Clark Connors talks about Karl Fredricks signing with WWE.
Clark Connors was recently interviewed on the Shining Wizards podcast and discussed Karl Fredricks signing with WWE.
Below are highlights sent to WrestleZone:
On Karl Fredricks: I’m so happy for him. I think I might be more happy for him, than he is happy for himself. He originally turned down a WWE contract to train at the dojo. He was already ready to do that four years ago. Karl, he’s older than me. He’s 31, 32 or 33 maybe. And I always thought, like, it’s your time dude. You gotta go there, and you gotta make money. And they’re going to use you, and respect you because he’s a phenomenal wrestler, but he’s like a phenomenal superstar. In my opinion, I think he’s going to do a lot of great things there quickly… He was, and is the man. It was always nice because when we’re together, we take inventory of each other, Alex (Coughlin), Gabe (Kidd), myself, and Karl. We’re very honest with each other about what we need to fix, what we need to do, and who we are as wrestlers. We’ve always said that out of the whole group, Karl is the superstar. He’s the guy you can see having an action figure and being on a box of Wheaties and shit. That’s his role, so it’s always been that way, and we love it and we’re excited for it.
His Goals for 2023: I want to win a title in New Japan. To me, it’s important for the evolution of myself as a wrestler, to get to a point where I’m winning titles. So I want to do that. I want to get at least two 4 1/2 star matches from Dave Meltzer (chuckles in sarcasm). I would love that sooo much. I want to be voted Tokyo sports MVP, that would be cool (chuckles in sarcasm). My main goal is for the Clark Connors name, by the end of this year, to be in the pantheon of “ok, this one of the top guys in the industry.” I want to keep my name on people’s mouths and I want them to understand this guy’s a player. And to show people how good I am, I guess.
