Marcel Barthel
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1990-07-08 · Hannover, Germany
Known for
- Raw (1993) — Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) — Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE NXT (2010) — Marcel Barthel
- WWE Main Event (2012) — Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE Survivor Series 2019 (2019) — Marcel Barthel (Preshow)
- WWE Royal Rumble 2025 (2025) — Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE Clash at the Castle 2022 (2022) — Ludwig Kaiser (Ringside)
- WWE 205 Live (2016)
- WWE Extreme Rules 2022 (2022) — Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE Royal Rumble 2024 (2024) — Ludwig Kaiser
- Royal Rumble 2026 (2026) — El Grande Americano
- WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday (2023) — Ludwig Kaiser (Appearance)
- WWE NXT UK (2018)
- WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 (2024) — Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE SummerSlam 2023 (2023) — Ludwig Kaiser
- AAA Triplemanía XXXIII (2025) — El Grande Americano