5. Bullet Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl9_gF6Cpow A lot of New Japans crossover appeal into more Western markets can be put down to the success of one of the coolest heel factions in a long time, Bullet Club. Their appeal lies in the use of Western wrestling tropes such as cheating and interference which are very rarely seen in Japanese promotions. Bullet Club began when Prince Devitt turned on his friend Ryusuke Taguchi and recruited Bad Luck Fale as his bodyguard. Tama Tonga and Machine Gun Karl Anderson were quickly added to capitalise on the momentum of the duo, and the Bullet Club were formed. While initially quite militaristic in their presentation, things took a turn when Prince Devitt left the stable and New Japan all together. AJ Styles was brought in to replace him, and Bullet Club quickly became a parody/homage to the cool guy heel factions of the nineties like nWo and D-Generation X. Following in the footsteps of the nWo, Bullet Club has now becoming large and sometimes unwieldy, but even that feels purposeful in order to serve the story. The stable now consists of Styles, Anderson, Tonga, Fale, Doc Gallows (WWEs Luke Gallows), The Young Bucks, Yujiro Takahashi and the most recent addition, Kenny Omega. In a move that surprised many fans, Jeff Jarrett allied himself with Bullet Club over the summer, and while he isnt a full-time member, he will be participating in a match alongside Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi in the Tokyo Dome, against Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Tomoaki Honma. As for the Bullet Club members, theyre all over the WrestleKingdom card on January 4th. Anderson and Gallows face Shibata and Goto, The Young Bucks challenging for the Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, Kenny Omega challenges Ryusuke Taguchi for the Junior Heavyweight Championship, and AJ Styles challenges Tetsuya Naito