Changes: Karl Fredericks

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Karl Fredericks (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he works as a "young lion" in the L.A Dojo, while also being the winner of 2019 Young Lion Cup.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2015–2018)

Fredericks began his professional wrestling career in May 2015, working in the American independent circuit for promotions such as All Pro Wrestling, Pro Championship Wrestling, Supreme Pro Wrestling. During his stint in All Pro Wrestling and Pro Championship Wrestling, Federicks won the APW Worldwide Internet Championship and the APW Tag Team Championship with Reno Over Everything and Styker under the freebird rule, while at Pro Championship Wrestling he won the PCW Inter-California Championship.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2018–Present)

In November 2018, Fredericks became one of the first trainees of the NJPW L.A. dojo and started his work as a "young lion", being trained by Katsuyori Shibata. On November 10, at Lion's Break Project 1, Fredericks made his debut against fellow NJPW L.A. dojo young lion Alex Coughlin, which ended in a time limit draw. As is customary for most young lions, Fredericks spent most of his matches losing to other, more experienced wrestlers, which would help put over other wrestlers while at the same time give Fredericks some in-ring, televised, experience. Through NJPW's international partnerships Fredericks made his debut in American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), on January 24, 2019, taking part in the 2019 Tag Wars tournament, losing to Lifeblood (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) in the first round. Fredericks and Coughlin continued working on ROH for the remained of the month. As part of the international partnerships Fredericks made his debut in British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), on June 29 at Ungovernable show, teaming with Coughlin and Brendan White in a losing effort against Gabriel Kidd, Kenneth Halfpenny and Shaun Jackson. On July 13, Fredericks and Coughlin made their official debut in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, during the 2019 G1 Climax, teaming with KENTA in a losing effort against Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ren Narita and Shota Umino. Afterwards, Fredericks and Coughlin and the young lions from L.A. dojo entered in a rivalry with the young lions from the Japan dojo that was build up during the 2019 G1 Climax and Super J-Cup tours. In September, Federicks won the 2019 Young Lion Cup, after finishing it with a record of six wins and one losses, becoming the first gaijin to win the tournament.

In wrestling

Finishing moves
- Fisherman suplex
Signature moves
- Boston crab
- Dropkick

Championships and accomplishments

All Pro Wrestling
- APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
- APW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Reno Over Everything and Styker
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Young Lion Cup (2019)
Pro Championship Wrestling
- PCW Inter-California Championship (1 time)

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 |birth_place = Nevada, United States
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+|names = '''Karl Fredericks'''
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 |billed =
 |trainer = [[Katsuyori Shibata]]<br>[[NJPW Dojo|NJPW L.A. Dojo]]
-|debut = April 22, 2016
+|debut = May 17, 2015
 |retired =
 |birthname = Karl Fredericks
 }}
-'''Karl Fredericks''' is a Japanese wrestler currently signed to [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW), where he competes under his real name romanized as '''Shota Umino''', where he works as a "[[Young Lions|young lion]]".
+'''Karl Fredericks''' (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW), where he works as a "[[Young Lions|young lion]]" in the L.A Dojo, while also being the winner of [[Young Lion Cup#2019|2019 Young Lion Cup]].
 == Professional wrestling career ==
+===Early career (2015–2018)===
+Fredericks began his professional wrestling career in May 2015, working in the American independent circuit for promotions such as All Pro Wrestling, Pro Championship Wrestling, Supreme Pro Wrestling. During his stint in All Pro Wrestling and Pro Championship Wrestling, Federicks won the APW Worldwide Internet Championship and the APW Tag Team Championship with Reno Over Everything and Styker under the freebird rule, while at Pro Championship Wrestling he won the PCW Inter-California Championship.
-===New Japan Pro Wrestling (2016–2019)===
+===New Japan Pro Wrestling (2018–Present)===
+In November 2018, Fredericks became one of the first trainees of the [[NJPW Dojo|NJPW L.A. dojo]] and started his work as a "[[Young Lions|young lion]]", being trained by [[Katsuyori Shibata]]. On November 10, at [[Lion's Break Project|Lion's Break Project 1]], Fredericks made his debut against fellow NJPW L.A. dojo young lion [[Alex Coughlin]], which ended in a time limit draw. As is customary for most young lions, Fredericks spent most of his matches losing to other, more experienced wrestlers, which would help put over other wrestlers while at the same time give Fredericks some in-ring, televised, experience. Through NJPW's international partnerships Fredericks made his debut in American promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), on January 24, 2019, taking part in the 2019 Tag Wars tournament, losing to Lifeblood ([[David Finlay]] and [[Juice Robinson]]) in the first round. Fredericks and Coughlin continued working on ROH for the remained of the month. As part of the international partnerships Fredericks made his debut in British promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), on June 29 at Ungovernable show, teaming with Coughlin and Brendan White in a losing effort against Gabriel Kidd, Kenneth Halfpenny and Shaun Jackson. On July 13, Fredericks and Coughlin made their official debut in [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]], during the [[G1 Climax#2019|2019 G1 Climax]], teaming with [[KENTA]] in a losing effort against [[Hiroshi Tanahashi]], [[Ren Narita]] and [[Shota Umino]]. Afterwards, Fredericks and Coughlin and the young lions from L.A. dojo entered in a rivalry with the young lions from the Japan dojo that was build up during the 2019 G1 Climax and [[Super J-Cup (2019)|Super J-Cup]] tours. In September, Federicks won the [[Young Lion Cup#2019|2019 Young Lion Cup]], after finishing it with a record of six wins and one losses, becoming the first gaijin to win the tournament.
 == In wrestling ==
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 ==Championships and accomplishments==
-* '''''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'''''
+* '''All Pro Wrestling'''
+**APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
-** Ranked No. 334 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''PWI 500'' in 2019
+**APW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Reno Over Everything and Styker
+* '''[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]'''
+** [[Young Lion Cup]] ([[Young Lion Cup#2019|2019]])
+* '''Pro Championship Wrestling'''
+**PCW Inter-California Championship (1 time)
 ==External links==