Ludwig Kaiser (El Grande Americano) Battery Arrest in Florida Update – Alleged Victim Claims He Suffered Torn Rotator Cuff & Concussion From Kaiser’s Battery Incident

As noted before, Ludwig Kaiser, also known as El Grande Americano in AAA 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 attorneys filed a motion this past July requesting for the case to be dismissed and provided Kaiser’s side of the story regarding the incident. The alleged victim Richard Reap filed a notice of appearance earlier this month listing a new attorney for his lawsuit and potentially hinting a civil lawsuit against Kaiser in the future. Kaiser’s motion to have the case dismissed was rejected by the court this past October and his defense was given access to several pieces of evidence including medical records by the State of Florida. Kaiser recently filed a motion asking for medical records relating to the injuries the alleged victim claims to have suffered.

The Wrestling Observer’s Joseph Currier reported that Kaiser’s defense filed a new motion on Thursday asking the court to issue a subpoena directing alleged victim Richard Reap to provide the medical records of the injuries he claimed to have suffered.

In the filing, it was revealed that Reap is currently claiming that he had suffered a torn rotator cuff and concussion injuries from Kaiser’s assault on him.

In the filing, Kaiser’s defense is arguing that having access to these records is vital to their preparation for the case and being material to evaluating the nature of Reap’s claimed injuries.

Currier reported that this subpoena would be seeking to cover medical and billing records from April 23 to November 12 and would be limited to only the specific injuries Reap is claiming happened in the incident between him and Kaiser.

The requested subpoena would direct Mr. Reap to produce his medical records relating to the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of the injuries he allegedly sustained in the incident underlying this prosecution.

The requested records include relevant emergency department records, physician and nursing notes, diagnostic reports, imaging reports, consultation records, discharge instructions, referrals, and billing records from April 23, 2026, through November 12, 2026.

The subpoena would be limited to records concerning the alleged torn rotator cuff, concussion, head injury, shoulder injury, or other injury that Mr. Reap attributes to the charged incident.

In the filing, Reap’s attorney and Padgett have both indicated that they object to the subpoena being issued.

A pre-trial conference is still scheduled to take place on December 17 with a January 4-22, 2027 trial period date if the case does not get resolved or extended before then.