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#2. WWE has reportedly signed 'The Next Big Thing'

Parker Boudreaux, also labeled as 'The Next Big Thing', has been in the news lately mainly due to his resemblance with WWE's Brock Lesnar. The American Football player has now reportedly signed a developmental contract with WWE, as revealed by Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Here's what was reported in the Newsletter:

Parker Boudreaux, the University of Central Florida football player we've written about a few times after Paul Heyman endorsed him, has quit the team and is going to pursue pro wrestling. He signed a developmental deal and did a publicity photo of him at a Royal Rumble party watching with Eva Marie.

Boudreaux has the same physical features as Brock Lesnar, and Paul Heyman has even endorsed him in the past.

Boudreaux was also recently spotted with Eva Marie during the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, which pretty much confirmed his signing with WWE.

Fightful Select had also reported that Parker Boudreaux was at the WWE Performance Center on January 20th.

His tweet is not a prediction. It’s a spoiler. Save this #HustleTweet for future historical reference.@ParkerBoudreaux https://t.co/I9cm4IWXz9

— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) January 2, 2021

The young star has a look that Vince McMahon likes, and the hype created by Heyman and other veterans has laid the groundwork for a potentially exciting WWE debut.