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 (191 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 209 lb (95 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. As of 2017, he is signed to WWE, 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 UK for Progress Wrestling. In wXw, Dieter was a two-time World Tag Team Champion and a 1-time Unified World Wrestling Champion.