10 Things You Didn’t Know About Bullet Club
3. International Flavour
Bullet Club started life as a stable for gaijin and gaijin alone. For all the steps they’ve taken to Americanise the Japanese wrestling product, however, BC has become a multinational group comprised of members from widely varying backgrounds.
For a start, the group was formed by an Irishman, a Samoan, a Tongan, and an American. Several Mexican wrestlers have represented the group, and Kenny Omega, the current leader, is a Canadian. Five different countries are currently represented among the group’s ranks. This has been a theme throughout their lifespan.
Japanese wrestlers were never supposed to be part of the group, but Yujiro Takahashi’s treachery changed that in 2014. A former member of the popular CHAOS stable, Yujiro was the first native wrestler to turn his back on NJPW and align with the heated invaders. The move immediately made him one of the most hated men in the company: he hadn’t just betrayed CHAOS, but puroresu as a whole. They have never forgiven him.
Yujiro is near the bottom of the ladder as far as Bullet Club members go today, and he’s joined there by the only other Japanese wrestler in the group’s history. Formerly known as Captain New Japan, the ridiculously-named Bone Soldier is the company’s resident jobber, and BC’s fall guy. Given the group’s apparent disdain for puroresu, perhaps it’s apt that their only Japanese wrestlers are among their least effective.