Ludwig Kaiser / Marcel Barthel

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Ludwig Kaiser / Marcel Barthel, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Marcel Barthel was born in Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany on July 8, 1990, and he is currently 35 years old.

He is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand under the ring name of El Grande Americano.

El Grande Americano has won a total of 2 championships in major promotions during his career.

Profile Info

• GenderMale
• Real NameMarcel Barthel
• Ring Names
  • El Grande Americano (June 24, 2025 - Present)
  • Ludwig Kaiser (April 8, 2022 - Present)
  • Marcel Barthel (June 22, 2017 - April 7, 2022)
  • Axel Dieter Jr. (March 1, 2008 - December 21, 2019)
• Born July 8, 1990 (age 35)
• NationalityGermany
• Birth PlacePinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
• Billed From
  • Hannover, Germany
• Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
• Weight
  • 220 lbs (100 kg)

Career History

• Roles

  • Wrestler (March 1, 2008 - Present)
  • Manager (April 8, 2022 - September 3, 2022)

• Promotions History

  Promotion	from	to
  PromotionWWEBrand Raw	April 28, 2023	Present
  PromotionWWEBrand SmackDown	April 8, 2022	April 27, 2023
  PromotionWWEBrand NXT	March 27, 2020	April 7, 2022
  PromotionWWEBrand NXT UK	January 16, 2019	March 26, 2020
  PromotionWWEBrand NXT	June 22, 2017	June 11, 2019
  PromotionWXW	July 14, 2012	April 30, 2017
  PromotionPROGRESS	January 15, 2017	April 23, 2017

• Images History

  

  Jun 2025

  

  Sep 2022

  

  Apr 2022

  

  Aug 2018

  

  Jul 2012

  

  Mar 2008

• Face / Heel Turns

  Alignment	Details	from	to
  Heel		September 10, 2016	Present
  Face		March 1, 2008	September 9, 2016

• Card Positions

  Status	Details	from	to
  RAW Mid Card		June 24, 2025	Present
  RAW Low Card		January 27, 2025	June 23, 2025
  RAW Mid Card		January 2, 2019	January 26, 2025
  NXT Low Card		August 8, 2018	January 1, 2019
  NXT Inactive	House show wrestler only	June 22, 2017	August 7, 2018

• Finishers

  • Running Enzuigiri (June 15, 2023 - Present)
  • Swinging DDT (April 8, 2022 - Present)
  • Axel Dieter Sr. Special - Lotus Lock (March 1, 2008 - April 7, 2022)
  • Landungsbrücken - Bridging Leg Hook Belly-to-back Suplex (March 1, 2008 - April 7, 2022)

• Theme Songs

  • Theme Song"El Grande" by def rebel - Single (July 7, 2025 - Present)
  • Theme Song"Prepare to Fight" by def rebel - with Imperium - Team (June 10, 2022 - Present)
  • Theme Song"Sacred" by def rebel - with Giovanni Vinci - Team (March 13, 2023 - April 22, 2024)
  • Theme Song"General" by def rebel - with Gunther - Team (April 8, 2022 - June 9, 2022)
  • Theme Song"Symphony No. 9 - Allegro Con Fuoco (AstraVexuitar version)" by Antonín Dvořák - with Imperium - Team (June 12, 2019 - April 7, 2022)
  • Theme Song"Symphony No. 9 in E Minor" by London Festival Orchestra & Alfred Scholz - Single (August 8, 2018 - June 11, 2019)
  • Theme Song"Cells" by The Servant - Single (July 14, 2012 - April 30, 2017)
  • Theme Song"Nordisch By Nature (Ghostbusters Remix)" by Fettes Brot - with Da Mack - Team (December 6, 2008 - August 13, 2016)
  • Theme Song"Preussens Gloria" by Johann Gottfried Piefke - Single (March 1, 2008 - July 13, 2012)

Titles & Accomplishments

• World Wrestling Entertainment

  • x2 NXT Tag Team Championship (with Giovanni Vinci / Fabian Aichner)

• Westside Xtreme Wrestling

  • 1 wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
  • 2 wXw World Tag Team Championship (with Da Mack)

  European Wrestling Promotion

  • 1 EWP Tag Team Championship (with Da Mack)

  Great Bear Promotions

  • 1 Great Bear Grand Championship

  German Stampede Wrestling

  • 1 GSW Tag Team Championship (with Da Mack)

  Nordic Championship Wrestling

  • 1 NFC First Fighter Championship
  • 1 International NCW Cruiserweight Championship

  Pro Wrestling Fighters

  • 1 PWF North-European Championship

• Other Accomplishments

  • wXw Mitteldeutschland Cup Winner (2014)
  • wXw Four Nations Cup Winner (2015)
  • NCW First Fighter Tournament Winner (2010)

Teams & Relations

• Tag Teams & Stables

  • Imperium - Giovanni Vinci / Fabian Aichner, Gunther / WALTER (September 3, 2022 - December 23, 2024)
  • Gunther & Ludwig Kaiser - Gunther / WALTER (April 8, 2022 - September 2, 2022)
  • Imperium - Alexander Wolfe / Axel Tischer, Giovanni Vinci / Fabian Aichner, Gunther / WALTER (June 12, 2019 - April 5, 2022)
  • Fabian Aichner & Marcel Barthel - Giovanni Vinci / Fabian Aichner (September 28, 2017 - June 11, 2019)
  • Ringkampf - Timothy Thatcher, Gunther / WALTER, Veit Müller, Christian Michael Jakobi (September 10, 2016 - December 22, 2018)
  • Hot and Spicy - Da Mack (December 6, 2008 - August 13, 2016)

Ludwig Kaiser Games Appearances (6)

WWE Main Series (4/26)

WWE 2K25

WWE 2K24

WWE 2K23

WWE 2K22

Other Games (2)

Champions

SuperCard