The judge rejected WWE star Ludwig Kaiser’s version motion to dismiss the battery case against him in Florida, according to a new report. The charges stem from an April incident, however Kaiser, real name Marcel Bartel, was arrested in May.
According to FightfulAccording to court records, Kaiser’s motion to dismiss the case under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, which he filed back in July, was denied at a hearing on Monday. The media informs that the preliminary consultation is scheduled for December 17.
Florida’s Stand Your Ground law states that individuals may use force in self-defense or the defense of another if they reasonably believe it is necessary to avoid the “direct use of unlawful force” by the other person. In Kaiser’s case, he was accompanied by his girlfriend, AAA star Andrea Bazarte.
Richard Ripp, the alleged victim in the battery case, reportedly told police that Kaiser and Bazarte were “aggressively kissing” in the elevator and he asked them to “please behave.” According to Kaiser, they were hugging when Rape started swearing at them and told them to respect “before they call ICE on that b****,” referring to Bazarte. There was indeed a dispute in the reporting of both sides of the events.
The incident took place in April, but Kaiser, the current AAA Mega Champion known as El Grande Americano, was arrested until May ahead of his mask-vs-mask match against the original El Grande Americano, Chad Gable. When Kaiser was informed of the charges, he reportedly flew back to Florida from Mexico to turn himself in.