New story circulating about what allegedly happened with Ludwig Kaiser in battery case
WWE star Ludwig Kaiser aka El Grande Americano, whose real name is Marcel Barthel, was arrested on May 20th 2026 in Orange County, Florida. Barthel was charged with battery after allegedly assaulting a man at their apartment building.
In an update on the story, former WrestlingInc.com owner Raj Giri made the following claim via Twitter/X…
“This is what I heard regarding the Ludwig Kaiser situation. He was in the apartment elevator with Andrea Bazarte and they were being affectionate, but nothing crazy or out of the ordinary.
[Richard] Reap allegedly didn’t say anything in the elevator but once he got out on the 12th floor, he allegedly said something to Kaiser to the effect of ‘you need to show some f’n respect before I call ICE on that b**ch.’
Kaiser got out of the elevator and they had a little scuffle, but no punches were apparently thrown.”
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com shared Giri’s post on Facebook along with the following message…
“This is the story from Kaiser/WWEs side. Someone messaged it to me today but I couldn’t get the parties to verify.”
This is what I heard regarding the Ludwig Kaiser situation. He was in the apartment elevator with Andrea Bazarte and they were being affectionate, but nothing crazy or out of the ordinary.
Reap allegedly didn’t say anything in the elevator but once he got out on the 12th floor,… pic.twitter.com/HcsNc4onUj
— Raj Giri (@TheRajGiri) May 21, 2026