Ludwig Kaiser seeks Richard Reap's medical records in ongoing battery case

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Yesterday (Nov. 12), lawyers representing WWE’s Ludwig Kaiser (aka AAA’s El Grande Americano, real name Marcel Bartel) requested the court subpoena Richard Reap’s medical records. The filing is the latest maneuver in a May incident that led to the battery charge Kaiser is currently facing in Florida court. As you’ll likely recall, Reap claims he politely asked Kaiser and Kaiser’s girlfriend Andrea Bazarte to tone down what Reap says was an excessive display of affection in the elevator of the condo building he and Kaiser both reside. Kaiser says Reap threatened Bazarte, and that he only shoved his neighbor when he didn’t respond to verbal requests for space. Reap says Kaiser pushed him to the ground and punched him repeatedly just for asking the couple to “please have some manners.” Kaiser’s team tried to get the whole case thrown out under Florida’s “stand your ground” law, but that didn’t work. With it increasingly looking like the case will proceed, they’re now seeking access to Reap’s medical records to learn more about the injuries he says he the AAA Mega campeon inflicted on him. The subpoena request comes after an Assistant State Attorney agreed to provide Reap’s post-incident medical records to Kaiser’s team, then Reap’s legal team objected. Both the state and Reap object to one being issued. The case Kaiser’s lawyers make in the filing offers specifics on Reap’s alleged injuries: The requested subpoena would direct Mr. Reap to produce his medical records relating to the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of the injuries he allegedly sustained in the incident underlying this prosecution. The requested records include relevant emergency department records, physician and nursing notes, diagnostic reports, imaging reports, consultation records, discharge instructions, referrals, and billing records from April 23, 2026, through November 12, 2026. The subpoena would be limited to records concerning the alleged torn rotator cuff, concussion, head injury, shoulder injury, or other injury that Mr. Reap attributes to the charged incident. Next up for the case is a pre-trial conference on Dec. 17. If nothing is settled there, the court has Jan. 4-22, 2027 currently listed for the trial. However, Kaiser’s issues may not end there. The fact Reap has hired his own lawyers is probably a sign he’s going to file a civil suit.