EXCLUSIVE: Parker Boudreaux talks Japan experience, Oba Femi, Danhausen & more

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Speaking to Sportskeeda’s Riju Dasgupta in an exclusive interview, Boudreaux opened up about his experience in Japan and talked about current WWE stars like Oba Femi and Danhausen.

Parker Boudreaux returning to Japan for another tour

After making several appearances for AAA in Mexico, Parker Boudreaux first toured Japan in October 2024. He immediately challenged Hayato Tamura for the G-Rex Championship, which was GLEAT’s world title. He lost to Tamura, but he got his first win in Japan by beating Kaito Ishida.

Boudreaux returned to Japan four more times and is planning for a sixth tour this year. He’s very happy about feeling all the love from fans and getting the respect he deserves for putting in the work.

“GLEAT hosted meet and greets for me every single show that we did, so there was so many fans to see me every single show, which was so cool just to see how much people came and also like how far some of these people came. There was two of them that came eight hours, took the speed train eight-plus, six-plus hours. I was just like, things like that, it’s just like, ‘Wow,'” Bodreaux said.

He added:

“I’m the only American that goes out there and really one of the only foreigners for the company because they’re very selective of who they wanna represent the company. It’s just an honor to be at that platform and how they’re building me, and I’m super blessed. I just gotta keep it going like I was telling you earlier, man. Just really gotta keep it going, keep this momentum pushing, and just have so much more support and even more fans following me, and it’s a tremendous blessing. I can’t say enough.”

Boudreaux also appreciates how GLEAT’s president, Hiroyuki Suzuki, has been treating him there and telling him how proud he is of his improvement. He’s looking forward to possibly signing a contract with the promotion.

Gaining mentorship from Mitsuharu Misawa’s student

One of the greatest pro wrestlers of all time was Mitsuharu Misawa. He made his name at All Japan Pro Wrestling and helped create Pro Wrestling NOAH. He passed away on June 13, 2009, during a tag team match.

Misawa’s last protege, Kotaro Suzuki, will be Parker Boudreaux’s mentor upon his sixth tour in Japan.

“I tagged up with [Suzuki] at that Osaka show, and so he watched me perform, and after he came up to me, he’s like, ‘I really wanna teach you. If I teach you, you’re gonna be very, very great.’ And like it was just another emotional moment because hearing that from absolute legends that’s been doing this for 20, 25 years at a at the highest level, going against people like Kenta Kobashi, going against the greatest, learning from the greatest Misawa-san, it’s just surreal sometimes because this is what I’ve always wanted, and now more than ever, it means the world to me. It means the world to me and my family,” Boudreaux said.

Boudreaux teamed up with Suzuki and Andy Panda in a six-man tag team match at the GLEAT G PROWRESTLING Version 104 event last March 22. They defeated Shigehiro Irie, Takehiro Yamamura, and Tetsuya Izuchi.

Parker Boudreaux vs. Oba Femi?

After signing with WWE in 2021, Parker Boudreaux was immediately called “The Next Brock Lesnar” because of their similar look and build. Oba Femi has also been called the same moniker, but is a potential match between the two physical specimens possible?

“He’s [Femi] a massive human being. He’s also athletic, and he has such a good character right now with WWE. He’s also my age, so this guy is the future. The sky’s the limit for this guy because he’s really getting put in an amazing position with Brock Lesnar, and how they’re building him. He’s very young, and I don’t know, me and him could even do something in the future,” Boudreaux said.

When asked to predict the result of the Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar match at WrestleMania 42, Boudreaux answered:

“I mean, it would make sense both ways. You could get people mad both ways at this point. I feel it’s a business at the end of the day, so you could get heat either way, especially the [sic] how they’re building up. They would be mad if Brock won, they would be mad if he Oba won. It would be a controversy no matter what, so I think they’re doing a good job building it up anyway. I understand it now. It’s all the business.”

Boudreaux added that he was happy for Oba Femi despite not knowing him personally. He was hoping to run into him one day and possibly have a match against him.

Parker Boudreaux on Danhausen’s WWE success

Even though his WWE debut didn’t go over well at Elimination Chamber, Danhausen has proven that he fits in perfectly in the biggest wrestling company in the world. He has been shown regularly on television and has been a top merchandise seller.

Parker Boudreaux worked with Danhausen in AEW, and he has nothing but praise and nice things to say about the Very Nice, Very Evil superstar.

“I’m just happy for him because every single time that I’ve ran into him and dealt with him, he seemed like a great guy. Treated me really cool. We had a couple [of] indie shows that we were booked on together in the USA, smaller shows, but a really good guy from what I dealt with him at AEW, smaller shows. He’s just always treated me super cool. I’m just happy for him ’cause he’s getting a good push now too,” Boudreaux said.

In addition to Japan, Boudreaux will be taking his talents to Australia later this month at the Sunday Showcase event by Melbourne City Wrestling and Oceania Pro Wrestling.

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