El Grande Americano Mexico City event back on after cancellation
Plans for El Grande Americano are moving forward with Ludwig Kaiser expected to be able to travel outside of the country.
Lucha Libre AAA’s “Serenade for El Grande Americano” event, originally scheduled for Wednesday before being canceled, is now back on and will take place tonight (May 22) in Mexico City. It’s a free event where fans can show their support for Kaiser/Americano ahead of his upcoming mask vs. mask match against Original El Grande Americano (Chad Gable).
The serenade is being held at Kings League Dome and is limited to 300 fans.
Kaiser was arrested this week on a misdemeanor battery charge relating to an incident that took place last month involving a male resident of his Orlando, Florida apartment complex. When he learned of a warrant for his arrest on May 19, Kaiser was in Mexico for WWE/AAA. He returned to the United States the next day to turn himself in and is now out on a $1,000 bond.
Following the arrest, Kaiser’s attorney filed a motion requesting that Kaiser be allowed to continue to travel out of state and internationally. The state of Florida is not objecting to the motion.
El Grande Americano vs. Original El Grande Americano mask match —
The mask match between the two Americanos is set to headline AAA Noche de Los Grandes in Monterrey, Mexico on May 30. Gable originally introduced the Americano character to WWE television, but Kaiser took over when Gable underwent shoulder surgery in 2025. Since Gable’s return, they’ve had one of the best-received feuds in wrestling with Kaiser playing the babyface.
AAA has a live TV episode this Saturday that will finish the build to Noche de Los Grandes.
El Grande Americano necesita todo tu apoyo previo a #AAANocheDeLosGrandes 🗣️
— Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (@luchalibreaaa) May 22, 2026
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