Karl Fredericks
Real Name: Karl Fredericks
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 222 lbs.
Date of Birth: July 15, 1990
Hometown: Reno, Nevada
Pro Debut: May 17, 2015
Trained By: NJPW L.A. Dojo
Finishing Move: The MD
Biography
– Fredericks began his career in the southwestern independent scene in May 2015
– On December 17, 2016, Fredericks defeated JJ King & Styker to win the PCW Inter-California Title
– On January 14, 2017, Fredericks fought Jacob Fatu to a time-limit draw to retain the PCW Inter-California Title
– On May 6, Fredericks defeated Will Cuevas to retain the APW Worldwide Internet Title
– On May 26, Fredericks defeated Yoshitatsu to retain the APW Worldwide Internet Title
– On July 7, Fredericks defeated JR Kratos by DQ to retain the APW Worldwide Internet Title
– On August 18, Fredericks defeated Tommy Dreamer to retain the APW Worldwide Internet Title
– On September 22, Fredericks defeated Bison Braddock to retain the APW Worldwide Internet Title
– On October 7, Fredericks defeated Styker Ngongoseke & Flip Gordon to retain the APW Worldwide Internet Title
– On May 25, 2018, Fredericks & Styker defeated Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend) to win the APW Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back barely a month later
– In late 2018, Fredericks entered the NJPW US Dojo
– Fredericks won the 2019 Young Lion Cup
– At Wrestle Kingdom 14, Fredericks, Clark Connors, Alex Coughlin & Toa Henare defeated Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji
– At New Year Dash 2020, Fredericks, Coughlin & Connors defeated Henare, Uemura & Tsuji
– In late 2020, Fredericks became a regular on NJPW STRONG shows in the US
– At NJPW Resurgence 2021, Fredericks defeated Alex Coughlin
– Fredericks debuted for AEW at a Dark taping on May 1, 2022, teaming with Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors, Kevin Knight & Yuya Uemura to defeat The Factory (QT Marshall, Aaron Solo, Nick Comoroto, Brick Aldridge & Blake Li)
– At Capital Collision 2022, Fredericks defeated Ren Narita
– Fredericks’ New Japan contract expired at the end of 2022 and he opted not to renew it
– In January 2023, it was reported that Fredericks had signed with WWE
