Marcel Barthel

Biography

Marcel Barthel is a German professional wrestler. Before signing with the WWE, he spent the beginning years of his career wrestling under the ring name Axel Dieter Jr. He is also a second-generation wrestler as he is the son of German wrestler, Axel Dieter. Barthel is better known by his ring names Ludwig Kaiser and (allegedly) El Grande Americano.

Known for

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NXT Stand & Deliver 2026

2026 ⭐ 7.9

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Royal Rumble 2026

2026 ⭐ 7.1

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AAA Guerra de Titanes

2025 ⭐ 8.3

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WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas

2025 ⭐ 8.7

Career timeline

2026

AAA Noche de Los Grandes 2026 - Week 1

El Grande Americano · 2026

NXT Stand & Deliver 2026 Notable

El Grande Americano · 2026

⭐ 7.9

AAA Rey De Reyes 2026

El Grande Americano · 2026

2025

AAA Guerra de Titanes Notable

El Grande Americano · 2025

⭐ 8.3

AAA Alianzas Noviembre 2025 - Day 3

2025

WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas Notable

El Grando Americano · 2025

⭐ 8.7

2024

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

Ludwig Kaiser · 2024

⭐ 6.8

Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

Ludwig Kaiser · 2024

WWE Royal Rumble 2024 Notable

Ludwig Kaiser · 2024

⭐ 7.4

2023

WWE Superstar Spectacle 2023

Ludwig Kaiser · 2023

⭐ 6.0

WWE SummerSlam 2023 Notable

Ludwig Kaiser · 2023

⭐ 7.2

WrestleMania 39 Sunday Notable

Ludwig Kaiser (Appearance) · 2023

⭐ 7.6

2022

WWE Extreme Rules 2022 Notable

Ludwig Kaiser · 2022

⭐ 7.0

WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 Notable

Ludwig Kaiser (Ringside) · 2022

⭐ 7.2

WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022 Notable

Marcel Barthel · 2022

⭐ 7.0

2021

NXT WarGames 2021 Notable

Marcel Barthel · 2021

⭐ 8.0

2020

WWE Worlds Collide Notable

2020

⭐ 7.8

NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II Notable

2020

⭐ 7.5

2019

WWE Survivor Series 2019 Notable

Marcel Barthel (Preshow) · 2019

⭐ 8.4

2018

PROGRESS Chapter 82: Unboxing Live - A Dukla Prague Away Kit

Himself · 2018

wXw 18th Anniversary

2018

Frequently appears with

Joseph Hendry

Joe Hendry

Julian Micevski

Ethan Page

Richard Starks

Ricky Saints

Joe Ariola

Tony D'Angelo

Mariah May Mead

Blake Monroe

Stuart Bennett

Wade Barrett

Andrew Galloway

Drew McIntyre

Rami Sebei

Sami Zayn

Austin White

Austin Theory

Logan Paul

Logan Paul

Full filmography

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AAA Noche de Los Grandes 2026 - Week 1

2026

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NXT Stand & Deliver 2026

2026 ⭐ 7.9

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AAA Rey De Reyes 2026

2026

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Royal Rumble 2026

2026 ⭐ 7.1

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AAA Guerra de Titanes

2025 ⭐ 8.3

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AAA Alianzas Noviembre 2025 - Day 3

2025

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WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2025: Las Vegas

2025 ⭐ 8.7

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AAA Triplemanía XXXIII

2025 ⭐ 7.3

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WWE Hall of Fame 2025

2025 ⭐ 6.3

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WWE Royal Rumble 2025

2025 ⭐ 6.6

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WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

2024 ⭐ 6.8

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Countdown to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

2024

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WWE Royal Rumble 2024

2024 ⭐ 7.4

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WWE Superstar Spectacle 2023

2023 ⭐ 6.0

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WWE SummerSlam 2023

2023 ⭐ 7.2

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WrestleMania 39 Sunday

2023 ⭐ 7.6

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WWE Extreme Rules 2022

2022 ⭐ 7.0

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WWE Clash at the Castle 2022

2022 ⭐ 7.2

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WWE NXT Stand & Deliver 2022

2022 ⭐ 7.0

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NXT WarGames 2021

2021 ⭐ 8.0