Every Bullet Club Member Past & Present: Ranked From Worst To Best

9. Adam Cole

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Adam Cole joined Bullet Club in May 2016, and remained part of the group until Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks unceremoniously booted him out 12 months later. This probably wouldn't have happened if Cole wasn't on the verge of signing with WWE at the time, but it was a memorable conclusion to what had been an unremarkable BC run.

As a Bullet Club member, Cole found plenty of success in America, but little in Japan. He became ROH World Champion for a second time in August 2016, but lost the belt to Kyle O'Reilly in December. Cole then regained the gold to a muted reaction at Wrestle Kingdom 11, before Club member Frankie Kazarian turned on him in February, costing him the title again.

Tensions simmered between Cole and BC leader Kenny Omega throughout 2017. The group ran a storyline in which The Young Bucks tried to have him expelled in March, but this didn't come to fruition until a few months later. Though Cole was a huge deal in ROH, he was rarely anything more than a spot-filler in New Japan - Bullet Club's home promotion.

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