Ludwig Kaiser
Ludwig Kaiser | |
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Birth name | Marcel Barthel |
Born | [1] Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany | 8 July 1990
Partner | Tiffany Stratton (2022-present) |
Relatives | Axel Dieter (father) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Axel Dieter Jr. Ludwig Kaiser Marcel Barthel |
Billed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] |
Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg)[2] |
Billed from | Hamburg, Germany[1] |
Trained by | Axel Dieter Christian Eckstein Karsten Kretschmer[3] |
Debut | March 1, 2008 |
Marcel Barthel (born 8 July 1990) is a German professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE,[4] where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Ludwig Kaiser. He is a member of Imperium.
Before coming to WWE, he wrestled primarily in his native Germany under the ring name Axel Dieter Jr., most notably for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw). He also wrestled in the United Kingdom for Progress Wrestling. In wXw, Dieter was a two-time World Tag Team Champion and a one-time Unified World Wrestling Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2009, 2012–2019)
Barthel made his debut for
Due to wXw's working relationship with
Progress Wrestling (2017–2018)
Representing wXw and Ringkampf, Dieter made his debut for
On 30 December 2018, Barthel made a surprise appearance at Progress' Unboxing event, where he was defeated by Eddie Dennis.[31]
WWE (2017–present)
In 2017, after leaving wXw, Barthel signed with
On the April 8 episode of SmackDown, Barthel, under the new ring name Ludwig Kaiser, debuted with Walter, now known as Gunther, accompanying him in a squash match against Joe Alonzo.[39] The Kaiser part of his ring name is a reference to Gustl Kaiser, an important wrestling promoter during the time when his father was active as a professional wrestler.[40] On the May 27 episode of SmackDown, Kaiser had his first match on the main roster teaming with Gunther to defeat Drew Gulak and Intercontinental Champion Ricochet.[41] A feud with the Brawling Brutes ensued for several months, which also resulted in two Intercontinental Champion matches between Gunther and Sheamus.[42][43][44] As part of the 2023 WWE Draft, Kaiser and his Imperium stablemates Gunther and Giovanni Vinci (formerly Fabian Aichner) were drafted to the Raw brand.[45][46]
Other media
Barthel made his video game debut as a playable character in WWE 2K22,[47] and later appeared in WWE 2K23 and WWE 2K24.
Personal life
Barthel is a second-generation professional wrestler, with his father performing under the ring name Axel Dieter. Fittingly, Barthel's father was present for his first title win in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), the wXw World Tag Team Championship.[48] After a long illness, Axel Dieter died in September 2015 at the age of 81.[49]
Since 2022, Barthel has been in a relationship with fellow professional wrestler Jessica Woynilko, better known as Tiffany Stratton.[50][51]
Championships and accomplishments
- Catch Wrestling Norddeutschland
- European Wrestling Promotion
- EWP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Da Mack[53]
- Great Bear Promotions
- Great Bear Grand Championship (1 time)[54]
- German Stampede Wrestling
- GSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Da Mack[55]
- Nordic Championship Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Fighters
- PWF North-European Championship (1 time)[59]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 240 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500in 2020
- Ranked No. 240 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship (1 time)[60]
- wXw World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Da Mack[61]
- Mitteldeutschland Cup (2014)[62]
- Four Nations Cup (2015)[63]
- WWE
- Fabian Aichner[64]
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External links
- Ludwig Kaiser on WWE.com
- Ludwig Kaiser's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
- Ludwig Kaiser on Twitter
- Ludwig Kaiser at IMDb