WWE star Ludwig Kaiser, better known as El Grande Americano, has been arrested in Florida and charged with battery.
The 35-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Marcel Barthel, was arrested in Orange County, Florida, on Wednesday and charged with misdemeanor battery, according to website Wrestling Inc.
After being booked, he was released on a $1,000 bond.
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The arrest reportedly stems from an altercation he had with a man back in April. Barthel apparently took offense when the man told him to “have some manners” after Barthel and a female companion were seen acting in an “uncontrollably intimate” manner in a public elevator, the New York Post reported.
The incident occurred on April 23 at the Lake Eola Apartment complex in Orlando, Florida. The man Berthel allegedly struck has been named as Richard Reap.
Mr. Reap told police that he felt Barthel and his female companion were acting inappropriately in the
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