Ludwig Kaiser (El Grande Americano) Battery Arrest in Florida Update – Pre-Trial Conference Hearing Set for Kaiser

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 last week following an altercation with a man in Orange County, Florida. This incident was revealed to have been caused after Kaiser and a female were acting “uncontrollably intimate” in an elevator and Kaiser attacked the man 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 recently approved. Rumors of Kaiser attacking the man after he had made ICE comments directed at his significant other was recently believed to have been a planted story within WWE.

Recent court records revealed that a pre-trial conference hearing for Barthel is currently scheduled to take place on July 16th in Orlando, Florida.

The records also mentioned a possible trial period of August 10-28 if Barthel’s legal situation is not resolved by both parties by that time.

Barthel is still currently scheduled to compete in a Mask vs. Mask match as El Grande Americano against Original El Grande Americano at AAA’s Noche de Los Grandes 2026 event on May 30th in Monterrey, Mexico.