El Grande Americano
About El Grande Americano
Originally a hacky joke handed to Chad Gable in early 2025, the El Grande Americano mantle passed to Ludwig Kaiser (Marcel Barthel) when Gable suffered an injury — and under the mask, the Hamburg-born former Imperium member became an entirely different performer. Suave and magnetic, Kaiser transcended the inherent stupidity of the gimmick to achieve a very, very unlikely stardom — headlining full-blown AAA cards, cutting fluent Spanish promos, and becoming one of the two most popular luchadors in the world alongside Místico. As El Grande Americano, he leads the faction Los Americanos alongside the former Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate.
The storyline’s peak came at AAA Noche de Los Grandes, where Kaiser’s El Grande Americano collided with Chad Gable’s “The Original” El Grande Americano in a mask vs. mask match at Arena Monterrey — headlining a sold-out show in front of 12,000 people, producing a bout Dave Meltzer called “one of the great match presentations of all-time.” Gable lost his alternate identity as the Original El Grande Americano, falling to Kaiser’s El Grande Americano, and Kaiser celebrated with his friends and his people as the one and only El Grande Americano.
Career Record
By Year
| Year | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Last 5 Matches
- L vs Angel, Daga Jul 25, 2026
- W vs Octagon Jr. Apr 11, 2026
- W vs El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Ethan Page, Omos Feb 28, 2026
- W vs Dragon Lee, Octagon Jr., Rey Fenix Feb 7, 2026
- L vs El Hijo Del Vikingo Jan 17, 2026
Record based on 69 matches in the WAW database.
Push Index
Week of August 12
A weekly 0–100 score of how strongly this wrestler is currently being booked — not the same as win/loss record. See the full breakdown methodology on the Push Rankings page.