Parker Boudreaux says he’s ‘deeply grateful’ for recent support in Japan
Parker Boudreaux has released a statement about the recent groundswell of support he has received while wrestling for GLEAT in Japan.
Last year, GLEAT president Hiroyuki Suzuki praised Boudreaux, calling him the “greatest fighter out there right now,” pointing to the engagement numbers his match videos generate on Instagram.
Boudreaux released the following statement on Saturday (translated from Japanese):
“I truly love professional wrestling from the bottom of my heart. I am deeply grateful for the recent support from Japan. Every day, in every moment, I feel your love with all my senses. From here on out, I will continue to give my all in every aspect. This is my dream. From now on, day by day, I will keep striving endlessly.”
Boudreaux also spoke to WrestlingNews.co recently, and commented on the GLEAT president’s praise.
“The president of GLEAT, the company I am signed to in Japan, called me the greatest fighter out in the world right now,” Boudreaux said. “When he called me that, I nearly cried. All the hard work in the dojo and big matches throughout Japan paying off. They treat me like I am Taylor Swift out there.”
Boudreaux has been with the GLEAT promotion since 2024. Prior to that, he played college football at the University of Central Florida before signing with WWE in 2021 and later wrestling under the name Harland. He was released in April 2022. That December, he debuted with AEW and joined Swerve Strickland’s Mogul Affiliates stable. He was released by AEW in April 2024. He began training in the GLEAT dojo in Japan later that year and debuted for the promotion that October.
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