Marcel Barthel
Acting Born Jul 8, 1990 Hannover, Germany 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Raw (1993) as Ludwig Kaiser
- Raw (1993)
- WWE NXT (2010) as Marcel Barthel
- WWE NXT (2010)
- WWE NXT (2010) as El Grande Americano
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) as Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999)
- WWE Main Event (2012) as Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE Main Event (2012)
- WWE Main Event (2012) as El Grande Americano
- WWE Pay Per View (1985)
- WWE 205 Live (2016)
- Raw Talk (2016) as Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE NXT UK (2018)
- WWE's Greatest Moments (2025) as Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (2026)
- WWE Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (2026) as El Grande Americano
- WWE Speed (2024) as Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE Talking Smack as Ludwig Kaiser
- AAA Noche de Los Grandes 2026 - Week 1 (2026) as El Grande Americano
- World Wide Wohnzimmer (2024) as Ludwig Kaiser
- WWE Royal Rumble 2025 (2025) as Ludwig Kaiser
- Royal Rumble 2026 (2026) as El Grande Americano
- AAA Rey De Reyes 2026 (2026) as El Grande Americano