Pro wrestler Karl Fredericks relishes opportunity to showcase who he truly is at Produce Wrestling's Skoden

The 36-year-old Reno, Nevada, native has already made a name for himself.He was the 2019 Young Lion Cup winner in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, he won titles at All Pro Wrestling, appeared in WWE NXT as Eddy Thorpe and was named one of the best 500 singles wrestlers by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2021.

But one of his most meaningful accomplishments will come Monday when he appears at Produce Wrestling by Orange Crush’s Skoden event at Roulette Intermedium in New York.Fredricks will be one of the wrestlers with Native American ancestry on the card as the show celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day.He will be taking on Javi in a singles match.

He talked about the upcoming event with OutKick Dropkick and suggested he wanted to show he was more than what he described facetiously as being a "cartoon Indian."CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK PRO WRESTLING COVERAGEKarl Fredericks makes his way to the ring.(Provided to OutKick)"I'm a damn pro wrestler, and that's what Karl Fredericks is.

That's what this has always been about.It was my love for pro wrestling, my love for performing, what I learned in Japan, that fighting spirit, the true heart and soul of professional wrestling and going out there, b---s to the wall.

Not for four minutes, 4-7 minutes at a time," he explained."That's what TV wrestling is.

That's just playing the character I was (as Eddy Thorpe) being, being what I felt like was a cartoon Indian at times and doing all that stuff."Working for a company like Produce is a blessing to be.I'm blessed to be here with people that give me a platform to be myself, to wrestle my match, to wrestle my style."Fredericks opened up about growing up with a Native American background and being unable to see anyone on television or in movies that looked like him.

He lamented films portraying Native Americans as the bad guys.He said that being able to open up and be true to himself inside and outside of the ring has helped him get to where he is now – and he’s heard about it.H...