Karl Fredericks has arrived in NXT.
Fredericks reportedly signed with WWE earlier in January after he was spotted at the WWE Performance Center back in September 2022.
At the NXT live event in Fort Pierce, Florida, Fredericks made his non-televised debut. He confronted Axiom, and while he had a microphone in his hands, when fans chanted “Who are you”, he walked away.
Former NJPW Star Karl Fredericks just made his #WWENXT Debut ?#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/lJ90EMjmTB
— Losó ひ (@LOSO_DOL0) January 21, 2023
Fredericks came up in the NJPW LA Dojo, and he often competed for NJPW and NJPW STRONG. He has also wrestled for a number of independent promotions, including and West Coast Pro, Championship Wrestling. Additionally, he competed on AEW Dark in May 2022. Per Cagematch, Fredericks hasn’t wrestled since the West Coast Pro/Prestige Wrestling Savage Mode II event on September 3, 2022.
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