NJPW LA Dojo graduate Karl Fredericks reportedly spotted at WWE PC

[Chris]

A former NJPW wrestler could be on their way to WWE.

PWInsider reported on Wednesday that Karl Fredericks was spotted at the WWE Performance Center earlier this week. The report didn't confirm whether Fredericks has joined WWE.

"Karl Fredericks, who exited New Japan Pro Wrestling this past August when his contract expired, was seen at the PC earlier this week," PWInsider wrote.

Fredericks last wrestled for NJPW this May. In a statement posted on social media in August, Fredericks announced his departure from the promotion:

As of today August 1st I am no longer under contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling and I will not be re-signing with the company at this time. Though there is disappointment in the ending of this chapter I am grateful for the last four years traveling the world and growing with my best friends. I want to say thank you to the company for the opportunities and especially thank you to Shibata-San for believing in me and bringing me along his journey with the LA Dojo. Last but not least thank you to my fans and thank you to the NJPW fans for Your support over these years. I hope You will continue to support me along my path wherever that may lead.

Fredericks started with NJPW as a Young Lion at their LA Dojo. He graduated from the Young Lion system in 2020.

It was announced this June that Fredericks would be teaming with Christopher Daniels in the NJPW Strong Tag Team title tournament, but Fredericks ended up being replaced by Yuya Uemura.

Fredericks posted a tweet in June expressing frustration over not being included in NJPW's G1 Climax: "Last thing I’m even going to entertain with a voice rn as far as professional wrestling goes is that @njpwglobal doesn’t deserve Karl Fredericks."

Report: Former NJPW wrestler Karl Fredericks spotted at WWE Performance Center

Fredericks was reportedly seen at the WWE Performance Center earlier this week.

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[Chris]

Lost a lot of respect for this dude when he used Gabriel Kidd's obvious mental breakdown to talk about how much better of a talent he was than everyone else while instigating Kidd further while other people who actually cared about Kidd were trying to actually reach out to him and telling people to stop engaging

All that said, I do think he's a really fucking good talent in the ring, but I never knew he got mad he wasn't in the G1 lmao that's hilarious fuck outta here

 

[Deezy]

Lost a lot of respect for this dude when he used Gabriel Kidd's obvious mental breakdown to talk about how much better of a talent he was than everyone else while instigating Kidd further while other people who actually cared about Kidd were trying to actually reach out to him and telling people to stop engaging

All that said, I do think he's a really fucking good talent in the ring, but I never knew he got mad he wasn't in the G1 lmao that's hilarious fuck outta here

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Mad not in the g1 sir please

 

[Dale]

Karl Fredericks reportedly received a WWE tryout this week.

We noted before how Fredericks was recently seen at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Now the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Fredericks received a private tryout with company officials.

There’s no word yet on if WWE has offered Fredericks a contract.​

 

[Dale]

Karl Fredericks, 32, who exited New Japan Pro Wrestling in August 2022 when his contract expired, has officially signed with WWE for the NXT brand, PWInsider.com has confirmed.

Fredericks started this week at the Performance Center in Orlando.​

 

[Buffy]

About time that Karl signed with WWE and going to the NXT Brand.

 

[#Waddles]

Alright, I'll bite, is he any good?

 

[Chris]

Alright, I'll bite, is he any good?

Very good in the ring, and solid on the mic too. Only real downside is he's been a douche on social media before and might butt heads if he thinks he's not being used properly but nothing egregious and maybe someone at the PC can humble him lol

 

[#Waddles]

Very good in the ring, and solid on the mic too. Only real downside is he's been a douche on social media before and might butt heads if he thinks he's not being used properly but nothing egregious and maybe someone at the PC can humble him lol

Thanks dogg. I'll check him out!!!

 

[Chris]

Karl Fredericks has made his NXT debut.

Fredericks appeared during Friday's NXT house show in Fort Pierce, Florida. Footage from NXT’s Instagram showed Fredericks confronting Axiom in the ring. He had a microphone in his hand, teasing he would say something, but then dropped the microphone and made his exit.

It was reported earlier this month by PWInsider that Fredericks had signed with WWE. Fredericks opted not to renew his contract with New Japan Pro Wrestling, leaving the company last August.

Fredericks, 32, became a pro wrestler in 2015. In 2018, Fredericks started to train at NJPW’s LA Dojo under Katsuyori Shibata. He went to Japan the following year to compete in that year’s Young Lion Cup tournament and also competed in that year’s World Tag League, teaming with Hirooki Goto. In 2020, he began competing on New Japan Strong, eventually graduating out of his young lion phase and continued to wrestle there through 2022.

Karl Fredericks makes WWE NXT debut at house show

It was reported earlier this month that Fredericks had signed with WWE.

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