| Parker Boudreaux | |
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| Birth name | Parker Boudreaux |
| Born | March 9, 1998 Winter Garden, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Central Florida |
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| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) [1] |
| Billed weight | 301 lb (137 kg) [1] |
| Trained by | Cima Gleat Dojo Matt Bloom WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | December 14, 2021 |
Parker Boudreaux (born March 9, 1998) is an American professional wrestler. He is primarily working for Gleat in Japan. He also worked for WWE as Harland, and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under his real name.
Boudreaux was born in Winter Garden, Florida, on March 9, 1998. Growing up in Orlando, Florida, he played football and attended Bishop Moore Catholic High School. He helped Bishop Moore to a 14–1 record and a Florida Class 5A championship, the school’s first state title since 1970. A highly decorated football recruit, he gained numerous awards and accolades, most notably being named a 2015 MaxPreps First Team All-American, an Associated Press Class All-State First-Team selection, and the 5A Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) Player of the Year. Boudreaux was the nation’s No. 13-ranked offensive guard by 247Sports. A four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals.com. Boudreaux was originally recruited and offered by over 75 schools and eventually committed to play football for Notre Dame, where he redshirt his freshman year. A year later he transferred to University of Central Florida (UCF), playing football from 2017–2020. [2]
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| Position | Offensive Line |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 301 lb (137 kg) |
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| High school | Bishop Moore Catholic High School |
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As he did in high school in Orlando, Boudreaux continued to play offensive line at Notre Dame but sat out redshirting his freshman year. He transferred in 2017 to UCF and was a member of the UCF Knights football team during his freshman year in 2017, and won that year's Colley national championship.
In 2018, he played in 12 games and helped the Knights break the single-season rushing record. Boudreaux was known as a key player and a leader on the offensive line. In 2019, he started in all 13 games at right guard. Boudreaux played a key role on the line as UCF rated first in the AAC in scoring, passing, and total offense and third in rushing in the nation. Boudreaux did not play his last season due to a concussion. Boudreaux ended up never giving up a single sack in his college career as a UCF Knight. [3]
Paul Heyman praised Boudreaux, comparing him with Brock Lesnar. [4] Boudreaux signed a development contract with WWE in 2021. [5] [6] [7] On the October 12 edition of NXT, Boudreaux debuted as the enforcer to Joe Gacy. Boudreaux made his debut under the ring name Harland on December 14, 2021, at NXT, defeating Guru Raaj. [8] [9] Harland's final appearance came on the March 1 edition of NXT where he defeated Draco Anthony in a singles match. Harland was released from WWE on April 1.
After his release, Boudreaux worked a few matches with Major League Wrestling. [10] He also began to appear on All Elite Wrestling's programs AEW Dark , AEW Dark: Elevation and AEW Rampage with Ari Daivari and Slim J as part of a stable named The Trustbusters. [11] [12] [13] In August, he signed a contract with AEW. [14] He made his AEW Dynamite debut on December 21, 2022, aligning with Swerve Strickland as a new member of Strickland’s stable named Mogul Affiliates. In June 2023, it was reported that Boudreaux had suffered an injury and would be out of action. [15] On April 1, 2024 Boudreaux was released from his AEW contract. [16] [17]
While still under contract with AEW, Boudreaux made his debut for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) by attacking Octagon Jr.. [18] [19] On April 27 at Triplemanía XXXII: Monterrey, Boudreaux was apart of Team USA with Sam Adonis, Q. T. Marshall, and Satnam Singh, that defeated Team Mexico (Laredo Kid, Octagón Jr. and Los Psycho Circus (Psycho Clown and Murder Clown)). [20] On June 15 at Triplemanía XXXII: Tijuana, Boudreaux teamed with Adonis, Marshall, and Singh again in a winning effort against Vampiro, Alberto El Patrón, and Los Psycho Circus (Dave The Clown and Murder Clown). [21]
Boudreaux made his debut in Japan with Gleat on October 6, 2024, where he unsuccessfully challenged Hayato Tamura for the G-Rex Championship. [22] On October 10, 2024 Boudreaux successfully won over Kaito Ishida in Korakuen Hall. [23] Boudreaux teamed up with Cima a month later in November and called themselves the "Boudreaux Brothers", Cima temporarily changed his name to "Marcy Boudreaux". [24] Boudreaux had also began training in the Gleat Dojo since 2024. On February 22, 2025 Boudreaux and Cima teamed up again where they unsuccessfully challenged Hartley Jackson and Kotaro Suzuki in Korakuen Hall. In July 2025, the Gleat President Hiroyuki Suzuki praised Boudreaux and called him the "greatest fighter in the world". [25]