10 Things You Didn’t Know About Bullet Club
Get to grips with wrestling's most popular stable.
Bullet Club have become the biggest stable in the world, and the competition isn't even close.
Starting life in NJPW in spring 2013, the group's global influence has grown with their numbers, and they've been nothing short of dominant. Bullet Club's various members have held every single NJPW championship since the group's formation, and while currently without gold, the likes of Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks have kept them on the map.
They've wrestled everywhere from Mexico to Germany, and their influence has slowly crept into WWE through AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows' allegiance as The Club. You can't go to a wrestling show without bumping into at least a handful of fans in the iconic Bullet Club shirt these days, and now, with their global reach wider than ever, they're coming to WCPW.
Adam Cole, WCPW Internet Champion Cody Rhodes, and the Young Bucks will represent the black and white in Manchester (March 20th) and Nottingham (March 21st). It'll be the Bucks' official debut and Bullet Club's first group appearances in WCPW. Tickets available here at wc.pw.
Everyone knows that Bullet Club are one of the hottest properties in wrestling, but their past and their present are full of hidden depths.
10. Their Formation
Bullet Club might be bursting at the seams in 2017, but the group started with just four members in 2013.
It kicked off in February, when reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Prince Devitt (Finn Bálor) pinned Heavyweight Champion & company Ace Hiroshi Tanahashi during a tag match. This led to a bout between the two at NJPW’s 41st anniversary show, and after a tough, spirited contest, Tanahashi emerged victorious.
The Ace went to help Devitt to his feet after the match, but the disappointed Irishman pushed him away. It was an extremely uncharacteristic move, and the following weeks saw Devitt develop a cockier, shadier persona. It culminated in April, when Devitt turned on his long-time tag team partner Ryusuke Taguchi, and introduced the returning Bad Luck Fale as his new “bouncer.”
The duo teamed-up against Taguchi and the lowly Captain New Japan the following month, and wreaked havoc later in the evening. Tanahashi had just defeated Karl Anderson in a singles match, and while Anderson initially tried to stop Fale and Devitt from attacking Tanahashi, he soon joined in. The trio were joined by Tama Tonga, whom Anderson had spent the past few weeks teaming with.
Bullet Club was officially born.