Parker Boudreaux shares that Paul Heyman & Jim Ross recruited him into wrestling, still in contact with Heyman

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Heyman reviews Boudreaux’s matches.

The year 2024 marks three years since Parker Boudreaux’s in-ring debut. He’s been signed to both WWE and All Elite Wrestling and present-day, he’s working dates for GLEAT in Japan and AAA.

Boudreaux was brought into the wrestling space by Paul Heyman and Jim Ross. He told Cultaholic that they recruited him into the business. Boudreaux is still in consistent communication with Heyman and added that Heyman is reviewing the matches he’s had in GLEAT.

Watched the full (Eddie Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar No Way Out) match probably when I was 16, 17 because that’s when — okay, I’d probably say 16 because that’s when Paul Heyman and Jim Ross started recruiting me to start looking at wrestling in that way.

Even Paul Heyman, I still talk to him. Every other week, I still talk — he’s the one that got me into this business and he’s the one that really made my decision from college football to pro wrestling. I sat down with him — a little go off the track real quick. I sat down with him the first time when I was probably 17 or 18. We met up. We met up at the Ritz-Carlton and we had the conversation for hours and he was just telling me how I could be really solid in this industry and how he hasn’t seen many people like me and this type of athlete only comes once in a while and stuff like that and to hear that dude, such a legend, talk highly about me because he’s obviously managed some of the biggest stars of all-time, like I said, it’s inspiring for sure… I sent him my matches in Japan. He’s reviewing them now so, yeah man, he likes to see my work and I think he’s excited about this Japan thing so, I’m excited. It’s a true honor and privilege… 

Continuing on the topic of GLEAT, Parker discussed his arrival to the promotion and shared that it was CIMA who invited him.

Man, super grateful for GLEAT and everyone there, especially CIMA. He’s the one that really invited me to Japan and really get this whole thing rolling. Got a chance to spend some weeks out there and train with him and I had two really big matches so, actually going back in two weeks now and doing some more matches, training with him again, staying out there for a couple more weeks and very grateful for this opportunity. I feel very blessed to be in the position that I am in right now for sure.

Boudreaux is scheduled for two GLEAT dates in November. He’ll be in tag team action on both nights. 

If the quotes in this article are used, please credit Cultaholic with an H/T to POST Wrestling for the transcriptions.

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