Parker Boudreaux Reflects On His Runs In WWE And AEW, Hopes To Work With Them Again

Parker Boudreaux says he’s grateful for his opportunities in AEW and WWE, and would like to work with them in the future. Boudreaux had a run in WWE NXT as Harland, the muscle for Joe Gacy, until he was released in 2022. He then went to AEW where he worked for two years before exiting the company in April of last year. He spoke with SoCal Val for WrestlingNews.co and you can see some highlights below (h/t to Fightful):

On not starting out on the indie scene: “For the most part, a lot of people come from the independent scene where they’re grinding 15, 20, 25 years before they even get a shot. For me to get a shot without wrestling or coming right out of my sport, being elevated at that platform to be on TV within three or four months when I’m on NXT and I didn’t even know how to wrestle. I think I handled the opportunity really well, that’s why I can never say anything bad about WWE, AEW, or anybody that I work for because they all gave me great opportunities. I was so young and new to the business. I’m grateful for the opportunities I had in WWE, AEW, and everywhere else and I hope to really work with them again in the future as well.”

On his WWE release: “It was probably the most blindsiding thing that I’ve had to deal with pro wrestling wise but I know that it’s the pro wrestling business. Maybe I didn’t know when I got release because I was so young still, but obviously I understand now that it’s the pro wrestling business. People can get released and hired in a week or two, that’s just how it is. In the moment, no, I didn’t fully understand but once I got released and I stayed in the business throughout AEW and all of these other countries, I fully understand that it’s the pro wrestling business and it could be any reason. I never got an exact reason, my thing was budget cuts but I have no idea. For the most part, I thought I was doing everything right and that’s why I could never say anything bad about WWE or AEW or anything like that, they gave me amazing opportunities to be on amazing and huge platforms. I hope to one day be back there working with one of those companies.”