Ludwig Kaiser Reveals Whose Idea It Was To Split From Gunther

Kaiser joined Hamad Firdousi for an episode of his Kennt jeder podcast on YouTube. The former two-time NXT champion revealed exactly whose idea it was to move on from his union with Gunther.

"I think I have never said this in public, but it was Gunther’s and my idea."Ludwig Kaiser

Kaiser elaborated on his declaration by explaining the history of Ringkampf and what his role was in Imperium. Kaiser stated he had very different roles in both groups despite Gunther being in both.

"Imperium originated in wXw as Ringkampf, even though it was set up differently. We were all on the same level, but with different characters. Timothy Thatcher was the roughneck for the dirty work. I was the arrogant young boy. WALTER (Gunther) was the slaughterer to kill everyone. Imperium was a different dynamic. Gunther was the main guy and I was part of the tag team."Kaiser

Why did they agree to split?

The arrogant young boy from Ringkampf was ready to blossom into a complete solo act. Kaiser explained why he personally felt it was the right to finally split from Gunther. He praised Gunther for being a truly special talent that brings the best out of everyone around him.

“Gunther is insane, he unlocks something in people that only few can. You need to know your place. My job was to make his act better and not take anything away."Kaiser explaining his place in Imperium

Kaiser had a job to do and he maximized his potential in that role. It was time to level up beyond just being the star of a duo with Vinci or the sideshow of someone else's main event show. Kaiser simply felt he was ready for more.

"But at some point you want more and you get to a point where you want more. But if you keep walking behind Gunther, I remain the tag team guy. We realized something needs to change, so we did."Kaiser explaining his split from Gunther

The former WWE Speed champion discussed the courage it took to venture out and do something completely different than what he was done consistently before.

“Of course there is a risk, but in America you need to bank on yourself and on your skills. You need to have the balls to do that. You will get that chance, you need to use it. I would say for myself I did just that.”Ludwig Kaiser talks about confidence

What's next for Kaiser?

El Grande Americano is being portrayed on television as a masked Kaiser on WWE TV now. The former Imperium and Ringkampf member has carved an interesting character for himself in the form of El Grande Americano and has been heavily involved in Dominik Mysterio's business.

The character originally was portrayed by Chad Gable before he was injured.

Gunther hasn't been seen on WWE TV since losing the World Heavyweight championship to CM Punk at SummerSlam earlier this year.