[50] Later in the event, Devitt and Fale entered the ring to attack the now former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi, after he had defeated Karl Anderson in a singles match. 1 In wrestling 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 See also 4 External links Finishers and Signature Moves Nicknames Tag Teams and Stables Entrance themes Event history Profile Profile Page and Scurll both came to The Elite's defense by attacking the Tongans, before Yujiro Takahashi and Owens attempted to bring the conflict to a halt; the Tongans ultimately dismantled all four. Before the end of the year, the stable was also joined by three other Americans, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and Doc Gallows. When NJPW added a seventh title (the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship) at the start of 2016 and an eighth title (the IWGP United States Championship) in July 2017, Bullet Club quickly won them as well. [124][125] With Bullet Club capturing NJPW's top title, while also holding both of its tag team titles, and adding new members, this was billed as a "rebirth" for the stable, which was celebrating its one-year anniversary during the event. Meanwhile, Anderson entered the final day with a chance to reach the finals, but a loss against Tetsuya Naito eliminated him from the tournament. On November 17, actor Stephen Amell, who had befriended Cody when they worked together in WWE, joined Bullet Club,[248] wrestling his first match as a member at ROH's show later that same day. [10][11] Behind the scenes, the four founding members of Bullet Club were best friends and travel partners. [119][120] However, Styles was considered the leader of the ROH version of Bullet Club,[121] a role which was also given to him by NJPW by the end of 2015. This marked the beginning of an internal conflict within Bullet Club, as Evil became reluctant to relinquish leadership of the group back to White, resulting in two simultaneous de facto leaders, with other members aligning more with one or the other. [269], At the end of 2018, Taiji Ishimori and Robbie Eagles ended the Super Jr. Tag League in a tie for 4th place with 3 wins and 4 losses for a total score of 6,[270] while Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa lost in the finals of the World Tag League 2018 against Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada). Perfect, Koko B. Ware, and Savio Vega. [59][60] Devitt's old tag team partner Ryusuke Taguchi had originally earned a spot in the semifinals of the tournament, but a legitimate hip injury forced him to pull out. [123] On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2014, Styles defeated Okada to become the new IWGP Heavyweight Champion, when Yujiro Takahashi turned on Okada and the Chaos stable and jumped to Bullet Club, becoming its first Japanese member. 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[149] From November 22 to December 5, three Bullet Club teams took part in the 2014 World Tag League; Anderson and Gallows and Styles and Takahashi in block A and Fale and Tonga in block B. On April 7, Omega and Cody fought in a singles match at Supercard of Honor XII with the leadership of Bullet Club at stake. At Wrestle Kingdom 14, Guerillas of Destiny would lose the tag team titles to Juice Robinson and David Finlay, White would lose the Intercontinental Championship back to Naito, Ishimori and Phantasmo would lose the Junior Heavyweight Tag Team titles back to Roppongi 3K, and Kenta would lose the NEVER Openweight Championship to Hirooki Goto. Australian wrestler Robbie Eagles was also announced as a new member as Ishimori's tag team partner in the Super Jr. Tag League. [187][188] The following day, the rest of Bullet Club turned on Styles and kicked him out of the group with Omega taking over the leadership. From 2010 to 2018, Mann wrestled for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he is a former World Champion , and a two time Battle of Los Angeles (BOLA) winner, winning the 2014 and 2017 tournaments. Devitt is an avid collector of Lego and a comic book reader, and has worn face and body paint to the ring inspired by comic book cha… Styles announced for New Japan's G1 Climax", "New Japan Primer: rounding out the Bullet Club", "The Bullet Club are coming to WotW & Global Wars", "Week in Wrestling: Five Questions with AJ Styles; Adam Cole wins ROH world title", "Show results - 5/3 New Japan "Wrestling Dontaku" PPV: A.J. [274] At Wrestle Kingdom 13, White defeated Okada in a singles match. [112][113] Devitt's resignation from NJPW was announced the following day. [23] In April 2016, the former Bullet Club tag team of Gallows and Anderson debuted for WWE, with their NJPW background again being acknowledged by the company,[24] eventually forming The club with Styles. The match lasted nearly 15 gruelling rounds in an evening outdoor heat exceeding 80 degrees.The world of wrestling was the prince's oyster with Kings and Queens across the globe calling him friend. Eventually, he  met and fell in love with Margaret , an air stewardess and together they gave birth to their beautiful daughter Julia,  ( named after Gordon’s Mother), although Margaret continued to live in Staines where she resides to this day. After Omega's usual post-match address to the fans, he and The Young Bucks were joined by Tonga, Loa and King Haku. During the attack, Devitt was helped by the returning King Fale, who attacked not only Taguchi, but also Shelley, Kushida and Captain New Japan, whom Devitt then proceeded to unmask. Teenage wrestler "The Prize" Alec Price takes on "Diabolical" Scott Le Deur in a Woonsocket, Rhode Island earlier this month. [183][184] On October 23, Chase Owens became the newest member of Bullet Club. The Tongans appeared to be congratulating Omega, only to attack them soon after, revealing new "B.C. Following the attack, Devitt took a microphone, introduced Fale as his new "bouncer", giving him the new name "The Underboss" Bad Luck Fale and dubbed himself the "Real Rock 'n' Rolla". [271] After the tournament, Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi aligned with The Elite, but they rejoined Bullet Club at New Year Dash. [135][136] All five failed to advance from their blocks with Fale finishing third and Gallows ninth in their block of eleven and Styles finishing second, Anderson third and Takahashi tied sixth in their block. It … [288] In January 2017, it was announced that the Tekken 7: Fated Retribution video game would feature a Bullet Club shirt as an alternate outfit for all characters. [175][176] In the main event, Styles lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to Kazuchika Okada in his second defense. They have also held every currently active male championship in ROH (World, TV, World Tag Team and Six-Man). Styles, new Jr. Hvt. [267], On October 24, 2018, Cody announced that he was no longer a member of the Bullet Club via his official Twitter account. [155] Meanwhile, Fale and Tonga finished at the bottom of their block with a record of three wins and four losses. By 1958, Kumali was also established as a gifted wrestler on the Independent circuit, allowing him to curtail his studies and become a full time worker. [249] The following month, Guerrillas of Destiny made it to their second consecutive World Tag League final by winning their block in the 2017 tournament with a record of five wins and two losses. ", "Tues update: Massive boxing star jumps ship, RJ Brewer talks WWE stealing his gimmick, how the new WWE Title supposedly came to be, Ronda's mom buries Cyborg, tons more", "Caldwell's New Japan "Invasion Attack" iPPV report 4/7: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of new IWGP World champion, U.S. stars in title matches, more", "Show results - 5/3 NJPW Dontaku PPV: U.S. stars lose titles or title matches, Okada's first IWGP Title defense, more", "NJPW News: Best of Super Juniors Finals today featuring former TNA star, plus final standings", "NJPW News: Former TNA star falls short in Best of Super Juniors Finals today, NWA Hvt. [122] Styles, however, has maintained that he was never the leader as, according to him, the group "[did not] follow anybody". The funniest yarn came from Kumali himself, when he was cast as the Wizard in the recent Harry Potter movies and the makeup team wanted him to play it as a white man !! [153] On December 7, Anderson and Gallows were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata. His photographic skill was amazing, doing all his own developing and editing. On June 30, at Southern Showdown in Sydney, Australia, Robbie Eagles defected from Bullet Club after refusing to hit Will Ospreay with a chair at the request of White, Jado, and Bad Luck Fale. Sadly, they have called for him now to rise up into the great dressing room in the sky, where he will sit on the eternal throne together with all the great gladiators and Officials that have gone before him. Although born in England, Ameen was billed as a prince from Gujarat, India. On October 8, 2018, at King of Pro-Wrestling, former Chaos members Jay White, Jado and Gedo joined Bullet Club. He then took part in the Commonwealth Heavyweight Championships in Nairobi, in front of 7000 being narrowly beaten by Ray Hunter. [7][12], The group has been compared to the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) stable New World Order (nWo). Menu. [228] On March 10 at ROH's 15th Anniversary Show, Kazarian turned on Adam Cole and Bullet Club, revealing his tenure was only a ruse to help Christopher Daniels become the new ROH World Champion. After the match, Omega made peace with the Young Bucks in the ring, and would announce during the post match comments that Ibushi, the Young Bucks, and himself had the formed a new sub-group called The Golden Elite. | Log In | Register | Password lost? [220][222] In the main event of the show, Omega unsuccessfully challenged Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. In April 2014, Devitt left NJPW and was replaced in Bullet Club by American wrestler A.J. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with Alzeimers Disease some time ago, which prevented him attending the last three Reunions, but he kept in touch by telephone as his failing memory allowed. Gordon Petrie was born in Georgetown, Guyana on 11th September 1922 one of three Brothers and a Sister  given to parents Remington and Julia Petrie. NJPW originally used the spelling Roa. As a teenager, he relocated to New York City in America as an exchange student. [114][115][116], Later at Invasion Attack 2014, American wrestler A.J. Weird to say it when they make up half the list, but this feels like a somewhat light showing for the black-and-gold on a TakeOver week. [89][90] On October 25, American tag team The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) made their NJPW debut as the newest members of Bullet Club by entering the 2013 Super Jr. Tag Tournament. Ishimori, Phantasmo, and Eagles would all enter the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, with Ishimori ending with 14 points, Phantasmo ending with 12 points, and Eagles ending with 10 points. Prince Iaukea Active Also known as TAFKA Prince Iaukea, Artist, Mike Haynor After a split between The Elite and OG factions within the stable, Omega, Cody, Marty Scurll, Adam Page and The Young Bucks quietly left the faction in October 2018 and Jay White took over as its fifth leader, though newest member Evil filled in as leader due to White's travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [101][103], February's The New Beginning tour featured Bullet Club defending both of their tag team championships and the re-ignition of a rivalry between Devitt and his former partner Ryusuke Taguchi, who returned from an eight-month injury break. Bullet Club (バレットクラブ, Barettokurabu) (stylised as BULLET CLUB),[5] sometimes shortened to BC,[6] is a professional wrestling stable primarily appearing in the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). [235] After defeating Ishii in a rematch on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2017, Omega was nominated by Kazuchika Okada for an IWGP Heavyweight Championship rematch at Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall. All three  lads were large boned from birth and soon grew into strapping young men as is the tradition in that African Country, but it was Gordon that excelled as a sportsman. [286] After the match, Omega said he would team with Kenta in a match against Moxley and Lance Archer. G.O.D. Meanwhile, the stage work continued, and there followed a part in ‘South Pacific’, which took the youngster all over the Country including London. During this time, Tongan members Tonga, Loa and Fale keep distance with the two factions, being known as Bullet Club OGs. 2019-07-02. defeated Beretta, Ishii and Yano to win back the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, beginning 2018 with six members of Bullet Club holding championships in NJPW (the others being Omega and the Young Bucks with the IWGP United States Championship and the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Championships respectively). [276] Styles. [199][200][201] Also, ROH wrestlers Adam Cole and Adam Page joined the stable in May. Michael E. … In the tournament, Bullet Club would be represented by two teams in separate blocks; Devitt and Fale in block A and Anderson and the debuting American Doc Gallows in block B. [220][221] while the Guerrillas of Destiny lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano. As age inevitably caught up with this great athlete, he turned back to his first love of acting and singing, retiring from the ring in the early 90’s after an incredible 35 year professional career to concentrate on stage work, appearing in many movies, TV shows and advertisements almost continuously until well into his late 80’s. Thanks to this, Cody was able to use the Cross Rhodes on Omega to win the match. Bullet Club's popularity in the United States has led to members of the stable working as fan favorites at events held in the country. [234], In the months following Wrestle Kingdom 11, Omega looked for another shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, but his plan of obtaining one through the 2017 New Japan Cup was derailed, when he was eliminated in his first round match by Tomohiro Ishii. [137][138] On August 10, Global Force Wrestling (GFW) founder Jeff Jarrett joined Bullet Club, attacking Hiroshi Tanahashi after he had defeated Styles in a non-title match. As the Tongans left, declaring themselves to be the true Bullet Club, Omega and Cody embraced, finally realigning and in effect restoring Omega's leadership of the group on their side. On August 21, 2020 Kenta defeated David Finlay to win the first ever New Japan Cup USA, and therefore earn a future match for the IWGP United States Championship. [143][144], On November 8 at Power Struggle, Kenny Omega, who had joined NJPW at the beginning of the month,[145] became the newest member of Bullet Club, challenging Ryusuke Taguchi to a match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. A stint that was to last 18 months. [158][159] The following day, Cody Hall, the son of nWo founding member Scott Hall, joined Bullet Club as the stable's personal "young boy" with Anderson stating that he would have to earn his spot as a full-fledged member. [280], Both Jay White and Kenta made their return to Japan for G1 Climax 30, with fellow Bullet Club members Evil and Takahashi also taking part in the tournament. Published for Opposition Date . [66][67] Bullet Club's feud with Tanahashi continued at the July 5 Kizuna Road 2013 pay-per-view, where Tama Tonga and visiting Mexican wrestler Terrible lost the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) World Tag Team Championship to Tanahashi and Jyushin Thunder Liger. [51][52][53] In a post-match interview, the four men announced the formation of an all-gaijin stable named "Bullet Club". The Prince continued his love of wrestling however, by becoming official photographer to the British Wrestlers Reunion for many years, where his popularity never waned, maintaining his dry sense of humour and characteristic deep slow drawl until the end. These sized crowds were normal for India which is home to all wrestling as their National sport for thousands of years. Email:* Invalid Email. [277] In the main event, Kota Ibushi defeated White to win the 2019 G1 Climax. [25] On September 25, 2017, Bullet Club appeared outside WWE's Raw show in Ontario, California, spoofing a segment from 1998 where D-Generation X "invaded" WCW's Nitro. A credit to himself , the wrestling Business, and wonderful Ambassador for his beloved adopted  United Kingdom. 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's official YouTube channel. [162] On January 18, during the fifth day of Fantastica Mania 2015, CMLL wrestler Mephisto joined Bullet Club, prior to successfully defending his Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship against Stuka Jr.[163][164] On February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka, The Young Bucks regained the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship by defeating defending champions reDRagon and Time Splitters in a three-way match. to gain access to hundreds of Hollywood's top screenplays. Whilst improving against the Legend , he never actually beat him, but often bragged that he now lasted 20 minutes! Jokaste (an Akielon courtesan) and Adrastus (the Royal Slave Keeper) introduce a muscled and physically imposing man (whom is heavily bound and restrained) to Guion - as a personal gift to the Prince of Vere. The group was formed in May 2013, when Irish wrestler Prince Devitt betrayed his Japanese partner Ryusuke Taguchi and came together with American wrestler Karl Anderson and Tongan wrestlers Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga to form a villainous stable of foreigners, which they subsequently named Bullet Club. He took up swimming and physical culture followed by  weight lifting  and soon developed his giant frame into the wonderful physique that was to become his trademark. This took him into amateur dramatics from where he won a part in ‘Kismet’ on the London stage. After Taguchi defeated Devitt, the two men shook hands, ending their rivalry with each other and Devitt's association with Bullet Club. 2019-03-18. Styles debuted as the newest member of Bullet Club, attacking IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada. Originally, Devitt and Fale were scheduled to go on as a duo, but the storyline was altered with them instead coming together with Karl Anderson and Tama Tonga to form an all-gaijin (foreigner) stable. [16] In March 2015, WWE filed a trademark application for the hand gesture. [211][212] During the following month, Captain New Japan and Cody joined Bullet Club. [111] The stipulation, however, was never made official for their April 6 Invasion Attack 2014 match. [226] On February 11, Frankie Kazarian joined Bullet Club, turning on longtime tag team partner Christopher Daniels at a taping of Ring of Honor Wrestling. The name has been written as both Tanga Roa and Tanga Loa. to capture the NEVER Six-Man Tag Team Championship. However, he was soon back for more and there followed many more outings against various heavyweight opponents including Assirati. 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[244] On August 13, Omega was defeated in the finals of the 2017 G1 Climax by Tetsuya Naito. [97] On December 7, both teams entered the final day of the round-robin portion of the tournament with a chance to advance to the semifinals. Anderson first went to stop Devitt and Fale, but then turned on Tanahashi, hitting him with the Gun Stun. [54][55], The four members of Bullet Club wrestled their first match together on May 22, when they defeated Captain New Japan, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi and Ryusuke Taguchi in an eight-man tag team match. Extreme Answers Wrestling. [240] On July 1, during the first night of G1 Special in USA, Cody unsuccessfully challenged Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. This exposure gave Kumali the spotlight and he became a firm favourite among the audiences, headlining the whole Country against many leading opponents. [220][223], Afterwards, Omega took a hiatus from NJPW to "reassess [his] future". Sign in or Create an Account. 2018, Fale and the G.O.D. [256] At the same event, Bullet Club, with Cody leading, attempted to attack Kota Ibushi with a chair following a 10-man tag match, but were stopped by Omega, teasing tension between the two men over the leadership of Bullet Club. [165][166][167] Later that same event, Anderson and Gallows regained the IWGP Tag Team Championship from Goto and Shibata,[168] while in the main event A.J. [148][149] Refusing to speak Japanese despite being fluent in the language,[150][151] Omega dubbed himself "The Cleaner" with the idea of him being there to "clean up" the junior heavyweight division. Wrestlers from the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion have also worked tours of NJPW as members of Bullet Club, which led to the formation of an offshoot group named Bullet Club Latinoamerica in CMLL in October 2013. ( Prince Kumali with array of cameras chats to Mel Stuart at 2007 reunion). NJPW wrestler Prince Devitt was in the middle of an intense battle against Hiroshi Tanahashi, the current IWGP Heavyweight Champion. The same night however Taiji Ishimori lost the Jr. Heavyweight Title to Dragon Lee in a triple threat match that also involved Bandido and in the Main Event Jay White lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to Kazuchika Okada.[275]. During the early 60’s, the Prince was a frequent visitor to London’s nightlife in between wrestling commitments and it was on one of these trips to Clubland that he met both Wayne Bridges and old mentor Bert Assirati, who were working the doors and where he was introduced to  Sheila his future wife. In 1956 at Croydon baths , the newly re named Prince Kumali had his first bout against Bert himself, which lasted just 5 minutes, necessitating medical attention for concussion and the following month away from the ring. [177] Both Styles and Anderson entered their last round-robin matches with a chance to advance to the finals, but were eliminated after losing to Hiroshi Tanahashi and Satoshi Kojima, respectively. He will be sadly missed by all who were privileged to know him His fame and worldwide reputation as a great warrior will never be forgotten. [132][133] With the win, Bullet Club had won every title in NJPW, now simultaneously holding all four of its heavyweight titles. Filing Date. During this time pro wrestling hard man Bert Assirati met super fit Gordon and taught him the Pro side of wrestling. [196] Omega later added his opinion that Anderson, Gallows and Styles' departures had "watered down" Bullet Club's ranks, which is why he wanted to push The Elite to the forefront, claiming that when people said that "Bullet Club [had] been doing some really cool stuff", they always meant him and The Young Bucks and not the other members of the group. Content of this site must [44][45] The following weeks, Devitt began portraying a more cocky and villainous persona, regularly disrespecting both partners and opponents, with the exception of Ryusuke Taguchi, whom he tried to get to go along with his new attitude. On April 6, at G1 Supercard in Madison Square Garden the Guerrillas of Destiny retained their IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles and won the ROH World Tag Team Titles from Villain Enterprises (Brody King and PCO) in a Winner take all Fatal 4 Way Match that also involved the Teams of Los Ingobernables de Japon (Evil and Sanada) and The Briscoe Brothers (Mark and Jay Briscoe). The following day at a press conference aired on NJPW World, Omega confirmed that he and the Young Bucks were still a part of the Bullet Club, as well as clarifying that while Ibushi had joined The Elite, he was not a member of Bullet Club. In 1992, at the age of fifteen, Nana watched WrestleMania VIII, and was inspired by the WWF Championship match between "Macho Man" … [134], From July 21 to August 8, five members of Bullet Club took part in the 2014 G1 Climax with Fale and Gallows wrestling in block A and Anderson, Styles and Takahashi in block B. [36] In 2017, Bullet Club shirts were made available at Hot Topic stores,[37] where they also became big sellers,[38] supposedly selling 100,000 copies in the first three months. [172][173] On July 5 at Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall, Kenny Omega lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship to the 2015 Best of the Super Juniors winner Kushida in his fourth defense,[175][176] while Anderson and Gallows defeated Bennett and Taven in a rematch to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the third time. [207], Before summer, several members of the Bullet Club won titles, like the Young Bucks winning the IWGP Jr. Tag team Titles, Guerrillas of Destiny winning the IWGP Tag Team Titles and Omega winning the Intercontinental title. He moved to Ghana at the age of three and came back to the U.S. when he was eight-years old.