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.
Ludwig Kaiser / Marcel Barthel Profile Index
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Marcel Barthel
- Ring Names
- El Grande Americano ( June 24, 2025 - Present)
- Ludwig Kaiser ( April 8, 2022 - June 23, 2025)
- Marcel Barthel ( June 22, 2017 - April 7, 2022)
- Axel Dieter Jr. ( March 1, 2008 - December 21, 2019)
- Born July 8, 1990 (age 35)
- 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)
Career History
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Roles
- Wrestler ( March 1, 2008 - Present)
- Manager ( April 8, 2022 - September 3, 2022)
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Promotions History
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
June 22, 2017 June 11, 2019 Promotion 
WXWJuly 14, 2012 April 30, 2017 Promotion 
PROGRESSJanuary 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 Low Card January 27, 2025 Present 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
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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)
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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
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World Wrestling Entertainment
- 2 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
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Other Accomplishments
- wXw Mitteldeutschland Cup Winner (2014)
- wXw Four Nations Cup Winner (2015)
- NCW First Fighter Tournament Winner (2010)
Teams & Relations
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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)
