Actor

Marcel Barthel

July 8, 1990 · Hannover, Germany

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.

Notable work

6.8
Raw (1993)
as Ludwig Kaiser and cast

Often works with

Joe Anoa'i
9 titles together
Raw, WWE Survivor Series 2019, WWE Royal Rumble 2025
Andrew Galloway
9 titles together
WWE Main Event, WWE Survivor Series 2019, WWE Royal Rumble 2025
Walter Hahn
9 titles together
WWE Survivor Series 2019, WWE Clash at the Castle 2022, WWE Extreme Rules 2022
Cody Rhodes
8 titles together
Raw, WWE Friday Night SmackDown, WWE Main Event
Fergal Devitt
7 titles together
Raw, WWE Clash at the Castle 2022, WWE Extreme Rules 2022
Colby Lopez
6 titles together
Raw, WWE Survivor Series 2019, WWE Royal Rumble 2025

Marcel Barthel

Notable work

Often works with

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