El Grande Americano II

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El Grande Americano

Name El Grande Americano Real name Marcel Barthel Nicknames Name history Axel Dieter Jr. (2008-17), Marcel Barthel (WWE, 2017-2022), Ludwig Kaiser (2022-), El Grande Americano (II) (2025-) Family Axel Dieter (father) Maestro(s) Axel Dieter, Christian Eckstein, Karsten Kretschmer Birth date, location July 8, 1990 - Pinneberg, Germany Obituary date Debut, location March 1, 2008 - Hamburg, Germany Lost mask to Height 190 cm/6'3" Weight 100 kg/220 lbs Signature moves Axel Dieter Special, Landungsbrücken, DDT, Enzuigiri Titles: wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship, wXw World Tag Team Championship (2x, w/ Da Mack), WWE NXT Tag Team Championship (2x, w/ Fabian Aichner), WWE Speed Championship (taking over from Chad Gable)

German wrestler for WWE, who took up the role of El Grande Americano after original holder Chad Gable was injured (including carrying over his then-current title reign). Brought the gimmick to Mexico after being announced for AAA's show on July 25, 2025.

Quite far from the original intent of El Grande Americano (and the expectations of USAmericans), he's gotten over as an outright babyface in Mexico.

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