWE both within the United States and internationally was approved this past May. Rumors of Kaiser attacking the man after he had made ICE comments directed at his significant other was believed to have been a planted story within WWE. Kaiser’s attorneys had filed a motion earlier this month requesting access to the surveillance video from the incident.

The Wrestling Observer’s Joseph Currier reported that Judge Andrew Cameron ruled on June 25 ordering a subpoena to be issued to allow Barthel’s legal team to get access to the surveillance video evidence for their defense case.

Portion of Judge Cameron’s subpoena ruling:

Any and all recordings from videotape surveillance of the 12th Floor including the elevator and all areas surrounding the elevator on or about April 23, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. until 6:45 p.m.

A pre-trial conference for Barthel’s legal case is currently scheduled to take place on July 16.