Kotaro Suzuki Set To Mentor Parker Boudreaux For GLEAT

By: Lewis Carlan

After stints in the WWE and AEW, Parker Boudreaux has seemed to finally found a home in Japan within the promotion GLEAT. Boudreaux made his debut for GLEAT back on Oct. 6th 2024 when he unsuccessfully challenged then G Rex Champion Hayato Tamura at GLEAT Ver. MEGA In OSAKA.

Since debuting for GLEAT, Boudreaux has not looked back as he proceeded to thrive in the growing promotion over the past two years. The President of GLEAT, Hiroyuki Suzuki, recently referred to Boudreaux as the “the greatest fighter out in the world right now.” Hiroyuki Suzuki indicated that all the hard work in the dojo and big matches in Japan are paying off for Boudreaux.

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Now things are about to really pick up for Boudreaux as he announced on X that 24 year pro-wrestling veteran Kotaro Suzuki will become his mentor as Boudreaux looks to take his GLEAT career to the next level.

Kotaro Suzuki’s pro-wrestling career began on Dec. 24th 2001 for Pro Wrestling NOAH. Suzuki was trained by the legendary Mitsuharu Misawa and is poised to pass down his knowledge to Boudreaux. Suzuki has held numerous titles during his successful career including the Pro Wrestling NOAH GHC Junior Heavyweight Title (4 times), the AJPW World Jr Heavyweight Title and the ZERO1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship.

Boudreaux for his part appeared very excited and was deeply grateful for the opportunity to being paired with Kotaro Suzuki.

From Parker Boudreaux:

“Mr. Mitsuharu Misawa-san’s final disciple is Mr. Kotaro Suzuki San. Mr. Kotaro Suzuki-san will become my future Sensei, guiding me to an “unparalleled height” that I could never have even imagined until now. I am so deeply grateful for this .. the future of GLEAT is so bright. History is about to be made in so many ways… the people of Japan want this badly. This is precisely the pinnacle of GLEAT. #THEBFD. I return home back to Japan after my Heavyweight championship match next week April 26th in Melbourne, Australia”

Kotaro Suzuki responded to Boudreaux’s post by asking his disciple to come back to Japan soon. Boudreaux had stated that he will be returning to GLEAT following his championship bout in Australia on April 26th.

The executives of GLEAT could be expecting big things from Boudreaux who is locked in on his career as a pro-wrestler. It’s a safe bet to expect big things from Boudreaux because the odds are in favour that very big things are coming from the GLEAT star.