10 Wrestlers Who Were ARRESTED In The Middle Of Major Storylines

10. El Grande Americano

You'll never guess what the inspiration for this article was...

On May 20th 2026, Ludwig Kaiser (real name Marcel Barthel) was arrested in Orlando, Florida. According to some reports, he had gotten into a real fight with a man who had taken issue with Kaiser kissing his girlfriend, Andrea Bazarte, in a lift. However, it has also come out that the man might have made derogatory remarks towards Bazarte, to which Kaiser responded. 

A few years earlier, this story wouldn't have been nearly as impactful. Kaiser was famous, sure, but he wasn't exactly a main eventer. However, against all the odds, he is now one of the biggest stars in all of Mexican wrestling. 

At AAA's Noches de Los Grandes event, Kaiser's version of El Grande Americano went one-on-one with Chad Gable's original incarnation of the fake luchador in one of the best matches of the year. This mask vs. mask match had been in the works for months, which is why Kaiser's arrest caused so much panic. 

Luckily, the German was able to travel down south to compete in the match, but this situation could have ended very differently.