Imperium
Gunther
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 33 years old.
He is currently a Wrestler, working for WWE on the Raw brand, under the ring name of Ludwig Kaiser.
Currently, he is a member of the team of Imperium (with Gunther).
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Marcel Barthel
- Ring Names
- 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 33)
- Nationality
Germany - Birth Place Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
- Billed From
- Hannover, Germany
- Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
- Weight
- 220 lbs (100 kg)
GermanyCareer History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( March 1, 2008 - Present)
- Manager ( April 8, 2022 - September 3, 2022)
- Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion 
WWEBrand
Raw
April 28, 2023 Present Promotion WWEBrand
SmackDown
April 8, 2022 April 27, 2023 Promotion WWEBrand
NXT
December 2, 2020 April 7, 2022 Promotion WWEBrand
NXT UK
January 16, 2019 March 26, 2020 Promotion WWEBrand
NXT
August 8, 2018 June 11, 2019 Promotion WXWJuly 14, 2012 April 30, 2017 Promotion PROGRESSJanuary 15, 2017 April 23, 2017 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel September 10, 2016 Present Face March 1, 2008 September 9, 2016 - Images History
Sep 2022Apr 2022Aug 2018Mar 2008
WWE
WXW
PROGRESS
- 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 "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
- Titles Won
World Wrestling Entertainment
- 2 NXT Tag Team Championship (with 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)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Imperium - Giovanni Vinci / Fabian Aichner, Gunther / WALTER ( September 3, 2022 - Present)
- 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)
