JBL Shares Thoughts About Ludwig Kaiser’s Arrest: “I Don’t Know What Happened, But I Am 100 Percent Backing Kaiser”

Ludwig Kaiser’s arrest was discussed by JBL.

News broke over the weekend that WWE talent Marcel Barthel (Ludwig Kaiser/El Grande Americano) had been arrested in Florida on a battery charge following an altercation with another male. The court documents had the following about what led to Kaiser’s arrest:

Entered the elevator and was followed by an unknown white male and an unknown white female. (Victim) stated that as the elevator ascended, the male and female began acting in an “uncontrollably intimate” manner, which he described as aggressively kissing.

(Victim) stated that once the elevator reached the 12th floor, he exited the elevator and told the couple to “please have some manners.” (Victim) advised that immediately after making the statement, the unknown male began attacking him. (Victim) described the attack as the male punching him multiple times and pushing him to the ground. (Victim) further stated the male made threats of additional violence toward him.

Kaiser’s arrest was discussed by WWE Hall of Famer and Lucha Libre AAA commentator John Bradshaw Layfield. He said the following on Something To Wrestle:

“Yeah, I think it’s bullsh*t. I think both sides are bullsh*t. Obviously, this story was made up to help him, and I don’t know how much was made up, but, if I’m getting arrested, that’s the story I make up,” JBL said, referring to the report that the alleged victim made a comment about ICE to Ludwig Kaiser’s girlfriend. “That exact story right there. I don’t know if this came from Kaiser, I don’t know where this came from. But all of a sudden, this spins this perfectly to make him the babyface. I mean, do you believe that story is 100 percent true?… I don’t think this is a big deal. I wanna make it clear about this that I’m fine with what Kaiser did here. I have no problem with this. This is bullsh*t. The whole thing’s bullsh*t. I think that story’s bullsh*t on one side. I think the guy’s story on the other side is bullsh*t. I don’t know what this guy had a problem with on the elevator. A young couple is making out on an elevator. Come on, man,” JBL laughed. “Who is this dude? And all of a sudden, you say something about it? There’s so much here that needs to be picked apart. I mean, this guy is an idiot, and this guy then gets beat up and goes to the police and tells the police that some guy beat him up in an apartment complex. What a douchebag. The guy that called the cops, what a douchebag. Look, I don’t know what is true and what is not. If I’m Kaiser, that’s the story that I’m telling. I don’t know if that’s true or not. That’s what any of us would have done if that’s what would have happened. I mean, the guy said this, the guy picked on my girl. I was defending her. None of it matters. A guy got punched. So freaking what? And then the guy runs because he’s a little punk ass b*tch and goes to the police and turns this guy in. Oh my, this guy was a bully to me. You were the one saying something to him. This whole thing’s stupid. I hope it doesn’t affect Kaiser, because we don’t know the truth here. Kaiser does not seem like a hot-headed guy. Kaiser does not seem like a guy who starts fights. Kaiser does not seem like a guy who would do something just arbitrarily that is impetuous like this, like he was accused of. I hope the whole thing blows over, I hope it doesn’t affect anything Kaiser does. I don’t think it will.

The guy who calls is gonna tell his version of the story. He’s going to jade it his way. Then the defense is gonna come and they’re gonna jade it your way. The truth is somewhere in the middle. I’m on Kaiser’s side on this. The guy had no business saying anything to him. I get it but, to escalate this — Kaiser’s not the guy who ends up punching somebody. I don’t know who this douchebag was that called the cops but screw this guy.

I want to make it clear, I’m not passing judgment. I’ve seen enough altercations to know that both sides end up going a little bit away from the truth. The truth’s somewhere in the middle. I am 100 percent behind Kaiser on this. Unequivocally, I’m backing this guy. I think he’s a good guy; he’s not a hothead to me. If something happened here, the guy, I think, deserved it. So, I don’t know what happened, but I am 100 percent backing Kaiser.”

Kaiser, as El Grande Americano, will be headlining week one of AAA’s Noches de Los Grandes event on May 30th in a Mask versus Mask match against Original El Grande Americano (Chad Gable).

If the quotes in this article are used, please credit Something To Wrestle with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.