Bullet Club#Sub-groups
{{Short description|Professional wrestling stable}}
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- David Finlay (Bullet Club War Dogs)
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{{nihongo|Bullet Club|バレットクラブ|Barettokurabu}},{{Cite web|title=選手プロフィール一覧|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/profiles|access-date=2020-07-19|website=www.njpw.co.jp|language=ja}} stylized as BULLET CLUB and sometimes shortened to BC,{{Cite web|url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/246871/|script-title=ja:悪こそ本性…“元マフィア予備軍”だったファレ|date=March 20, 2014|access-date=March 20, 2014|work=Tokyo Sports|language=ja|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094622/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/246871/|url-status=dead}} is a professional wrestling stable primarily appearing in the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In the United States, the group currently appears on events run by the company's U.S. subsidiary, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America, as well as U.S. partner promotions Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, formerly Impact Wrestling) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The group additionally appears on events promoted by Tamashii, NJPW's Australasian affiliate, as well as on events of other Australasian independent promotions.
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. 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. 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. At the end of 2013, Bullet Club held both the IWGP Junior Heavyweight and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships while also having conquered three of NJPW's five annual tournaments. The stable marked a major turning point for the career of Devitt, a longtime fan favorite, who began his ascent out of the junior heavyweight division and into the IWGP Heavyweight Championship picture.
In April 2014, Devitt left NJPW and was replaced in Bullet Club by American wrestler AJ Styles. The following month, Bullet Club received its first Japanese member when Yujiro Takahashi betrayed his former partners in Chaos to help Styles capture the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, meaning that the stable had now held all titles NJPW had to offer. 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 Heavyweight Championship) in July 2017, Bullet Club quickly won them as well. To date, they are the first of three stables (the others being Chaos and Taguchi Japan) to have won every championship available in NJPW. They also held every male championship in Ring of Honor (ROH) (World, TV, World Tag Team and Six-Man) active at the time of the NJPW–ROH partnership. The stable continued adding members, most notably Canadian wrestler Kenny Omega, who became the group's leader in early 2016 when Styles, Anderson and Gallows all left NJPW. After a "civil war" 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 to form their own group called The Elite, which would eventually form AEW, with New Zealand wrestler Jay White taking over as the fifth leader of the group.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions in 2020, a portion of the group (including White) could not travel to Japan, with Evil becoming the de facto sixth leader and the leader of the Japan-based contingent of the group, while White (along with other members unable to go back to Japan) established a U.S.-based branch. Even after travel restrictions began easing as time went on, the two branch structures would remain in place as they would expand into Impact Wrestling with Chris Bey becoming the first wrestler to join from the Impact roster. In March 2023, David Finlay became the seventh leader of the group. A month later on April 5, 2023, Jay White would make his official debut for AEW, establishing with Juice Robinson a new branch of the group – Bullet Club Gold (they also use the name the Bang Bang Gang).
Concept
Bullet Club was conceived by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in early 2013, following a positive fan response to a storyline, where Prince Devitt turned on his longtime tag team partner Ryusuke Taguchi to form a villainous partnership with Bad Luck Fale. 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.{{Cite web|url=http://culturecrossfire.com/wrestling/qa-with-prince-devitt/|title=Q and A with Prince Devitt|author=dubq|date=February 18, 2014|access-date=February 19, 2014|work=Culture Crossfire}} Devitt came up with the name Bullet Club, which was in reference to his finger gun hand gesture and "Real Shooter" nickname and Anderson's nickname, "The Machine Gun".{{Cite magazine|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=May 13, 2013|title=May 13, 2013 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWE first quarter earnings results, WWE Network, New Japan and ROH iPPV reviews and analysis, tons more!|magazine=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|page=9}} In naming the group, Devitt has stated that he specifically did not want the word "the" in front of the name or a name consisting of just three letters. Other names considered for the group included Bullet Parade, Bullet League and Bullet Brigade.{{Cite episode|title=TIJ – EP144 – Finn Balor|series=Talk is Jericho|series-link=Talk is Jericho|last=Jericho|first=Chris|author-link=Chris Jericho|airdate=May 20, 2015|minutes=48|publisher=PodcastOne}} As of May 2016, the Bullet Club trademark is owned by NJPW.{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01/09/who-owns-the-bullet-club-trademark/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160109200030/http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01/09/who-owns-the-bullet-club-trademark/ | title = Who owns the Bullet Club trademark? | last=Caldwell | first=James | archive-date=January 9, 2016 | date=January 7, 2016 | access-date=January 7, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{Cite web |url=https://trademarks.justia.com/791/71/bullet-79171598.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811002956/https://trademarks.justia.com/791/71/bullet-79171598.html |title=Bullet Club – Trademark Details |archive-date=August 11, 2016 |access-date=June 10, 2016 |work=Justia Trademarks |url-status=dead }} Behind the scenes, the four founding members of Bullet Club were best friends and travel partners.{{Cite web | url = http://www.wwe.com/inside/finn-balor-shinsuke-nakamura-bullet-club-q-a | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160108215720/http://www.wwe.com/inside/finn-balor-shinsuke-nakamura-bullet-club-q-a | title = Exclusive Q&A: NXT Champion Finn Bálor on the Shinsuke Nakamura and Bullet Club rumors | last1=Benigno | first1=Anthony | last2=Wallace | first2=Dustin | archive-date=January 8, 2016 | date=January 8, 2016 | access-date=January 8, 2016 | work=WWE}}
The group has been compared to the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) stable New World Order (nWo).{{Cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/05/30/22638021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614152729/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/05/30/22638021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 14, 2016|title='Everybody loves the Bullet Club'|last=Oliver|first=Greg|date=May 30, 2016|access-date=June 14, 2016|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}} As a way of paying homage to the nWo, members of Bullet Club began using the stable's signature "Too Sweet" hand gesture.{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/40478-scott-damore-talks-wrestle-kingdom-9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225235626/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/40478-scott-damore-talks-wrestle-kingdom-9|title=Scott D'Amore talks Wrestle Kingdom 9|archive-date=December 25, 2014|date=December 24, 2014|access-date=December 25, 2014|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} The gesture, originally conceived by The Kliq's Sean Waltman and referred to by Kevin Nash as the "Turkish wolf",{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-too-sweet-hand-gesture-meaning|title=Exclusive: What you didn't know about WWE's most iconic gesture|website=WWE}} had supposedly been used by Anderson and Devitt behind the scenes since 2006.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-too-sweet-hand-gesture-meaning|title=The 'Too Sweet' history of WWE's most iconic gesture|last1=Laboon|first1=Jeff|last2=Wallace|first2=Dustin|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=September 28, 2017|work=WWE}} In March 2015, WWE filed a trademark application for the hand gesture.{{Cite web |url=http://www.trademarkia.com/logo-86553544.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313155535/http://www.trademarkia.com/logo-86553544.html |title=Logo Mark |archive-date=March 13, 2015 |date=March 4, 2015 |access-date=March 10, 2015 |work=Trademarkia |url-status=dead }} Some, including Matt and Nick Jackson, suggested this was done due to Bullet Club's popularity.{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/41568-tues-update-wwe-sends-out-nxt-survey-odd-wwe-trademark-application-kevin-nash-on-medical-marijuana-and-more|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090946/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/41568-tues-update-wwe-sends-out-nxt-survey-odd-wwe-trademark-application-kevin-nash-on-medical-marijuana-and-more|title=Tues. update: WWE sends out NXT survey, odd WWE trademark application, Kevin Nash on medical marijuana, and more|last=Bixenspan|first=David|archive-date=April 2, 2015|date=March 10, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2015|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web|url=http://pwinsider.com/article/92193/wwe-taking-aim-at-the-bullet-club.html?p=1|title=WWE taking aim at the Bullet Club|last=Fernandes|first=Steven|date=March 10, 2015|access-date=March 10, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} The application was ultimately abandoned by WWE.{{Cite web|url=http://pwinsider.com/article/98730/good-news-for-the-young-bucks-wwe-has-an-interesting-new-trademark.html?p=1|title=Good news for The Young Bucks, WWE has an interesting new trademark|last=Fernandes|first=Steven|date=December 31, 2015|access-date=January 1, 2016|work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} In August 2015, after Devitt had joined WWE as Finn Bálor, WWE released Bálor Club merchandise playing off Bullet Club.{{Cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_87077.shtml|title=WWE news: WWE releases new merch playing off Bullet Club|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=August 21, 2015|access-date=January 7, 2016|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} WWE recognized Bullet Club in the first week of January 2016, when discussing rumors about members of the stable joining the promotion,{{Cite web | url = http://www.wwe.com/inside/are-aj-styles-shinsuke-nakamura-karl-anderson-doc-gallows-coming-to-wwe-28508549 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160106081628/http://www.wwe.com/inside/are-aj-styles-shinsuke-nakamura-karl-anderson-doc-gallows-coming-to-wwe-28508549 | title = Are AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura, Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows coming to WWE? | last=Clapp | first=John | archive-date=January 6, 2016 | date=January 5, 2016 | access-date=January 6, 2016 | work=WWE}} preceding A.J. Styles' debut in the WWE as a 2016 Royal Rumble contestant.{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01/24/2016rumblenews/ | title = Rumble News – two title changes, A.J. Styles, new Divas feud, Rumble, more | date=January 24, 2016 | access-date=January 24, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} 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,{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/04/11/411-wwe-raw-preview-wm32-fall-continues-los-angeles-whos-advertised-guest-stars/ | title = 4/11 WWE Raw News – Big Developments from Los Angeles | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=April 11, 2016 | access-date=April 14, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} eventually forming The Club with Styles.{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/11/hits-misses-59-raw-club-styles-reigns-ic-title-dana-brooke-call-new-era-no-main-event/ | title = Hits & misses – 5/9 Raw: "The Club," Styles-Reigns, IC Title, Dana Brooke call-up, "New Era," no main event | last=Mezzera | first=Jon | date=May 11, 2016 | access-date=June 10, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} 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.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pwinsider.com/article/112535/bullet-club-invades-raw.html?p=1 | title = Bullet Club 'invades' Raw | last=Johnson | first=Mike | date=September 25, 2017 | access-date=September 26, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}{{Cite web | url = https://prowrestling.net/site/2017/09/26/bullet-club-invade-wwe-raw/ | title = The Bullet Club invade WWE Raw | date=September 26, 2017 | access-date=September 26, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} Afterwards, WWE sent members of the stable a cease and desist letter, claiming they were using the company's intellectual property, specifically the Too Sweet hand gesture, leading to merchandise featuring the gesture being pulled from stores.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/09/28/young-bucks-receive-cease-desist-legal-letter-wwe-sweet-related-merchandise-pulled/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170928212752/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/09/28/young-bucks-receive-cease-desist-legal-letter-wwe-sweet-related-merchandise-pulled/ | title = Young Bucks receive cease and desist legal letter from WWE, all "too sweet" related merchandise pulled | last=Radican | first=Sean | archive-date=September 28, 2017 | date=September 28, 2017 | access-date=September 28, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} WWE writer Jimmy Jacobs was let go by the company for posting a photo on Instagram with members of Bullet Club, taken during the mock invasion.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/jimmy-jacobs-no-longer-wwe-due-bullet-club-photo-244391 | title = Jimmy Jacobs no longer with WWE due to Bullet Club photo | last=Metlzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=October 11, 2017 | access-date=October 11, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
nWo's founding member Kevin Nash has praised Bullet Club as a more athletic version of the nWo, stating that there is mutual respect between the two stables,{{Cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/90535/jeff-jarrett-talks-comparisons-between-bullet-club-and-nwo-young-bucks-slap-nuts-and-more.html?p=1|title=Jeff Jarrett talks comparisons between Bullet Club and nWo, Young Bucks, Slap Nuts and more|date=January 3, 2015|access-date=January 28, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} and informally passing the torch from his stable to Bullet Club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/103-indies/44302-global-force-wrestling-report-8-28-harrisburg-pa-|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831205216/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/103-indies/44302-global-force-wrestling-report-8-28-harrisburg-pa- |title=Global Force Wrestling report 8-28 Harrisburg, PA|last=Muscarella|first=Dave|archive-date=August 31, 2015 |date=August 29, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2015|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Jeff Jarrett, who has represented both Bullet Club and nWo, has named in-ring ability as the main difference between the two stables, stating "Bullet Club is off the charts bell to bell more talented".{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/43705-jeff-jarrett-talks-tomorrows-gfw-first-tv-taping|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724025405/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/43705-jeff-jarrett-talks-tomorrows-gfw-first-tv-taping|title=Jeff Jarrett talks tomorrow's GFW first TV taping|last=Madison|first=Marc|archive-date=July 24, 2015|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=July 23, 2015|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Former NJPW wrestler and current WWE trainer Matt Bloom has stated that Bullet Club's popularity helped the promotion become global.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/former-new-japan-star-matt-bloom-addresses-bullet-club-rumors-28538291|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114214013/http://www.wwe.com/inside/former-new-japan-star-matt-bloom-addresses-bullet-club-rumors-28538291|title=Former New Japan star Matt Bloom addresses Bullet Club rumors|last=Wallace|first=Dustin|archive-date=January 14, 2016|date=January 14, 2016|access-date=January 14, 2016|work=WWE}}
Bullet Club's matches often involve excessive outside interference, ref bumps and other tactics, which are more common in American professional wrestling and are rarely seen in Japanese puroresu, even in matches involving other villainous acts. This disregard for Japanese traditions and culture got the stable over as a top act.{{Cite magazine|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=July 1, 2013|title=July 1, 2013 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Life and times of Jackie Fargo, Ring of Honor and the Briscoes, New Japan iPPV review, Daniel Bryan and Orton, tons more|magazine=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|page=21}}{{Cite web|url=http://pwinsider.com/article/89243/new-japan-primer-the-bullet-club.html?p=1|title=New Japan Primer: The Bullet Club|last=Macklin|first=Matthew|date=October 31, 2014|access-date=October 31, 2014|work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} Bullet Club has garnered a substantial amount of worldwide popularity, especially among American professional wrestling fans. As of March 2016, the stable's original Bone Soldier shirt was the top selling shirt on the Pro Wrestling Tees store, outselling all top independent wrestlers and WWE veterans that are affiliated with the site.{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/stable-money-how-wwe-playing-catch-rest-wrestling-world-208476|title=Stable Money: How WWE is playing catch up to the rest of the wrestling world|last=Dominello|first=Zach|date=March 6, 2016|access-date=March 6, 2016|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} In 2017, Bullet Club shirts were made available at Hot Topic stores,{{Cite magazine|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=May 1, 2017|title=May 1, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Vince McMahon movie in development, Mauro Ranallo/WWE situation, more|magazine=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|page=43}} where they also became big sellers,{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/19754826/cody-rhodes-american-nightmares-dream-come-true-ring-honor-new-japan-pro-wrestling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629081045/http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/19754826/cody-rhodes-american-nightmares-dream-come-true-ring-honor-new-japan-pro-wrestling|title=Cody Rhodes: The 'American Nightmare's' dream come true|last=Fiorvanti|first=Tom|archive-date=June 29, 2017|date=June 28, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2017|work=ESPN}} supposedly selling 100,000 copies in the first three months. 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.{{Cite web|url=http://prowrestling.net/article.php?6-12-Global-Force-Wrestling-results-First-event-headlined-by-Doc-Gallows-and-Karl-Anderson-vs.-The-New-Heavenly-Bodies-Jim-Cornette-appears-42676|title=6/12 Global Force Wrestling results: First event headlined by Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. The New Heavenly Bodies, Jim Cornette appears|date=June 13, 2015|access-date=July 10, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}{{Cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/mcneillstake/article_85741.shtml|title=Battle Of The Belts: McNeill previews ROH's Best In The World 2015!|last=McNeill|first=Pat|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=July 10, 2015|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
As Bullet Club is owned by NJPW, all wrestlers joining the stable, including those who have joined at Ring of Honor (ROH) events, have to be approved by NJPW booker Gedo.{{Cite magazine|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=February 20, 2017|title=February 20, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: WWE financials, death of Chavo Guerrero, more|magazine=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|page=29}}
History
=Formation; Prince Devitt's leadership (2013–2014)=
File:Prince Devitt and Bad Luck Fale.JPG, founder and the original leader of Bullet Club, on the shoulders of fellow founding member and personal bouncer "The Underboss" Bad Luck Fale]]
On February 3, 2013, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Prince Devitt pinned IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi in a tag team match, where Devitt and Karl Anderson faced Tanahashi and Devitt's longtime Apollo 55 tag team partner Ryusuke Taguchi.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=684&c=5123 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310091939/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=684&c=5123 |title=Road to The New Beginning |archive-date=March 10, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} This led to a match between Devitt and Tanahashi on March 3 at NJPW's 41st anniversary event. Though neither man's title was on the line in the match, Tanahashi vowed to relinquish the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in case Devitt was victorious.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/29852-tues-update-massive-boxing-star-jumps-ship-rj-brewer-talks-wwe-stealing-his-gimmick-how-the-new-wwe-title-supposedly-came-to-be-rondas-mom-buries-cyborg-tons-more | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130222011953/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/29852-tues-update-massive-boxing-star-jumps-ship-rj-brewer-talks-wwe-stealing-his-gimmick-how-the-new-wwe-title-supposedly-came-to-be-rondas-mom-buries-cyborg-tons-more | title = 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 | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | archive-date=February 22, 2013 | date=February 19, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} After defeating Devitt, Tanahashi went to help his opponent up, but was pushed away by the disappointed Junior Heavyweight Champion.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=691&c=5172 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407003411/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=691&c=5172 |script-title=ja:旗揚げ記念日 |archive-date=April 7, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url=http://live.sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/live/fight/all/2013030302/ | script-title=ja:新日本プロレス「旗揚げ記念日」 | date=March 3, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=Yahoo! | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705210645/http://live.sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/live/fight/all/2013030302/ | archive-date=July 5, 2013 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=695&c=5198 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414144213/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=695&c=5198 |title=New Japan Cup 2013 |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=701&c=5242 | title = New Japan Cup 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}} However, this changed on April 7 at the Invasion Attack pay-per-view, when Devitt attacked Taguchi, after the two had failed to recapture the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from the Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida). During the attack, Devitt was helped by the returning King Fale, who attacked not only Taguchi, but also Time Splitters and Captain New Japan, whom Devitt then proceeded to unmask. 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".{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=706&c=5259 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506090056/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=706&c=5259 |title=Invasion Attack |archive-date=May 6, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_69827.shtml | title = 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 | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=April 7, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} At the following pay-per-view, Wrestling Dontaku 2013 on May 3, Devitt and Fale teamed up for the first time to defeat Taguchi and Captain New Japan in a tag team match.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=708&c=5313 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527033945/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=708&c=5313 |script-title=ja:レスリングどんたく 2013 |archive-date=May 27, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} 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. Anderson was invited to join the attack at first hesitant as he was confused, but then turned on Tanahashi, hitting him with the Gun Stun. Also Tama Tonga who makes his return and who had a partnership {{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=708&c=5320 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601033010/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=708&c=5320 |script-title=ja:レスリングどんたく 2013 |archive-date=June 1, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} with Anderson for the last few weeks joined the attack.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=709&c=5283 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019172243/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=709&c=5283 |script-title=ja:Road to レスリングどんたく 2013 |archive-date=October 19, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=716&c=5304 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019172200/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=716&c=5304 |script-title=ja:Road to レスリングどんたく 2013 |archive-date=October 19, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=715&c=5344 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625093731/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=715&c=5344 |script-title=ja:Road to レスリングどんたく 2013 |archive-date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} In a post-match interview, the four men announced the formation of an all-gaijin stable named "Bullet Club".{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9478 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509181451/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9478 |script-title=ja:「イッツ・リィィィアル!! 」なんとアンダーソン、トンガとも合体!! デヴィットが外国人軍団"Bullet Club"結成!! |archive-date=May 9, 2013 |date=May 3, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_70387.shtml | title = Show results – 5/3 NJPW Dontaku PPV: U.S. stars lose titles or title matches, Okada's first IWGP Title defense, more | date=May 11, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=718&c=5361 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709053327/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=718&c=5361 |script-title=ja:Best of the Super Jr. XX 前夜祭 |archive-date=July 9, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} Two days later, Devitt entered the 2013 Best of the Super Juniors tournament, where he won his block with a clean record of eight wins and zero losses,{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_71165.shtml | title = NJPW News: Best of Super Juniors Finals today featuring former TNA star, plus final standings | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=June 9, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} advancing to the knockout stage on June 9, where he first defeated Kenny Omega in the semifinals and then Alex Shelley in the finals to win the tournament,{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_71165.shtml | title = NJPW News: Former TNA star falls short in Best of Super Juniors Finals today, NWA Hvt. champ sends a message | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=June 9, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} after which he proceeded to challenge Hiroshi Tanahashi.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=727 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615005439/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=727 |title=Best of the Super Jr. XX |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/f-bt-tp0-20130610-1140368.html | script-title=ja:デヴィット優勝「次は棚橋」／新日本 | date=June 10, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Nikkan Sports | language=ja}} 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.{{Cite web | url = http://battle-news.com/battle/2013/06/001841.php | script-title=ja:やりたい放題のBullet Club！準決勝でケニー、決勝でシェリーと強豪外国人を撃破しデヴィットがBOSJ全勝優勝！ | date=June 10, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Battle News | language=ja}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/31703-new-japan-best-of-the-super-juniors-final-report | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130613015115/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/31703-new-japan-best-of-the-super-juniors-final-report | title = New Japan Best of the Super Juniors final report | last=Kessler | first=Andrew | archive-date=June 13, 2013 | date=June 9, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} During the following day's press conference, Devitt also mentioned a move to the heavyweight division, aiming to become the first wrestler to hold the IWGP Junior Heavyweight and IWGP Heavyweight Championships simultaneously.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9696 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613025327/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9696 |script-title=ja:『Super Jr.』優勝のデヴィット、6・22大阪で棚橋に勝利すると断言！ Jr.王者のままIWGPヘビー戴冠を狙う！ |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |date=June 10, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/p-bt-tp0-20130611-1140860.html | script-title=ja:デヴィットＩＷＧＰシングル２冠を狙う | date=June 11, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Nikkan Sports | language=ja}} On June 22 at Dominion 6.22, Devitt defeated Tanahashi, again following interference from the rest of the Bullet Club, to earn his first-ever shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=729&c=5475 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718224341/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=729&c=5475 |title=Dominion 6.22 |archive-date=July 18, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} The reigning champion, Kazuchika Okada, accepted Devitt's challenge for the title later in the event on the condition that he first defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against his Chaos stablemate Gedo.{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_71461.shtml | title = Show results – 6/22 NJPW Dominion iPPV: Devitt vs. Tanahashi, NWA Title defended, Benjamin, Hoyt, Shelley, more | date=June 22, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/p-bt-tp0-20130623-1146470.html | script-title=ja:デヴィット次期防衛戦の挑戦要求／新日本 | date=June 23, 2013 | access-date=July 5, 2013 | work=Nikkan Sports | language=ja}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=730&c=5491 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809025103/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=730&c=5491 |script-title=ja:吉野家Presents Kizuna Road 2013 |archive-date=August 9, 2013 |access-date=July 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} Terrible worked also the rest of his two-week NJPW tour as a member of Bullet Club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=731 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709211512/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=731 |title=吉野家Presents Kizuna Road 2013 |archive-date=July 9, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=735&c=5547 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818235126/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=735&c=5547 |script-title=ja:吉野家Presents Kizuna Road 2013 |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |access-date=July 14, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=738&c=5519 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921211408/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=738&c=5519 |script-title=ja:吉野家Presents Kizuna Road 2013 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |access-date=July 21, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} After successfully defending his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Gedo,{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/159947/ | script-title=ja:デヴィットＶ４！オカダ戦に弾み | date=July 6, 2013 | access-date=July 6, 2013 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=August 11, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811143624/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/159947/ | url-status=dead }} Devitt received his match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on July 20, but was defeated by Okada, despite interference from the rest of Bullet Club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=738&c=5524 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724104000/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=738&c=5524 |script-title=ja:吉野家Presents Kizuna Road 2013 |archive-date=July 24, 2013 |access-date=July 20, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/42741-7-20-njpw-results-akita-japan-devitt-vs-okada | title = 7/20 NJPW iPPV Results: Akita, Japan (Devitt vs. Okada) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=July 20, 2013 | access-date=July 20, 2013 | work=Wrestleview}} From August 1 to 11, both Devitt and Anderson took part in the 2013 G1 Climax, wrestling in separate round-robin blocks.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9857 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706145439/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=9857 |script-title=ja:ブ『G1 Climax 23』出場メンバー発表!! 飯伏幸太、石井智宏が初出場!! 柴田勝頼が9年ぶりエントリー!! |archive-date=July 6, 2013 |date=July 5, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} During the tournament, Devitt picked up big wins, albeit through outside interference, over reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and former champions Hiroshi Tanahashi, Satoshi Kojima and Togi Makabe,{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=739&c=5568 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806061845/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=739&c=5568 |script-title=ja:ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23 |archive-date=August 6, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=742&c=5628 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808040013/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=742&c=5628 |script-title=ja:ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23 |archive-date=August 8, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=744&c=5561 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930123531/https://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=744&c=5561 |script-title=ja:ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23 |archive-date=September 30, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} but failed to advance from his block. Meanwhile, Anderson entered the final day with a chance to reach the finals, but a loss against Tetsuya Naito eliminated him from the tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=747 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816170459/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=747 |script-title=ja:ブシモ Presents G1 Climax 23 |archive-date=August 16, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_72623.shtml | title = Live results – New Japan's G1 Climax Finals 8/11: Caldwell's complete coverage of Sunday's event featuring Naito vs. Tanahashi, Shelton, Hoyt, Bulldog, Jr., Devitt, more | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=August 11, 2013 | access-date=August 11, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} On September 5, Rey Bucanero, another CMLL wrestler, started a NJPW tour working as a member of Bullet Club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=750&c=5709 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015131121/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=750&c=5709 |title=Road to Destruction |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=751&c=5657 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015130102/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=751&c=5657 |title=Road to Destruction |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=September 8, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} On September 14, the rest of Bullet Club helped Bucanero and Tama Tonga defeat Hiroshi Tanahashi and Jyushin Thunder Liger for the CMLL World Tag Team Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=755&c=5700 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013222740/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=755&c=5700 |title=Road to Destruction |archive-date=October 13, 2013 |access-date=September 15, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/43788-9-14-njpw-ippv-results-tokyo-japan-korauken-hall | title = 9/14 NJPW iPPV Results: Tokyo, Japan (Korauken Hall) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=September 14, 2013 | access-date=September 15, 2013 | work=Wrestleview}} The rivalry between Devitt and Tanahashi culminated in a Lumberjack Deathmatch on September 29 at Destruction, where Tanahashi was victorious.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=759&c=5692 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014040455/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=759&c=5692 |title=Destruction |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |access-date=September 29, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/44076-9-29-njpw-ippv-results-hyogo-japan-okada-kojima | title = 9/29 NJPW iPPV Results: Hyogo, Japan (Okada/Kojima) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=September 29, 2013 | access-date=September 29, 2013 | work=Wrestleview}}
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On October 11, Tonga and Bucanero returned to CMLL, where they formed "Bullet Club Latinoamerica" with CMLL World Heavyweight Champion Terrible and female wrestler and manager La Comandante.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003054658/http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm |title=Resultados Arena México Viernes 11 de Octubre '13 |archive-date=October 3, 2013 |date=October 12, 2013 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |work=Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |language=es |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=10444 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140144/https://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=10444 |script-title=ja:タマ・トンガがCMLLへ遠征！ なんとテリブレ、ブカネロたちとBullet Clubラテンアメリカを結成！ |archive-date=October 15, 2013 |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} However, a week later, Tonga and Bucanero were stripped of the CMLL World Tag Team Championship, when they were unable to defend the title against La Máscara and Rush due to Bucanero being sidelined with an injury.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003054658/http://www.cmll.com/02_resultados/super_viernes/super_viernes_cmll.htm |title=Resultados Arena México Viernes 18 de Octubre '13 |last=Salazar López |first=Alexis A. |archive-date=October 3, 2013 |date=October 19, 2013 |access-date=October 19, 2013 |work=Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |language=es |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwinsider.com/article/81013/aaa-heroes-inmortales-2013-results-and-more-the-lucha-report.html?p=1 | title = AAA Heroes Inmortales 2013 results and more: The Lucha Report | last=Zellner | first=Kris | date=October 20, 2013 | access-date=October 20, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=763&c=5764 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184225/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=763&c=5764 |title=Road to Power Struggle |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |access-date=October 25, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_74146.shtml | title = Japan news: Funks arrive for reunion match, Bucks & Hooligans advance in NJPW tourney, NWA Tag Title defense next month | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=October 25, 2013 | access-date=October 25, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} In early November, The Young Bucks defeated the Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) in the finals to win the tournament,{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=771 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109092342/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=771 |title=Road to Power Struggle |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |access-date=November 6, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/44793-11-6-njpw-ippv-results-tokyo-japan | title = 11/6 NJPW iPPV Results: Tokyo, Japan | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=November 6, 2013 | access-date=November 6, 2013 | work=Wrestleview}} later defeating Suzuki-gun (Taichi and Taka Michinoku) to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=772&c=5837 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109172415/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=772&c=5837 |title=Power Struggle |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |access-date=November 9, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_74458.shtml | title = NJPW news: Double title change in IWGP Tag Title vs. NWA Tag Title match, Young Bucks add Tag Title gold | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=November 9, 2013 | access-date=November 9, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} On November 11, NJPW announced the participating teams in the 2013 World Tag League. 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.{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=10583 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131111133749/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=10583 | script-title=ja:『ワールドタッグ』出場チーム決定!! 内藤＆ソンブラ! コンウェイ＆ダンも参戦! アンダーソンは"新顔"ドク・ギャローズとタッグ結成!! | archive-date=November 11, 2013 | date=November 11, 2013 | access-date=November 11, 2013 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}} 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 and Gallows won their block with a record of four wins and two losses by defeating NWA World Tag Team Champions The IronGodz (Jax Dane and Rob Conway), while Devitt and Fale were eliminated with a record of three wins and three losses, after losing to Captain New Japan and Hiroshi Tanahashi, who had lost all their other matches in the tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=792 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212005338/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=792 |title=World Tag League 2013 |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |access-date=December 7, 2013 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} The following day, Anderson and Gallows first defeated Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma in the semifinals and then Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima in the finals to win the tournament.{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/45433-12-8-njpw-results-nagoya-japan-tag-league-finals | title = 12/8 NJPW Results: Nagoya, Japan (Tag League finals) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=December 9, 2013 | access-date=December 9, 2013 | work=Wrestleview}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/212308/ | script-title=ja:アンダーソン組が天コジ倒し結成即Ｖ | date=December 9, 2013 | access-date=December 9, 2013 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=August 11, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811143622/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/212308/ | url-status=dead }} This led to a match on January 4, 2014, at Wrestle Kingdom 8, where they defeated K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship.{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_75461.shtml | title = Caldwell's NJPW Tokyo Dome results 1/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of New Japan's biggest show of the year – four title changes, former WWE/TNA stars featured, more | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=January 4, 2014 | access-date=January 4, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/220653/ | script-title=ja:不良外国人組がＩＷＧＰタッグ王座強奪 | date=January 5, 2014 | access-date=January 5, 2014 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=March 3, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230850/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/220653/ | url-status=dead }} During the same event, Devitt lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship to Kota Ibushi, ending his fourteen-month reign.{{Cite web | url = http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/f-bt-tp0-20140105-1239721.html | script-title=ja:飯伏悲願のＩＷＧＰジュニア王座／新日本 | date=January 5, 2014 | access-date=January 4, 2014 | work=Nikkan Sports | language=ja}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=10895 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106180630/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=10895 |script-title=ja:【大会のみどころ】2月9日（日）広島で棚橋vs中邑!! 後藤＆柴田が初タッグ!! 2月11日（火・祝）大阪でオカダvs後藤! 内藤vs石井! 飯伏vsデスペラード! |archive-date=January 6, 2014 |date=January 6, 2014 |access-date=February 11, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} Devitt dominated his encounters with Taguchi for most of the tour, including pinning him in his return eight-man tag team match on February 2,{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=807&c=6071 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219131302/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=807&c=6071 |title=Road to The New Beginning |archive-date=February 19, 2014 |access-date=February 11, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url=http://live.sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/live/fight/all/2014020203/detail/7 | title=新日本プロレス「Road to The New Beginning」 | date=February 2, 2014 | access-date=February 11, 2014 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=Yahoo! | language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222140023/http://live.sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/live/fight/all/2014020203/detail/7 | archive-date=February 22, 2014 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/35258-new-japan-2-2-korakuen-hall-ippv-report | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140301182340/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/35258-new-japan-2-2-korakuen-hall-ippv-report | title = New Japan 2–2 Korakuen Hall iPPV report | last=Dominello | first=Zach | archive-date=March 1, 2014 | date=February 2, 2014 | access-date=February 11, 2014 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} but at the tour ending event, The New Beginning in Osaka, Taguchi pinned his former partner in a tag team match, where he teamed with Togi Makabe and Devitt with Fale.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=811 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222022825/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=811 |title=The New Beginning in Osaka |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |access-date=February 11, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url=http://live.sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/live/fight/all/2014021101/ | script-title=ja:新日本プロレス「The New Beginning in Osaka」 | date=February 11, 2014 | access-date=February 11, 2014 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=Yahoo! | language=ja | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222140029/http://live.sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/live/fight/all/2014021101/ | archive-date=February 22, 2014 }} On March 8, 2014, at Raising the Bar: Night 2 The Young Bucks defeated reDRagon to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship, and with their Junior Tag Team Titles they became double champions. In March, Bad Luck Fale made it to the finals of the 2014 New Japan Cup, but was defeated there by Shinsuke Nakamura.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=821 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323135538/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=821 |title=New Japan Cup 2014 |archive-date=March 23, 2014 |access-date=March 23, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} As the one-year anniversary of the break-up of Apollo 55 approached, the rivalry between Devitt and Taguchi escalated, leading to Taguchi challenging his rival to a Loser Leaves Town match.{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/252459/ | script-title=ja:田口 ６日両国のデヴィット戦に引退かける | date=April 4, 2014 | access-date=April 4, 2014 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094901/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/252459/ | url-status=dead }} However, the stipulation was never made official for their Invasion Attack 2014 match on April 6. During the match, Devitt got into an argument with The Young Bucks, after the two repeatedly interfered in the match despite his orders not to do so. This led to The Young Bucks turning on Devitt, who responded by diving onto his Bullet Club stablemates. After Taguchi defeated Devitt, the two men shook hands, ending their rivalry with each other and Devitt's association with Bullet Club.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=827&c=6215 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085720/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=827&c=6215 |title=Invasion Attack 2014 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=April 6, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_77512.shtml | title = Caldwell's NJPW PPV results 4/6: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of "Invasion Attack 2014" – Nakamura regains IC Title, A.J. Styles big angle, new NWA tag champions, more | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=April 6, 2014 | access-date=April 6, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} Devitt's resignation from NJPW was announced the following day.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=11363 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408211614/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=11363 |script-title=ja:プリンス・デヴィット選手から、新日本プロレス退団の申し入れ |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=April 7, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_77548.shtml | title = NJPW news: A.J. Styles to challenge for New Japan's top title, Prince Devitt "submits resignation," NWA World Title & Tag Title matches announced for next week | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=April 7, 2014 | access-date=April 7, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/253530/ | script-title=ja:ＷＷＥ移籍かデヴィット新日プロ退団へ | date=April 8, 2014 | access-date=April 8, 2014 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=October 24, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154437/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/253530/ | url-status=dead }}
=Karl Anderson and A.J. Styles's co-leadership (2014–2016)=
==2014==
File:A.J. Styles IWGP Heavyweight Champion.JPG, who joined Bullet Club in April 2014 and brought the IWGP Heavyweight Championship over to the stable the following month. He is the unofficial third leader.]]
Later at Invasion Attack 2014, American wrestler A.J. Styles debuted as the newest member of Bullet Club, attacking IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada. Styles, who knew Okada from their days working together for the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, claimed that Okada was still the same "young boy" (rookie) he had known in TNA and asserted himself as the next challenger for his title.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=827&c=6216 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407085723/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=827&c=6216 |title=Invasion Attack 2014 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=April 6, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} Following Invasion Attack 2014, with Styles still working a full schedule on the American independent circuit and only booked to work NJPW's larger events,{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_77836.shtml | title = Styles news: A.J. Styles announced for New Japan's G1 Climax | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=April 21, 2014 | access-date=May 1, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} Anderson was positioned as the new leader of Bullet Club, while also acting as their mouthpiece.{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=11490 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032030/https://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=11490 |script-title=ja:5月度のスマホサイトは、いま一番悪いヤツら"Bullet Club"が完全ジャック!! アンダーソンの心中は? |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |date=April 30, 2014 |access-date=May 1, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/89374/new-japan-primer-rounding-out-the-bullet-club.html?p=1 | title = New Japan Primer: rounding out the Bullet Club | last=Macklin | first=Matt | date=November 6, 2014 | access-date=March 6, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} However, Styles was considered the leader of the ROH version of Bullet Club,{{Cite web | url = http://rohwrestling.com/news/bullet-club-are-coming-wotw-global-wars | title = The Bullet Club are coming to WotW & Global Wars | date=April 16, 2015 | access-date=April 16, 2015 | work=Ring of Honor}} a role which was also given to him by NJPW by the end of 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1050 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109143912/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1050 |title=Power Struggle |archive-date=November 9, 2015 |access-date=November 7, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} Styles, however, has maintained that he was never the leader as, according to him, the group "[did not] follow anybody".{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/08/24/wwe-aj-styles-interview-adam-cole-roh-world-title | title = Week in Wrestling: Five Questions with AJ Styles; Adam Cole wins ROH world title | last=Barrasso | first=Justin | date=August 24, 2016 | access-date=August 24, 2016 | magazine=Sports Illustrated}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=838 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508074949/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=838 |script-title=ja:レスリングどんたく 2014 |archive-date=May 8, 2014 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_78158.shtml | title = Show results – 5/3 New Japan "Wrestling Dontaku" PPV: A.J. Styles captures IWGP World Title, plus NWA & more title matches | date=May 3, 2014 | access-date=May 3, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game2.php?e=838&c=6388 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503193816/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game2.php?e=838&c=6388 |script-title=ja:レスリングどんたく 2014 |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}
Later in the month, Bullet Club took part in NJPW's North American tour, produced in collaboration with ROH.{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_78316.shtml | title = Caldwell's ROH vs. New Japan iPPV report 5/10: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of iPPV from Toronto – ROH Title match, IWGP Jr. Tag Titles, Styles, Tanahashi, Okada, top NJPW stars | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=May 10, 2014 | access-date=May 12, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} The Young Bucks, who entered the tour as both the IWGP Junior Heavyweight and ROH World Tag Team Champions,{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_78455.shtml | title = Caldwell's ROH iPPV results 5/17: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of War of the Worlds – ROH Title & IWGP Title main events, new ROH tag champs, Steen vs. Nakamura, more | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=May 17, 2014 | access-date=May 17, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} lost the latter title to reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) on May 17, ending their two-month reign in their first defense. Meanwhile, their seven-month reign as the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions ended on June 21 at Dominion 6.21, where they were defeated by the Time Splitters in their sixth defense.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=853 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624013755/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=853 |title=Dominion 6.21 |archive-date=June 24, 2014 |access-date=June 21, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_79157.shtml|title = NJPW news: Key results from Saturday's "Dominion" PPV featuring U.S. stars in top title matches | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=June 21, 2014 | access-date=June 21, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} Later that same event, Bad Luck Fale defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to become the new IWGP Intercontinental Champion. On June 29, Yujiro Takahashi brought another title over to the Bullet Club, when he defeated Tomohiro Ishii with help from his stablemates for the NEVER Openweight Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=855 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629232412/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=855 |title=Kizuna Road 2014 |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |access-date=June 29, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_79327.shtml | title = PPV results – 6/29 New Japan "Kizuna Road" in Tokyo: Takahashi captures NEVER Title, Bullet Club vs. Chaos, more | last=Dominello | first=Zach | date=June 30, 2014 | access-date=June 30, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} With the win, Bullet Club had won every title in NJPW, now simultaneously holding all four of its heavyweight titles.{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/284048/ | script-title=ja:裕二郎がＮＥＶＥＲ王座強奪！バレットクラブが新日のヘビー級全王座独占 | date=June 30, 2014 | access-date=June 30, 2014 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=August 25, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825185730/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/284048/ | url-status=dead }}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=11822 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150230/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=11822 |script-title=ja:【G124】「G1」出場メンバー、各大会の主要カードを電撃発表!! 開幕戦で、中邑vs柴田が実現! 西武ドームにROH勢が参戦!! |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |date=June 21, 2014 |access-date=August 8, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/49153-full-details-on-the-2014-new-japan-g-1-climax-tournament | title = Full details on the 2014 New Japan G-1 Climax tournament | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=July 21, 2014 | access-date=August 8, 2014 | work=Wrestleview}} 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. Styles was eliminated due to losing to block winner Okada in their head-to-head match.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=871 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808093933/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=871 |script-title=ja:バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |access-date=August 8, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/50055-8-8-njpw-g-1-climax-day-11-recap-okada-suzuki | title = 8/8 NJPW G-1 Climax Day 11 recap (Okada/Suzuki) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=August 8, 2014 | access-date=August 8, 2014 | work=Wrestleview}} On August 10, Global Force Wrestling (GFW) founder Jeff Jarrett and GFW manager Scott D'Amore joined the group when both Jarrett and D'Amore cleared the ring from Bullet Club's attack on Tanahashi, then Jarrett proceeded on attacking Tanahashi with a custom Bullet Club guitar after he had defeated Styles in a non-title match.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=872 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812223238/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=872 |script-title=ja:バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_80097.shtml | title = Caldwell's New Japan G1 Climax finals results 8/10: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Okada vs. Nakamura tournament finals, Styles vs. Tanahashi, Jeff Jarrett, ROH tag champs, more | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=August 10, 2014 | access-date=August 10, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} On September 21 at Destruction in Kobe, Fale lost the IWGP Intercontinental Championship back to Shinsuke Nakamura in his first defense.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=886 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924040927/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=886 |title=Destruction in Kobe |archive-date=September 24, 2014 |access-date=September 21, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_80838.shtml | title = Caldwell's New Japan PPV results 9/21: Complete live coverage of "Destruction in Kobe" – Nakamura regains IC Title, Tanahashi vs. Shibata, A.J. Styles, new Jr. Hvt. champion, more | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=September 21, 2014 | access-date=September 21, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} Bullet Club lost their two remaining singles titles on October 13 at King of Pro-Wrestling with Takahashi losing the NEVER Openweight Championship back to Tomohiro Ishii in his second title defense, while in the main event Styles lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to Hiroshi Tanahashi in his third defense, after Jeff Jarrett's outside interference was stopped by the returning Yoshitatsu (Jarrett would leave the faction shortly after).{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=889 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017231408/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=889 |title=King of Pro-Wrestling |archive-date=October 17, 2014 |access-date=October 13, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_81243.shtml | title = PPV results – 10/13 New Japan in Tokyo, Japan: Styles drops IWGP World Hvt. Title to Tanahashi, more title changes, former WWE star returns to New Japan, more | date=October 13, 2014 | access-date=October 13, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
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On November 8 at Power Struggle, Kenny Omega, who had joined NJPW at the beginning of the month,{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=12473 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006072117/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=12473 |script-title=ja:「新日本に100パーセント集中したい」ケニー・オメガが10月でDDTとの契約終了、"主戦場"を新日本プロレスへ！【会見全文】 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |date=October 3, 2014 |access-date=November 8, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} became the newest member of Bullet Club, challenging Ryusuke Taguchi to a match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=898 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111183551/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=898 |title=Power Struggle |archive-date=November 11, 2014 |access-date=November 8, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_81693.shtml | title = Show results: 11/8 New Japan "Power Struggle" – Nakamura vs. Shibata main event, ROH tag champs capture Tag Titles, new Bullet Club member, Styles vs. Yoshi Tatsu, more | date=November 8, 2014 | access-date=November 8, 2014 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} Omega had earlier dismissed the idea of joining Bullet Club as he did not consider himself a gaijin after six years of living in Japan, but now claimed he had lied and only wanted money and the title.{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/331645/ | script-title=ja:オメガ“極悪軍団”入り 新春ジュニア至宝獲りだ！ | date=November 9, 2014 | access-date=November 9, 2014 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=August 29, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829040639/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/331645/ | url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/39803-new-japan-power-struggle-live-coverage-from-osaka-more-matches-made-for-tokyo-dome-new-bullet-club-member-uwf-dream-match-announced-2-osaka-ppvs-announced | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141110235949/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/39803-new-japan-power-struggle-live-coverage-from-osaka-more-matches-made-for-tokyo-dome-new-bullet-club-member-uwf-dream-match-announced-2-osaka-ppvs-announced | title = New Japan Power Struggle live coverage from Osaka – More matches made for Tokyo Dome, New Bullet Club member, UWF dream match announced, 2 Osaka PPVs announced | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | archive-date=November 10, 2014 | date=November 7, 2014 | access-date=November 9, 2014 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Refusing to speak Japanese despite being fluent in the language,{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=12708 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112224440/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=12708 |script-title=ja:【WK9】石井vs真壁、田口vsケニーが決定!「暴走キングコングを眠りから起こす！」（石井）、「グッドガイの私はもういない！」（ケニー）【1.4東京ドーム会見】 |archive-date=November 12, 2014 |date=November 10, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/332191/ | script-title=ja:悪党転向のオメガが１・４ドームで田口に挑戦 | date=November 11, 2014 | access-date=November 11, 2014 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108151553/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/332191/ | url-status=dead }} Omega dubbed himself "The Cleaner" with the idea of him being there to "clean up" the junior heavyweight division. 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=12707 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112222204/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=12707 |script-title=ja:『World Tag League 2014』出場チーム＆公式戦が決定！ 棚橋はヨシタツとタッグ結成！ 桜庭、AJ、柴田、ROH、NWAも参戦! |archive-date=November 12, 2014 |date=November 11, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} Anderson and Gallows won their block with a record of five wins and two losses, while Styles and Takahashi finished close behind with four wins and three losses.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=912 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210130824/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=912 |title=World Tag League 2014 |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} Styles and Takahashi were victorious over the reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions in the head-to-head match between the Bullet Club teams,{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=910&c=6911 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210133111/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=910&c=6911 |title=World Tag League 2014 |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} but were left behind them in the final standings due to losing to Okada and Yoshi-Hashi on the final day.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=912&c=6920 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210161905/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=912&c=6920 |title=World Tag League 2014 |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} Meanwhile, Fale and Tonga finished at the bottom of their block with a record of three wins and four losses. On December 5 at Shine Wrestling's Shine 23, Amber O'Neal joined the group when she was confronted by her former tag team partner Santana Garrett who made her return and stopped O'Neal's attacked on her schedule opponent Luscious Latasha, with O'Neal explaining her actions and new attitude to Garrett, that she only knew Amber O'Neal and proceed to renamed herself by her marriage name as Amber Gallows, "The Bullet Babe". She challenged Garrett for a match later on the event, which she lost in quick fashion and took all the anger on everyone around her. December 7, Anderson and Gallows were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=913 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211051544/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=913 |title=World Tag League 2014 |archive-date=December 11, 2014 |access-date=December 7, 2014 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/342916/ | script-title=ja:＜新日・ワールドタッグリーグ＞大逆転！洋央紀＆柴田が絆のV | date=December 8, 2014 | access-date=December 8, 2014 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108151526/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/342916/ | url-status=dead }}
==2015==
File:Cody Hall at NJPW.JPG, the first "young boy" brought in as a personal understudy of Bullet Club]]
On January 4, 2015, at Wrestle Kingdom 9, Omega, in his first match as a member of Bullet Club, defeated Ryusuke Taguchi to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, while Anderson and Gallows lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Goto and Shibata, ending their year-long reign in their seventh defense.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=902 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104154549/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=902 |script-title=ja:Wrestle Kingdom 9 in 東京ドーム |archive-date=January 4, 2015 |access-date=January 4, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_82579.shtml | title = Caldwell's NJPW Tokyo Dome show results 1/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Wrestle Kingdom PPV – Tanahashi vs. Okada, Bullet Club, Nakamura, Jim Ross, more | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=January 4, 2015 | access-date=January 4, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=920&c=7004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106020557/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=920&c=7004 |title=New Year Dash !! |archive-date=January 6, 2015 |access-date=January 5, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/90594/liger-vs-desperado-next-iwgp-challenger-set-cody-hall-debuts-and-more-15-njpw-new-years-dash-in-tokyo-japan-report.html?p=1 | title = Liger vs. Desperado, next IWGP challenger set, Cody Hall debuts and more: 1/5 NJPW 'New Year's Dash' in Tokyo, Japan report | last=Macklin | first=Matthew |date=January 5, 2015 | access-date=January 5, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} Later that month, NJPW relaunched Bullet Club Latin-American in time for the Fantastica Mania 2015 tour, co-produced by NJPW and CMLL.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=13146 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118173437/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=13146 |script-title=ja:1月13日(火)大阪大会から新発売！メキシコにも戦火が拡大!?「Bullet ClubラテンアメリカTシャツ」!! |archive-date=January 18, 2015 |date=January 12, 2015 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=925&c=7027 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118175338/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=925&c=7027 |title=NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 |archive-date=January 18, 2015 |access-date=January 18, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/90922/the-lucha-report.html?p=1 | title = The Lucha Report | last=Zellner | first=Kris | date=January 19, 2015 | access-date=January 19, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=934 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213111320/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=934 |title=The New Beginning in Osaka |archive-date=February 13, 2015 |access-date=February 11, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_83264.shtml | title = NJPW news: Bullet Club takes top titles at "New Beginning" – Styles new IWGP World Champ, other title changes | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=February 11, 2015 | access-date=February 11, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/366515/ | script-title=ja:ヤングバックスが3Way戦を制しIWGPジュニアタッグ王者に | date=February 12, 2015 | access-date=February 12, 2015 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094244/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/366515/ | url-status=dead }} Later that same event, Anderson and Gallows regained the IWGP Tag Team Championship from Goto and Shibata,{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/366509/ | script-title=ja:洋央紀組 まさかのＩＷＧＰタッグ王座転落 | date=February 12, 2015 | access-date=February 12, 2015 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094416/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/366509/ | url-status=dead }} while in the main event A.J. Styles defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to also bring the IWGP Heavyweight Championship back to Bullet Club.{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/366506/ | script-title=ja:棚橋を撃破！ＡＪがＩＷＧＰ王座戴冠 | date=February 12, 2015 | access-date=February 12, 2015 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=September 10, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910040547/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/366506/ | url-status=dead }} Both of Bullet Club's tag team championship reigns ended in their first title defenses on April 5 at Invasion Attack 2015 with The Young Bucks being defeated by Roppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero) and Anderson and Gallows by the ROH tag team The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Michael Bennett).{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=956 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409000342/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=956 |title=Invasion Attack 2015 |archive-date=April 9, 2015 |access-date=April 5, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_84294.shtml | title = Show results – 4/5 NJPW "Invasion Attack" in Tokyo, Japan: A.J. Styles defends IWGP World Title in main event, ROH tag teams win both Tag Titles, Bullet Club in action, more | date=April 5, 2015 | access-date=April 5, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
The Young Bucks regained the title on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2015 in a three-way match with Roppongi Vice and reDRagon.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=968 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504225146/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=968 |script-title=ja:レスリングどんたく 2015 |archive-date=May 4, 2015 |access-date=May 3, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/42355-new-japan-dontaku-live-coverage-5-3-fukuoka-rpg-vice-vs-bucks-vs-redragon-nakamura-vs-goto-omega-vs-shelley-and-maria-teases-karl-andersond | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150504193812/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/42355-new-japan-dontaku-live-coverage-5-3-fukuoka-rpg-vice-vs-bucks-vs-redragon-nakamura-vs-goto-omega-vs-shelley-and-maria-teases-karl-andersond | title = New Japan Dontaku live coverage 5–3 Fukuoka – RPG Vice vs. Bucks vs ReDRagon, Nakamura vs. Goto, Omega vs. Shelley and Maria teases Karl Anderson | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | archive-date=May 4, 2015 | date=May 3, 2015 | access-date=May 4, 2015 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Also during the event, Bullet Club was involved in the first NJPW match to feature female wrestlers in over twelve years,{{Cite web |url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=13718 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506004654/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=13718 |script-title=ja:5月3日（日）『レスリングどんたく』全カード決定! メインは中邑vs後藤のIC戦! ケニーvsシェリー! Jr.タッグ3Way戦! なんとマリアが試合に出場! |archive-date=May 6, 2015 |date=April 6, 2015 |access-date=May 3, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} where Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows and his wife Amber Gallows were defeated by Maria Kanellis, Matt Taven and Michael Bennett in a six-person intergender tag team match. 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,{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=990 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706044456/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=990 |title=Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall |archive-date=July 6, 2015 |access-date=July 5, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/43407-new-japan-dominion-live-coverage-from-osaka-jo-hall-styles-vs-okada-for-iwgp-title-nakamura-vs-goto-for-ic-title-and-notes-on-biggest-event-since-the-tokyo-dome | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150919041705/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/43407-new-japan-dominion-live-coverage-from-osaka-jo-hall-styles-vs-okada-for-iwgp-title-nakamura-vs-goto-for-ic-title-and-notes-on-biggest-event-since-the-tokyo-dome | title = New Japan Dominion live coverage from Osaka Jo Hall – Styles vs. Okada for IWGP title, Nakamura vs. Goto for IC title and notes on biggest event since the Tokyo Dome, plus all G-1 main events | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | archive-date=September 19, 2015 | date=July 4, 2015 | access-date=July 5, 2015 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} while Anderson and Gallows defeated Bennett and Taven in a rematch to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the third time. In the main event, Styles lost the IWGP Heavyweight Championship to Kazuchika Okada in his second defense. From July 20 to August 15, five members of Bullet Club took part in the 2015 G1 Climax with Fale, Gallows and Styles in block A and Anderson and Takahashi in block B.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/80-features-and-tv-reviews/43611-the-big-audio-nightmares-guide-to-the-annual-new-japan-g1-climax | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150722020322/http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/80-features-and-tv-reviews/43611-the-big-audio-nightmares-guide-to-the-annual-new-japan-g1-climax | title = The Big Audio Nightmare's Guide to the annual New Japan G1 Climax | last=Sempervive | first=Mike | archive-date=July 22, 2015 | date=July 18, 2015 | access-date=August 15, 2015 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} 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.{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_86948.shtml | title = Radican's "G1 Climax Night 17" Blog 8/14 – Tanahashi-Styles put on classic match to determine A Block winner, results & analysis of A Block action | last=Radican | first=Sean | date=August 14, 2015 | access-date=August 15, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/44085-njpw-g1-climax-tournament-8-15-live-results-okada-vs-nakamura-b-block-winner-to-be-decided | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150905220722/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/44085-njpw-g1-climax-tournament-8-15-live-results-okada-vs-nakamura-b-block-winner-to-be-decided | title = NJPW G1 Climax Tournament 8–15 live results: Okada vs. Nakamura; B block winner to be decided | last=Rose | first=Bryan | archive-date=September 5, 2015 | date=August 15, 2015 | access-date=August 15, 2015 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} On August 16, The Young Bucks lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to reDRagon in their second defense.{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818150147/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result.php?e=1012 |script-title=ja:バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25 |archive-date=August 18, 2015 |access-date=August 16, 2015 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/44092-njpw-g1-climax-8-16-live-results-hiroshi-tanahashi-vs-shinsuke-nakamura | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150905223155/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/102-japan/44092-njpw-g1-climax-8-16-live-results-hiroshi-tanahashi-vs-shinsuke-nakamura | title = NJPW G1 Climax 8–16 live results: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Shinsuke Nakamura | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | archive-date=September 5, 2015 | date=August 15, 2015 | access-date=August 16, 2015 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} From September 4 to 6, Styles and The Young Bucks represented Bullet Club in American promotion Chikara's 2015 King of Trios tournament, where they made it to the finals, before losing to Team AAA (Aero Star, Drago and Fénix).{{Cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Arena_Reports_10/article_87346.shtml | title = Show results – 9/4-9/6 Chikara King of Trios tournament in Easton, Pa.: Bullet Club's A.J. Styles & Young Bucks, Team AAA, the BWO, int'l teams, more trios | date=September 6, 2015 | access-date=September 7, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} On September 23 at Destruction in Okayama, Omega defeated Kushida, following outside interference from Anderson, to regain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.{{Cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/96758/njpw-destruction-in-okayama-report.html?p=1 | title = NJPW Destruction in Okayama report | last=Macklin | first=Matthew | date=September 23, 2015 | access-date=September 23, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/450031/ | script-title=ja:ケニーがKushidaからIWGPジュニア王座強奪 | date=September 24, 2015 | access-date=September 24, 2015 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094542/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/450031/ | url-status=dead }} On October 23, Chase Owens became the newest member of Bullet Club.{{Cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/97381/1023-new-japan-road-to-power-struggle-report.html?p=1 | title = 10/23 New Japan Road to Power Struggle report | last=Macklin | first=Matthew | date=October 23, 2015 | access-date=October 23, 2015 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}
=Kenny Omega's leadership (2016–2018)=
==2016==
File:Kenny Omega IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.JPG, who took over as the fourth leader of Bullet Club in January 2016]]
On January 4, 2016, at Wrestle Kingdom 10, The Young Bucks regained the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, Omega lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship back and Anderson and Gallows lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship. In Bullet Club's final title match of the event, Styles unsuccessfully challenged Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/wrestle-kingdom-10-live-results-kazuchika-okada-vs-hiroshi-tanahashi-204791 | title = Wrestle Kingdom 10 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=January 3, 2016 | access-date=January 4, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Hours after the event, it was reported that Anderson, Gallows, and Styles had all given their notice to NJPW and would be leaving the promotion for WWE.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/njpw-stars-nakamura-aj-styles-luke-gallows-and-karl-anderson-headed-wwe-204971 | title = NJPW stars Nakamura, AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson headed to WWE | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=January 4, 2016 | access-date=January 5, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01/04/pwtorch-report-four-big-names-leaving-new-japan-heading-to-wwe/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160105055406/http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/01/04/pwtorch-report-four-big-names-leaving-new-japan-heading-to-wwe/ | title = PWTorch Report – Four big names leaving New Japan, heading to WWE | last=Caldwell | first=James | archive-date=January 5, 2016 | date=January 4, 2016 | access-date=January 5, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} The following day, the rest of Bullet Club turned on Styles and kicked him out of the group with Omega taking over the leadership.{{Cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/98816/aj-styles-nakamuranew-japan-updates.html?p=1 | title = AJ Styles & Nakamura-New Japan updates | last=Johnson | first=Mike | date=January 5, 2016 | access-date=January 5, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} Omega also announced his graduation from the junior heavyweight division,{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/57334-1-5-njpw-results-tokyo-japan-bullet-club-turns-on-styles | title = 1/5 NJPW Results: Tokyo, Japan (Bullet Club turns on Styles) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=January 5, 2016 | access-date=January 5, 2016 | work=Wrestleview}} stating that he did not want a rematch with Kushida, but instead a match with Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-new-years-dash-report-big-bullet-club-angle-never-trios-titles-defended-205001 | title = NJPW New Year's Dash report: Big Bullet Club angle, NEVER trios titles defended | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=January 5, 2016 | access-date=January 5, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
== Formation of The Elite ==
In the aftermath of Omega taking over Bullet Club's leadership, he and The Young Bucks formed their own subgroup within the stable, called The Elite.{{Cite web | url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/omega-bucks-vs-kushida-ach-sydal-14th-anniversary | title = Omega & Bucks vs Kushida, ACH & Sydal at 14th Anniversary | date=February 9, 2016 | access-date=February 14, 2016 | work=Ring of Honor}}{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/03/22/young-bucks-wwe-nxt-kenny-omega-new-japan-interview | title = Indie wrestling stars the Young Bucks are ready for anything, even the WWE | last=Barrasso | first=Justin | date=March 25, 2016 | access-date=March 25, 2016 | magazine=Sports Illustrated}} Omega and The Young Bucks came up with the idea for The Elite themselves, feeling the need to create something new after being forced by NJPW into Bullet Club and what Omega called a "Too Sweet", "Suck it" parody of the nWo.{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/07/12/kenny-omega-new-japan-wwe-new-day-elite-young-bucks | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160713174339/http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/07/12/kenny-omega-new-japan-wwe-new-day-elite-young-bucks | title = The future Mr. WrestleMania: Kenny Omega on New Japan, WWE, New Day | last=Barrasso | first=Justin | archive-date=July 13, 2016 | date=July 12, 2016 | access-date=July 19, 2016 | magazine=Sports Illustrated}} Omega stated that he and The Young Bucks were The Elite, but accepted if NJPW continued calling them Bullet Club "in parentheses" as the stable was their "cash cow". He explained the name change by stating that following Anderson, Gallows and Styles' departures from NJPW, "Bullet Club [was not] so much the Bullet Club anymore".{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/kenny-omega-has-conquered-japan-now-he-wants-the-new-day-20160224 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301050310/http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/features/kenny-omega-has-conquered-japan-now-he-wants-the-new-day-20160224 |title=Kenny Omega Has Conquered Japan, Now He Wants the New Day |last=Oster |first=Aaron |archive-date=March 1, 2016 |date=February 24, 2016 |access-date=March 4, 2016 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=dead }} 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.
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During 2016, Gallows and Anderson also left NJPW after signing a contract with WWE,{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpwroh-honor-rising-jay-lethal-defends-roh-title-against-honma-207906 | title = NJPW/ROH Honor Rising: Jay Lethal defends ROH title against Honma | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=February 20, 2016 | access-date=February 20, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/509176/ | script-title=ja:前ＩＷＧＰタッグ王者アンダーソン組が新日マットに別れ | date=February 22, 2016 | access-date=February 22, 2016 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=June 19, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619182158/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/509176/ | url-status=dead }} with their final match in NJPW taking place at Honor Rising: Japan in an eight-man tag team match where Bullet Club lost. However, on March 12, Tonga revealed that his partner for the upcoming IWGP Tag Team Championship match and the newest member of Bullet Club was his real-life brother Tevita Fifita,{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game2.php?e=1098&c=8453 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313025111/http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game2.php?e=1098&c=8453 |title=New Japan Cup 2016 |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |access-date=March 12, 2016 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} who was two days later given the ring name "Tanga Loa", with the tag team between him and Tonga dubbed "Guerrillas of Destiny" (GOD).{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=16057 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314121523/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=16057 |script-title=ja:【4.10両国・主要カード決定！】オカダvs内藤のIWGPヘビー戦がついに実現！ タマ・トンガが兄弟タッグ結成！ Kushidavsオスプレイ！リコシェ＆サイダルが防衛戦！ |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2016 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/invasion-attack-matches-announced-209301 | title = NJPW Invasion Attack matches announced | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=March 13, 2016 | access-date=March 14, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=16141 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326173546/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=16141 |script-title=ja:【IA16】“渦中の男”タマ・トンガにインタビュー！「俺にとって最大のチャンス！ Bullet Clubの“穴”は俺たちが埋めるしかない！」ウワサの“弟”タンガ・ロアとは？ |archive-date=March 26, 2016 |date=March 26, 2016 |access-date=March 26, 2016 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} In ROH, Anderson, Gallows, and Styles left the stable in a more peaceful goodbye, compared to their more violent NJPW departure, where the stable kicked them out by beating them up. Also, ROH wrestlers Adam Cole and Adam Page joined the stable in May.{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/09/bullet-club-adds-another-member-rohs-monday-show/ | title = Bullet Club adds another member at ROH's Monday show | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=May 9, 2016 | access-date=May 10, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/05/08/globalwarsppvresults/ | title = 5/8 ROH Global Wars PPV Results – Caldwell's Complete Live Report | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=May 8, 2016 | access-date=May 8, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/08/19/819-roh-death-dishonor-ppv-results-caldwells-live-reportfinal/ | title = 8/19 ROH "Death Before Dishonor" Results – Caldwell's Complete Report | last=Caldwell | first=James | date=August 19, 2016 | access-date=August 19, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} Cole went on to form another Bullet Club sub-group with The Young Bucks, named "Superkliq".{{Cite web | url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/product/superkliq-t-shirt | title = Superkliq T-shirt | access-date=March 21, 2017 | work=Ring of Honor}} In NJPW, Page was given the ring name "Hangman Page",{{Cite web|url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/data/detail_profile.php?f=992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610174304/http://www.njpw.co.jp/data/detail_profile.php?f=992 |script-title=ja:ハングマン・ページ |archive-date=June 10, 2016 |access-date=June 10, 2016 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |language=ja |url-status=dead }} which he eventually also began using in ROH.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/huge-8-man-showdown-signed-field-honor |title=Huge 8 man showdown signed for Field of Honor | access-date=November 10, 2016 | work=Ring of Honor}}
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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.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-dominion-live-results-tetsuya-naito-vs-kazuchika-okada-iwgp-hw-championship-214876 | title = NJPW Dominion live results: Tetsuya Naito vs Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP HW Championship | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=June 18, 2016 | access-date=June 19, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/528951/ | script-title=ja:【新日・両国】ＩＷＧＰタッグはトンガ＆ロア兄弟が新王者 | date=April 11, 2016 | access-date=April 11, 2016 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=August 12, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812135153/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/528951/ | url-status=dead }} However, the biggest accomplishment was Omega winning the 2016 G1 Climax,{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-g1-climax-26-finals-live-results-hirooki-goto-vs-kenny-omega-218636 | title = NJPW G1 Climax 26 finals live results: Hirooki Goto vs. Kenny Omega | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=August 13, 2016 | access-date=August 14, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} becoming the third wrestler to win the tournament in his first attempt as well as the first non-Japanese wrestler in history to win the tournament.{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/580952/ | script-title=ja:【新日Ｇ１】初出場初優勝！ケニー・オメガが史上初の外国人覇者に | date=August 15, 2016 | access-date=August 15, 2016 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=August 15, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815140542/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/580952/ | url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://sports.yahoo.co.jp/column/detail/201611240002-spnavi?p=2 | script-title=ja:オメガ、プロレス界の“トランプ”に！ 「この団体の本当のリーダーはオレ」 | date=December 1, 2016 | access-date=December 14, 2016 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=Yahoo! | language=ja}} During the following month, Captain New Japan and Cody joined Bullet Club.{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/76490 | script-title=ja:戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents World Tag League 2016 | access-date=December 10, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-world-tag-league-finals-live-results-winners-are-crowned-226256 | title = NJPW World Tag League finals live results: The winners are crowned | last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | author-link1=Dave Meltzer | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=December 9, 2016 | access-date=December 10, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-destruction-kobe-results-elgin-defends-his-title-against-naito-221491 | title = NJPW Destruction in Kobe results: Elgin defends his title against Naito | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=September 25, 2016 | access-date=September 25, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Captain changed his character to "Bone Soldier".{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/597782/ | script-title=ja:【新日本】１０・１０両国全カード決定 タイガーマスクＷも参戦！ | date=September 26, 2016 | access-date=September 26, 2016 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094748/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/597782/ | url-status=dead }} The name came from Bullet Club's original shirt, which featured a character named Bone Soldier. In addition, the term had previously also been used as a nickname for members of Bullet Club.{{Cite web | url = http://globalforcewrestling.com/wk9-101-factions/ | title = WK9 101: The Factions of NJPW | date = December 12, 2014 | access-date = April 17, 2017 | work = Global Force Wrestling | archive-date = May 17, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170517205605/http://globalforcewrestling.com/wk9-101-factions/ | url-status = dead }} Also, The Young Bucks won the ROH World Tag Team Championship for the second time{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/ring-honor/roh-all-star-extravaganza-live-results-adam-cole-vs-michael-elgin-221856 | title = ROH All Star Extravaganza live results: Adam Cole vs. Michael Elgin | last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | author-link1=Dave Meltzer | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=September 30, 2016 | access-date=September 30, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} and Guerrillas of Destiny regained the IWGP Tag Team Championship,{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-king-pro-wrestling-live-results-kazuchika-okada-vs-naomichi-marufuji-222396 | title = NJPW King of Pro Wrestling live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=October 9, 2016 | access-date=October 10, 2016 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} but Adam Cole lost the ROH World Championship.{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/12/02/kellers-roh-final-battle-2016-ppv-report-122-cole-vs-oreilly-cody-rhodes-vs-lethal-cabana-vs-dalton-briscoes-vs-young-bucks/ | title = Keller's ROH Final Battle 2016 PPV report 12/2: Cole vs. O'Reilly, Cody Rhodes vs. Lethal, Cabana vs. Dalton, Briscoes vs. Young Bucks | last=Keller | first=Wade | author-link=Wade Keller | date=December 2, 2016 | access-date=December 2, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
On January 4, 2017, at Wrestle Kingdom 11, The Young Bucks lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to Roppongi Vice.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-11-live-results-kazuchika-okada-vs-kenny-omega-227626 | title = NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega | last1=Rose | first1=Bryan | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=January 3, 2017 | access-date=January 4, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/636041/ | script-title=ja:【新日１・４ドーム】ロメロ、バレッタ組がＩＷＧＰジュニアタッグ王座奪取 | date=January 5, 2017 | access-date=January 5, 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=October 26, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026110555/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/636041/ | url-status=dead }} while the Guerrillas of Destiny lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano.{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/636050/ | script-title=ja:【新日１・４ドーム】ＩＷＧＰタッグ選手権3Way戦は逃げて逃げて最後に…矢野が盗った！ | date=January 5, 2017 | access-date=January 5, 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=August 3, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803131013/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/636050/ | url-status=dead }} In the main event of the show, Omega unsuccessfully challenged Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/636006/ | script-title=ja:【新日１・４ドーム】オカダ 史上最長４６分４５秒の死闘制しＩＷＧＰ２度目の防衛！ | date=January 5, 2017 | access-date=January 5, 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=October 10, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010011334/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/636006/ | url-status=dead }}
Afterwards, Omega took a hiatus from NJPW to "reassess [his] future".{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/656406/ | script-title=ja:【新日本】ケニー１か月半ぶり新日マットで復活宣言 | date=February 27, 2017 | access-date=March 12, 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108094119/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/656406/ | url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/106939/omega-teases-exiting-new-japan-fantasticamania-lineups-released.html?p=1 | title = Omega teases exiting New Japan, Fantasticamania lineups released | last1=Johnson | first1=Mike | last2=Macklin | first2=Matthew | date=January 6, 2017 | access-date=May 3, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} Upon his return on February 26, a new storyline involving tension between Omega and Cole was started, with The Young Bucks caught in the middle.{{Cite web | url = http://rohwrestling.com/news/honor-rising-2017-night-1-results | title = Honor Rising 2017 Night 1 Results | access-date=March 12, 2017 | work=Ring of Honor}} On February 11, Frankie Kazarian joined Bullet Club, turning on longtime tag team partner Christopher Daniels at a taping of Ring of Honor Wrestling.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/ring-honor/roh-tv-taping-results-bullet-club-jay-lethal-top-prospect-tourney-kickoff-229991 | title = ROH TV taping results: Bullet Club, Jay Lethal, Top Prospect tourney kickoff | date=February 12, 2017 | access-date=February 12, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} On March 4, The Young Bucks lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy).{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/ring-honor/hardys-bully-ray-show-ring-honor-231226 | title = The Hardys & Bully Ray show up in Ring of Honor | last=Currier | first=Joseph | date=March 4, 2017 | access-date=March 5, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} 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.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/roh-results/roh-15th-anniversary-live-results-adam-cole-vs-christopher-daniels-231506 | title = ROH 15th Anniversary live results: Adam Cole vs. Christopher Daniels | last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | author-link1=Dave Meltzer | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=March 10, 2017 | access-date=March 11, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/frankie-kazarian-faces-american-nightmare-cody-war-worlds-philly | title = Frankie Kazarian faces "The American Nightmare" Cody at War of the Worlds Philly | date=April 24, 2017 | access-date=May 18, 2017 | work=Ring of Honor}} The following day, Cole, disappointed with The Young Bucks for not having his back, tried to fire them from Bullet Club, but the two responded by stating that he could not fire them as Omega, not Cole, was the leader of the stable.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/ring-honor/roh-tv-taping-results-saturday-hardys-vs-briscoes-8-man-wild-card-tag-match-231756 | title = ROH TV taping results (Saturday): Hardys vs. Briscoes; 8-man Wild Card tag match | date=March 13, 2017 | access-date=March 14, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} On May 12, Omega fired Cole from Bullet Club and gave his spot in the stable to ROH World Television Champion Marty Scurll.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/roh-results/roh-war-worlds-ppv-live-results-daniels-vs-cody-vs-lethal-235346 | title = ROH War of the Worlds PPV live results: Daniels vs. Cody vs. Lethal | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=May 12, 2017 | access-date=May 12, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/96426 | script-title=ja:ROHニューヨーク大会にて、『Super Jr.』来日目前のマーティー・スカルが“Bullet Club入り”を電撃表明!! | date=May 13, 2017 | access-date=May 13, 2017 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}} Two days later, on the final night of the tour, Scurll lost the ROH World Television Championship to Kushida, following a distraction from Cole.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/roh-results/roh-tv-taping-results-adam-cole-closes-show-speech-235556 | title = ROH TV taping results: Adam Cole closes the show with a speech | last=Kelly | first=Richard | date=May 15, 2017 | access-date=May 15, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/661878/ | script-title=ja:【新日ＮＪＣ】優勝候補筆頭ケニーまさかの初戦敗退 | date=March 13, 2017 | access-date=May 3, 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=August 12, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812214431/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/661878/ | url-status=dead }} 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.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-wrestling-dontaku-live-results-okada-faces-bad-luck-fale-234786 | title = NJPW Wrestling Dontaku live results: Okada faces Bad Luck Fale | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=May 2, 2017 | access-date=May 3, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/681682/ | script-title=ja:ＩＷＧＰ王座Ｖ５のオカダ ケガ人続きの新日に緊急提言 | date=May 4, 2017 | access-date=May 3, 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=May 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507081757/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/681682/ | url-status=dead }} On June 11 at Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall, The Young Bucks defeated Roppongi Vice to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the sixth time.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-dominion-live-results-kazuchika-okada-vs-kenny-omega-237066 | title = NJPW Dominion live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=June 10, 2017 | access-date=June 11, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} In the main event of the show, Omega and Okada wrestled to a 60-minute time limit draw for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The match also started a storyline, where Omega and Cody began having problems with each other with Cody wanting to throw in the towel for Omega, insisting he was too badly injured.{{Cite magazine | last = Meltzer | first = Dave | author-link = Dave Meltzer | date = June 19, 2017 | title = June 19, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Conor McGregor/Floyd Mayweather on, Okada/Omega classic, more | magazine = Wrestling Observer Newsletter | location = Campbell, California | issn = 1083-9593| page=7}} On June 23 at Best in the World, Cody defeated Christopher Daniels to bring the ROH World Championship back to Bullet Club.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/roh-results/roh-best-world-live-results-christopher-daniels-vs-cody-237881 | title = ROH Best in the World live results: Christopher Daniels vs. Cody | last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | author-link1=Dave Meltzer | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=June 23, 2017 | access-date=June 23, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} On July 1, during the first night of G1 Special in USA, Cody unsuccessfully challenged Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. During the match, Omega, playing off what had happened at Dominion, walked out, wanting to throw in the towel for Cody, which led to Cody confronting him after the show.{{Cite web | url = http://prowrestling.net/site/2017/07/02/footage-kenny-omega-cody-angle-not-air-njpw-g1-special/ | title = Footage of the Kenny Omega and Cody angle that did not air on the NJPW G1 Special | date=July 2, 2017 | access-date=July 2, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}} The following day, Omega defeated Tomohiro Ishii in the finals of an eight-man tournament to become the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-g1-special-live-results-first-iwgp-us-champion-crowned-238471 | title = NJPW G1 Special live results: The first IWGP US Champion is crowned | last1=Fontaine | first1=Paul | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=July 2, 2017 | access-date=July 2, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
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Later that month, three members of Bullet Club took part in the 2017 G1 Climax; Fale in block A and Omega and Tonga in block B. Omega won his block and advanced to the finals of the tournament with a record of seven wins and two losses by defeating IWGP Heavyweight Champion Okada in their third match against each other on August 12.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-g1-climax-27-b-block-finals-live-results-okada-vs-omega-iii-240836 | title = NJPW G1 Climax 27 B Block finals live results: Okada vs. Omega III | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=August 12, 2017 | access-date=August 12, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} During the head-to-head match between Omega and Tonga, which was won by the former, tensions escalated between the two with Tonga questioning Omega's leadership of Bullet Club due to his association with The Elite.{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/07/22/radicans-722-njpw-g1-climax-27-night-4-report-robinson-evil-elgin-okada-sanada-suzuki/ | title = Radican's 7/22 NJPW G1 Climax 27: Night 4 report – Robinson-Evil, Elgin-Okada, Sanada-Suzuki | last=Radican | first=Sean | date=July 22, 2017 | access-date=August 12, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} On August 13, Omega was defeated in the finals of the 2017 G1 Climax by Tetsuya Naito. On September 6, it was announced that Tonga and Loa's youngest brother, NJPW young lion Leo Tonga, was joining Bullet Club, replacing Omega on an upcoming tour due to him having suffered a knee injury.{{Cite web | url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/113029 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906133745/http://www.njpw.co.jp/113029 | script-title=ja:ケニー・オメガ選手欠場により、タマ＆タンガの“末の弟”、レオ・トンガ選手が新日本マットに緊急参戦!! | archive-date=September 6, 2017 | date=September 6, 2017 | access-date=September 6, 2017 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja | url-status=dead }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/09/06/njpw-announces-omega-miss-several-dates-injury-latest-mlw-one-shot-wricochet-strickland-wradicans-analysis/ | title = NJPW announces Omega to miss several dates with injury, latest MLW One Shot w/Ricochet and Strickland (w/Radican's analysis) | last=Radican | first=Sean | date=September 6, 2017 | access-date=September 6, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} On September 22 at Death Before Dishonor XV, The Young Bucks lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to The Motor City Machine Guns.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2017/09/22/radicans-922-roh-death-dishonor-xv-ppv-report-cody-vs-suzuki-young-bucks-vs-mcmg-kushida-vs-king/ | title = Radican's 9/22 ROH "Death Before Dishonor XV" PPV report – Cody vs. Suzuki, Young Bucks vs. MCMG, Kushida vs. King | last=Radican | first=Sean | date=September 22, 2017 | access-date=September 22, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} On November 5 at Power Struggle, Scurll defeated Will Ospreay to bring the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship back to Bullet Club. On November 11, Australian Wrestler Gino Gambino joined the group after being invited by Fale with a BC shirt after their tag match, and formed a tag team in Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) with Gambino as "Bullet Club Down Under". Gambino primarily wrestled representing the group in the oceanian circuit most notably for MCW and in NJPW events in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/gino-gambino-joins-bullet-club/|title=Australian Wrestler Gino Gambino Joins the Bullet Club|work=411mania.com|first=Jeffrey|last=Harris|date=September 12, 2017|accessdate=September 26, 2024}} On November 17, actor Stephen Amell, who had befriended Cody when they worked together in WWE, joined Bullet Club,{{Cite web | url = https://www.pwinsider.com/article/113674/arrow-star-stephen-amell-joins-bullet-club-prowrestlingteescom.html?p=1 | title = 'Arrow' star Stephen Amell joins Bullet Club & ProWrestlingTees.com | last=Johnson | first=Mike | date=November 17, 2017 | access-date=November 17, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}} wrestling his first match as a member at ROH's show later that same day.{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/roh-results/roh-san-antonio-tx-live-results-stephen-amell-teams-bullet-club-246576 | title = ROH San Antonio, TX, live results: Stephen Amell teams with Bullet Club | date=November 18, 2017 | access-date=November 18, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} 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.{{Cite web | url = http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2017/12/09/22769410.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071704/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2017/12/09/22769410.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 10, 2017 | title = NJPW World Tag League Update: Guerrillas of Destiny, Los Ingobernables in the finals | last=Powell | first=John | date=December 9, 2017 | access-date=December 10, 2017 | work=Slam! Sports | publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/853933/ | script-title=ja:【新日】タマ・トンガ＆タンガ・ロアがＷＴＬ優勝決定戦へ | date=December 10, 2017 | access-date=December 10, 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=December 10, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210123628/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/853933/ | url-status=dead }} On December 11, they were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada).{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-crowns-world-tag-league-2017-winners-247771 | title = NJPW crowns World Tag League 2017 winners | last=Currier | first=Joseph | date=December 11, 2017 | access-date=December 11, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Four days later at ROH's Final Battle, Cody lost the ROH World Championship to Dalton Castle.{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/roh-results/roh-final-battle-2017-live-results-cody-vs-dalton-castle-248016 | title = ROH Final Battle 2017 live results: Cody vs. Dalton Castle | last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | author-link1=Dave Meltzer | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=December 15, 2017 | access-date=December 15, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} On December 17, Fale and Guerrillas of Destiny defeated Bushi, Evil and Sanada to become the new NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions.{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/116484?showResult=1 | title = JRA presents Road to Tokyo Dome | access-date=December 17, 2017 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
On January 4, 2018, at Wrestle Kingdom 12, the Young Bucks defeated Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) to regain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-12-live-results-okada-naito-omega-jericho-249171 | title = NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 live results: Okada-Naito, Omega-Jericho | last1=Renner | first1=Ethan | last2=Currier | first2=Joseph | date=January 3, 2018 | access-date=January 4, 2018 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Also at the event, Fale and the Guerrillas of Destiny lost the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship and Marty Scurll lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship back to Will Ospreay. The following night at New Year Dash!! 2018, Fale and the G.O.D. 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).{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-new-years-dash-results-jericho-appears-bullet-club-friction-249351 | title = NJPW New Year's Dash Results: Jericho Appears, Bullet Club Friction | last1=St'Denis | first1=Brian | date=January 6, 2018 | access-date=July 24, 2018 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} 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. On night two of The New Beginning in Sapporo, following Omega's loss of the IWGP United States Championship to Jay White, he was attacked by Cody and hit with the Cross Rhodes, continuing the infighting within the faction.{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-new-beginning-sapporo-night-two-live-results-omega-white-250651 | title = NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo Night Two Live Results: Omega-white | last1=Meltzer | first1=Dave | date=January 27, 2018 | access-date=July 24, 2018 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
=Bullet Club Civil War=
The rivalry between Cody and Omega continued throughout February and March at both Ring Of Honor and NJPW events, beginning a series of matches pitting members of Bullet Club against each other in both tag and singles matches. During this time, Tongan members Tonga, Loa and Fale keep distance with the two factions, being known as Bullet Club OGs.{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-strong-style-evolved-live-results-golden-lovers-vs-young-bucks-254296 | title = NJPW Strong Style Evolved Live Results: Golden Lovers Vs. Young Bucks | last1=Renner | first1=Ethan | date=March 25, 2018 | access-date=July 24, 2018 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Around this time, the tension within Bullet Club would be documented as the focus of the YouTube series Being The Elite. G.O.D. also began their own YouTube series following the members of Bullet Club who are stationed mainly in NJPW.
File:Taiji Ishimori 22 Sep 2015.jpg, Bullet Club's third Japanese member]]
On April 7, Omega and Cody fought in a singles match at Supercard of Honor XII. During the match, the Young Bucks attempted to help Omega by superkicking Cody. However, this backfired when Cody moved out of the way, with the Bucks kicking Omega instead. Thanks to this, Cody was able to use the Cross Rhodes on Omega to win the match.{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/roh-results/roh-supercard-honor-xii-live-results-kenny-omega-vs-cody-255246 | title = ROH Supercard of Honor XII Live Results: Kenny Omega vs. Cody | last1=Rose | first1=Bryan | date=April 7, 2018 | access-date=July 24, 2018 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Following the reunion of the Golden☆Lovers and despite not joining Bullet Club as a member, Ibushi would become a regular in Bullet Club tag matches.
On May 3, the first night of Wrestling Dontaku 2018, the trio of the Young Bucks and Scurll defeated Fale and the G.O.D. to capture the NEVER Six-Man Tag Team Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-wrestling-dontaku-night-one-live-results-omega-vs-page-256961|title=NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one live results: Omega vs. Page|date=May 2, 2018|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} During the second night of Wrestling Dontaku, Tama Tonga introduced the new "Bone Soldier", who attacked Ospreay and revealed himself to be Taiji Ishimori.{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/taiji-ishimori-joins-njpw-wrestling-dontaku-257101 | title = Taiji Ishimori Joins NJPW at Wrestling Dontaku | last1=Rose | first1=Bryan | date=May 4, 2018 | access-date=July 24, 2018 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Ishimori would go on to win Block A of the Best of the Super Juniors 2018 tournament,{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-best-super-juniors-finals-are-set-258971 | title = NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIORS FINALS ARE SET | last1=Rose | first1=Bryan | date=June 3, 2018 | access-date=July 24, 2018 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} but ended up losing to Hiromu Takahashi in the finals.{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-best-super-junior-finals-live-results-ishimori-vs-takahashi-258986 | title = NJPW Best of the Super Junior Finals Live Results: Ishimori vs. Takahashi | last1=Rose | first1=Bryan | date=June 4, 2018 | access-date=July 24, 2018 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
On June 9 at Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall, the Young Bucks defeated Evil and Sanada to win the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships for the first time, and Omega would defeat Kazuchika Okada 2 falls to 1 to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the first time, ending Okada's reign as the longest champion in history at 720 days. 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. 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. Omega also claimed he was still the leader of Bullet Club, and announced that his first defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship would be against Cody at the G1 Special at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.{{Cite web|url=https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00485_3_1|title=Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2018年6月11日 二夜明け会見|language=ja|publisher=NJPW|access-date=2018-07-24|archive-date=2020-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109030345/https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00485_3_1|url-status=dead}}
On July 7, at the G1 Special, Omega defeated Cody to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title. After Omega's usual post-match address to the fans, he and The Young Bucks were joined by Tonga, Loa and King Haku. The Tongans appeared to be congratulating Omega, only to attack them soon after, revealing new "B.C. Firing Squad" T-shirts, as they did so. 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. Cody then came out and was offered a chance to attack Omega with a steel chair, only to go after the Tongans and be attacked as well. 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.{{Cite web | url = https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-g1-special-san-francisco-live-results-kenny-omega-vs-cody-261176 | title = NJPW G1 SPECIAL IN SAN FRANCISCO LIVE RESULTS: KENNY OMEGA VS. CODY | last1=Rose | first1=Bryan | date=July 7, 2018 | access-date=July 24, 2018 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} Fale and Hikuleo were shown to have aligned with the Bullet Club OG contingent in a video entitled "Don't Call it a Comeback" on G.O.D.'s official YouTube channel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOWl9EE918c|title=Don't call it a come back|date=July 10, 2018|via=YouTube}} During a livestream on Instagram on August 10, 2018, Tama Tonga confirmed that Ishimori is aligned with Bullet Club OG. On the final of the G1 Climax 28, the trio of Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Taiji Ishimori beat the trio of the Young Bucks and Marty Scurll for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Championship.
On October 8, 2018, at King of Pro-Wrestling, former Chaos members Jay White, Jado and Gedo joined Bullet Club. Australian wrestler Robbie Eagles was also announced as a new member as Ishimori's tag team partner in the Super Jr. Tag League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/new-members-join-bullet-club-og-267376|title=New members join the Bullet Club OG|date=October 8, 2018|website=WON/F4W – WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results}}
On October 24, 2018, Cody announced that he was no longer a member of the Bullet Club via his official Twitter account.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/CodyRhodes/status/1055148473979469824|title=Cody Rhodes on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en}} On the Talk is Jericho podcast with Chris Jericho on October 30, Matt Jackson confirmed that he, Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, Marty Scurll, his brother Nick Jackson, and Adam Page are now called simply The Elite and that they are no longer part of the Bullet Club. All members except one (Scurll) left NJPW and ROH and became part of the brand-new promotion All Elite Wrestling.{{Cite news|url=https://www.prowrestling.com/the-elite-officially-confirms-they-are-no-longer-a-part-of-bullet-club/|title='The Elite' Officially Confirms They Are No Longer a Part of Bullet Club|date=2018-10-30|access-date=2018-10-30|archive-date=2018-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005430/https://www.prowrestling.com/the-elite-officially-confirms-they-are-no-longer-a-part-of-bullet-club/|url-status=dead}}
= Jay White's leadership (2018–2023) =
==2018–2019==
File:Jay White (Switchblade).jpg, who took over as the fifth leader of Bullet Club in December 2018. He was the longest-tenured Bullet Club Leader.]]
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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/30833|title=2018.10.31 Road to POWER STRUGGLE {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|last=NJPW|website=NJPW|language=en|access-date=2018-12-19|archive-date=2018-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219134221/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/30833|url-status=dead}} while Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa lost in the finals of the World Tag League 2018 against Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada).{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/33210|title=2018.12.09 WORLD TAG LEAGUE 2018 Night17 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|last=NJPW|website=NJPW|language=en|access-date=2018-12-19|archive-date=2018-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219090852/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/33210|url-status=dead}} Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi rejoined Bullet Club at New Year Dash.{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/36733|title=2018.12.14 Road to TOKYO DOME Night1 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|last=NJPW|website=NJPW|language=en|access-date=2018-12-19|archive-date=2018-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219134219/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/36733|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/77414-resultados-njpw-new-year-dash-2019|title=Resultados NJPW: New Year Dash !! 2019|date=January 5, 2019|website=solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com}} On December 22, Tama Tonga announced that White was the new leader of the Bullet Club.{{Cite tweet|number=1076269382987321349|user=Tama_Tonga|title=Jay White is now the leader of #BulletClub ...@JayWhiteNZ|date=22 December 2018}} At Wrestle Kingdom 13, White defeated Okada in a singles match. Also, during the event Ishimori defeated Kushida to win the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title. At The New Beginning in Osaka, White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi with a Blade Runner to win the IWGP Heavyweight Title. On February 23, Guerillas of Destiny would capture their fifth tag team heavyweight championship against EVIL and Sanada of Los Ingobernables de Japón at Honor Rising. On March 8, it was announced that El Phantasmo would be joining Bullet Club. 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 Japón (Evil and Sanada) and The Briscoe Brothers (Mark and Jay Briscoe). 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/el-phantasmo-coming-soon-njpw-joins-bullet-club|title=El Phantasmo "Coming Soon" To NJPW, Joins Bullet Club|website=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|date=March 8, 2019|access-date=2019-03-08}}
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. Ishimori and Phantasmo would defeat Roppongi 3K to win the Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles on June 16, 2019. 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. Eagles hit White with a superkick and helped Ospreay up to his feet, then aided Ospreay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Kazuchika Okada in fending off the Bullet Club members, following which they accepted him as an official member of CHAOS, completing his defection.{{Cite tweet| number= 1145313538094718976|user=WillOspreay |title=So @RobbieEagles_ is now CHAOS!|access-date=2019-07-01}}{{dead link|date=December 2021}}
On August 12, at the 2019 G1 Climax Final, Kenta turned on Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi in a match against Bad Luck Fale and the Guerillas of Destiny, aligning himself with Bullet Club. After the match, Kenta was attacked by Katsuyori Shibata for his betrayal, but Shibata was quickly overwhelmed by Bullet Club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/kenta-joins-bullet-club-katsuyori-shibata-gets-involved-post-match-angle-njpw-g1-29-finals|title=KENTA Joins Bullet Club, Katsuyori Shibata Gets Involved In Post-Match Angle At NJPW G1 29 Finals|website=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=2019-08-13}} In the main event, Kota Ibushi defeated White to win the 2019 G1 Climax.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/njpw-g1-climax-29-results-winner-kota-ibushi-tops-jay-white-in-epic-2019-finals-match|title=NJPW G1 Climax 29 results, winner: Kota Ibushi tops Jay White in epic 2019 finals match|website=CBS Sports|first=Jack|last=Crosby|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=2019-08-13}} On August 25, 2019, El Phantasmo won the Super J-Cup when he defeated Dragon Lee.
On August 31 at Royal Quest, NJPW's first independently promoted show in the United Kingdom, Kenta defeated Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Championship, thus winning his first championship in NJPW and bringing the title to Bullet Club. At the Destruction in Kobe event, White defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in the main event.
==Jay White and EVIL's co-leadership (2020-2022)==
==2020==
At Wrestle Kingdom 14 (Jan 4th-5th), Bullet Club went on a losing streak at the event when they lost 6 of 7 of their matches at the event, Chaos (Goto, Ishii, Yano and Hashi) defeated Bullet Club's KENTA, Fale, Takahashi and Owens w/ Pieter) (night 1), Guerillas of Destiny (Tonga and Loa) would lose the IWGP tag team championships to Robinson and Finlay (night 1), White would lose the Intercontinental Championship back to Naito (night 1), LIJ (Evil, Takagi and Bushi) defeated Taguchi Japan (Makabe, Yano, and Taguchi) (c), Chaos (Ishii, Hashi and Eagles), Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Desperado and Kanemaru) and Bullet Club (Fale, Takahashi and Owens) in a Gauntlet match for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships (night 2), Ishimori and Phantasmo would lose the Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships back to Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh w/ Rocky Romero) (night 2), and Kenta would lose the NEVER Openweight Championship to Goto (night 2) and Jay White (w/ Gedo) defeated Kota Ibushi (night 2), the latter being Bullet Club's first and only win.
After defeating Kazuchika Okada in the New Japan Cup 2020 finals, Evil would turn on Los Ingobernables de Japon stablemate Tetsuya Naito and joined Bullet Club. The next night at Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall, Evil defeated Naito to become the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion with the help of Bullet Club's new member Dick Togo. After the match, Evil announced that he had taken over control of Bullet Club in White's absence, becoming the stable's first Japanese leader. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/77916?showResult=1|title=2020.08.21 NEW JAPAN CUP 2020 in the USA|work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling|publisher=Bushiroad|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=August 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211152719/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/77916?showResult=1|url-status=dead}}
On August 29, 2020, at Summer Struggle in Jingu, Ishimori would bring back the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship by beating Hiromu Takahashi, meanwhile Evil would lose the Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles back to Naito.{{Cite web|last=NJPW|title=2020.08.29 D4DJ Groovy Mix Presents SUMMER STRUGGLE in JINGU {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/77858?showResult=1|access-date=2020-08-23|website=NJPW|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110035717/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/77858?showResult=1|url-status=dead}}
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. 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. Both White (in block A) and Evil (in block B) came close to winning their respective blocks with scores of 12, but were ultimately unsuccessful.{{Cite web|last=NJPW|title=2020.10.16 LEC Presents G1 CLIMAX 30 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/78910?showResult=1|access-date=2020-10-11|website=NJPW|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017145609/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/78910?showResult=1|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|last=NJPW|title=2020.10.17 LEC Presents G1 CLIMAX 30 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/78911?showResult=1|access-date=2020-10-11|website=NJPW|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023064524/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/78911?showResult=1|url-status=dead}}
On November 7 at Power Struggle, Kenta successfully defended his New Japan Cup USA-earned IWGP United States Championship challenge rights certificate, while White defeated G1 Climax winner Kota Ibushi to win Ibushi's IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships challenge rights certificate for Wrestle Kingdom 15, marking the first time in G1 Climax history that the winner would fail to successfully defend their challenge rights certificate. In the main event, Evil attempted to regain the Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles from Naito, with White interfering towards the end of the match, and teasing an attack on Evil before proceeding to attack Naito instead; however, Ibushi chased White away, and Naito eventually defeated Evil to retain his titles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/80450?showResult=1|title=2020.11.07 POWER STRUGGLE {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling|access-date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108030040/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/80450?showResult=1|url-status=dead}}
==2021==
At Wrestle Kingdom 15, White failed to win the Heavyweight and Intercontinental titles from Ibushi. In a backstage comment after the match, White without Gedo teased quitting the company, stating, "maybe my time should be spent somewhere else."{{Cite web|last=NJPW|title=BREAKING: 'I'm Done' Jay White states New Year Dash will be his last night 【WK15】 {{!}} NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/88636|access-date=2021-01-05|website=NJPW|language=en|archive-date=2023-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102143451/https://www.njpw1972.com/88636|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=BREAKING: Jay White to quit; Ibushi, SANADA go face to face after WRESTLE KINGDOM 15 – YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AlONJb4pAk&feature=youtu.be|access-date=2021-01-05|website=www.youtube.com| date=5 January 2021 }} At New Year's Dash the following day, White took the pin fall in a ten-man tag team match with Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, EVIL, and Yujiro Takahashi, against CHAOS members Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto and Toru Yano (Ishii pinned White after a Vertical Drop Brainbuster). His teammates assisted him to the back. On the Road to The New Beginning on January 23, 2021, El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori defeated El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru of Suzuki-Gun to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for a second time. After a month-long hiatus, White returned on February 1 on the Road to the New Beginning show attacking Ishii continuing their feud.
On the February 3 episode of AEW Dynamite, Kenta appeared and launched a sneak attack on current IWGP United States Champion Jon Moxley after Moxley attacked Kenny Omega.{{Cite tweet|number=1357171698013978627|user=AEW|title=⚡️ "02/03/2021 | AEW DYNAMITE | HIGHLIGHTS”|accessdate=February 3, 2021|date=4 February 2021}} After the match, Omega said he would team with Kenta in a match against Moxley and Lance Archer.{{Cite tweet|number=1357176188364607488|user=AEW|title=#AEW ExclusiveWe caught up with @KennyOmegamanX & @KENTAG2S moments after the shocking conclusion of #AEWDynamite,…|accessdate=February 3, 2021|date=4 February 2021}} At The New Beginning USA on February 26 Kenta finally received his title match against Moxley, but ultimately lost.{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/91804?showResult=1|title=THE NEW BEGINNING USA|publisher=njpw1972|access-date=February 26, 2021|archive-date=January 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102143452/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/91804?showResult=1|url-status=dead}} At Road to Castle Attack on February 25 Ishimori and Phantasmo lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship back to Suzuki-Gun.{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/88360?showResult=1|title=Road to CASTLE ATTACK|publisher=njpw1972|access-date=February 25, 2021|archive-date=May 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528091919/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/88360?showResult=1|url-status=dead}} On Night 1 of Castle Attack Jay White defeated Tomohiro Ishii in the semi-main event while Evil lost to Kazuchika Okada in the main event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/88363?showResult=1|title=CASTLE ATTACK|publisher=njpw1972|access-date=February 27, 2021|archive-date=April 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402082424/https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/88363?showResult=1|url-status=dead}} On the second night G.O.D. successfully retained their IWGP Tag Team titles against the team of Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi while El Phantasmo failed to win the vacant IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. On June 1, G.O.D. lost their IWGP Tag Team Championships to the Dangerous Tekkers. On June 23, At Kizuna Road Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo defeated Roppongi 3K to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the third time.
Following Roppongi 3K's break-up during the August 16, 2021, edition of Super Junior Tag League, a grudge match between Sho and Yoh was set up on night one of Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome which Sho won. After the match, Bullet Club's EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, and Dick Togo would enter the ring and present SHO with a Bullet Club shirt signalling SHO's welcoming into Bullet Club. They would announce the four of them would form a subgroup within Bullet Club called House of Torture.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-04|title=SHO joins Bullet Club at NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/new-japan-news/sho-joins-bullet-club-njpw-wrestle-grand-slam-352366|access-date=2021-09-07|work=WON/F4W – WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results}}
On November 6 at Power Struggle, Kenta defeated Hiroshi to win the IWGP United States Championship while House of Torture defeated Yoshi, Tomohiro, and Hirooki to win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship.{{Cite web|title=2021.11.06 Power Struggle {{!}} New Japan Pro-Wrestling|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/310397?showResult=1|access-date=2021-11-07|website=NJPW|language=ja}}
==Expansion into Impact Wrestling/TNA Wrestling==
File:エル・ファンタズモ201911.jpg, who along with Chris Bey and Hikuleo established a U.S. based branch of Bullet Club in Impact Wrestling in 2021]]
On the July 19 tapings for Impact Wrestling, Chris Bey took on Juice Robinson and after the match, Jay White gave Bey a Bullet Club shirt and the two threw up the "Too Sweet", making Bey the first African American wrestler and first active Impact star to join Bullet Club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/spoiler-impact-roster-member-joins-bullet-club-719-impact-wrestling-tapings?amp|title=Spoiler: IMPACT Roster Member Joins Bullet Club At 7/19 IMPACT Wrestling Tapings|publisher=fightful|access-date=July 19, 2021}} Throughout the summer of 2021, Hikuleo and El Phantasmo would begin making frequent appearances in Impact Wrestling, and by fall would ultimately become listed as members of the Impact roster,{{Cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/wrestlers/|title=Wrestlers – IMPACT Wrestling}} establishing them and Bey as a U.S. based branch of the stable in Impact Wrestling.{{Cite web|url=https://impactwrestling.com/2021/05/01/el-phantasmo-coming-to-impact-mooses-warning-eric-young-believes/|title=El Phantasmo Coming to IMPACT, Moose's Warning, Eric Young Believes – IMPACT Wrestling}} By late January, Jay White would return to Impact Wrestling and bring the G.O.D. along with him. On February 9, Jay White would walk through the Forbidden Door to AEW by seemingly helping The Elite take out Trent Barreta and Rocky Romero. At Impact Wrestling's No Surrender PPV, Jay White attacked G.O.D, costing them the Impact World Tag Team Championship and kicking them out of Bullet Club, while reinstating Gallows and Anderson.
On February 25, 2023, Ace Austin and Chris Bey, better known as ABC, defeated the Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) to capture the Impact World Tag Team Championships and bringing them back to Bullet Club.{{cite web|last=Carey|first=Ian|title=New champions crowned at Impact Saturday TV taping|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/impact-wrestling/new-champions-crowned-at-impact-saturday-tv-taping|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|date=February 26, 2023|access-date=February 26, 2023}} On July 15, at Slammiversary, Austin and Bey lost the tag titles to Subculture in a four-way tag team match also involving Rich Swann and Sami Callihan, and Moose and Brian Myers, thanks to The Rascalz interfering in the match.{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=Impact Wrestling Slammiversary results: Moore's live review of Alex Shelley vs. Nick Aldis for the Impact World Championship, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Trinity for the Knockouts Title, Scott D'Amore and a mystery partner vs. Bully Ray and Deaner|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/07/15/impact-wrestling-slammiversary-results-moores-live-review-of-alex-shelley-vs-nick-aldis-for-the-impact-world-championship-deonna-purrazzo-vs-trinity-for-the-knockouts-title-scott-damore/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=July 15, 2023|access-date=July 16, 2023}} On July 20, during the rematch, The Rascalz once again cost Austin and Bey their rematch against Subculture for the Impact World Tag Team Championships. However, on IMPACT 1000, Austin and Bey were involved in a Feast or Fired match where Bey secured one of the cases which contained an Impact Tag team Title shot whenever they feel like it. On October 5, Impact announced that Bey and Austin would invoke this opportunity at Bound for Glory for the Impact World Tag Team Championship against The Rascalz. At Bound for Glory, Austin and Bey defeated The Rascalz to become Impact Tag Team Champions for the second time in their careers.{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory results: Moore's live review of Alex Shelley vs. Josh Alexander for the Impact World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Mike Bailey, Trinity vs. Mickie James for the Knockouts Title|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/10/21/impact-wrestling-bound-for-glory-results-moores-live-review-of-alex-shelley-vs-josh-alexander-for-the-impact-world-championship-will-ospreay-vs-mike-bailey-trinity-vs-mickie-james-for-the-knoc/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=October 21, 2023|access-date=October 21, 2023}} On March 8, 2024, at Sacrifice, Bey and Austin lost their tag team belts to Eddie Edwards, and Brian Myers of The System.{{cite web|url=https://www.ringsidenews.com/2024/03/08/tna-sacrifice-results-coverage-reactions-and-highlights-for-march-8-2024/|title=TNA SACRIFICE RESULTS COVERAGE, REACTIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS FOR MARCH 8, 2024|work=Ringside News|first=Steve|last=Carrier|date=8 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024}} On July 20, 2024, at Slammiversary, Austin and Bey won back their TNA World Tag Team Championship against The System members Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers. On September 13, 2024, at Victory Road, Austin and Bey lost their titles back to Edwards and Myers of The System. On Saturday October 26, 2024 at Bound for Glory Ace Austin, & Chris Bey were a part of a 3-way Full Metal Mayhem match with Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers of The System and Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy of the Hardy Boyz The Hardys. However they were unsuccessful of getting the titles back as Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy were victorious that night. On the following episode of Impact!, Bey suffered a broken neck, rendering him out of action indefinitely and putting the team on hiatus, leaving Austin as a singles competitor.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-21 |title=Rob Van Dam shares update on Chris Bey: 'It's going to be a long journey' |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/impact-wrestling/rob-van-dam-shares-update-on-chris-bey-its-going-to-be-a-long-journey/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=F4W/WON |language=en-GB}}
== White's resumed leadership (2022-2023) ==
==2022==
At Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night 1, Evil defeated Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Openweight title, becoming a double champion again.{{Cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/new-japan-results/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-16-night-one-live-results-shingo-vs-okada-364406|title=NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16 Night One Live Results: Shingo Vs. Okada|first=Chick|last=Fritts|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|date=January 4, 2022|access-date=January 4, 2022}} At Night 2, Kenta lost the IWGP United States Heavyweight title back to Hiroshi Tanahashi.{{Cite web|title=2022.01.05 Wrestle Kingdom 16 in Tokyo Dome {{!}} New Japan Pro-Wrestling|url=https://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/316812?showResult=1|access-date=2022-01-05|website=NJPW|language=ja}}{{Cite web|url=https://wwr-stardom.com/news/211212-2/|title=【対戦カード発表】12・29両国決戦★林下詩美vs朱里、中野たむvs上谷沙弥ほか決定！！|work=World Wonder Ring Stardom|date=December 12, 2021|access-date=December 12, 2021}} On February 19, Anderson and Gallows would rejoin the Bullet Club. On March 13, Evil defeated Tonga. Following this match, Evil and the rest of Bullet Club attacked G.o.D. and Jado, officially ejecting them from the group as a result, and siding with White. This would also break up Jado and Gedo's 33-year-long tenure as a tag team.
On April 5, former NWO and nWo Japan member Scott Norton was announced on NJPW's official X account, that he would be joining The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows), Hikuleo, El Phantasmo and Chris Bey as an official member of Bullet Club for one night only in a 12-man Tag Team Match vs United Empire's Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb, TJP, Aaron Henare and Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) at Windy City Riot on April 16, which resulted in a losing effort.{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/scott-norton-joins-bullet-club-12-man-tag-njpw-windy-city-riot?amp=&_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17271952165982&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightful.com%2Fwrestling%2Fscott-norton-joins-bullet-club-12-man-tag-njpw-windy-city-riot|title=Scott Norton Joins Bullet Club For 12-Man Tag At NJPW Windy City Riot|work=Fightful.com|first=Robert|last=Defelice|date=April 5, 2022|accessdate=September 26, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2022/04/17/njpw-windy-city-riot-report-jon-moxley-vs-will-ospreay-ishii-vs-suzuki/|title=NJPW Windy City Riot Report: Jon Moxley vs. Will Ospreay, Ishii vs. Suzuki|work=PostWrestling.com|first=Bruce|last=Lord|date=April 17, 2022|accessdate=September 26, 2024}} At Wrestling Dontaku 2022, Juice Robinson attacked Hiroshi Tanahashi post-match, becoming the newest member of the faction. At the Best of the Super Juniors 29 final on June 3, 2022, during a 6-man Tag Team match between Bullet Club and the United Empire, Ace Austin ran down to the ring and distracted Henare by pulling out an ace of spades playing card out of his sleeve that said "Bullet Club" on it which led to El Phantasmo hitting Henare with the "Sudden Death" superkick for the win. After the match, Ace Austin threw up the too sweet with Phantasmo, Fale, and Chase Owens, signifying his initiation into the faction. At Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall, Fale and Owens lost the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship back to United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb), while Juice Robinson was forced to vacate the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship due to suffering appendicitis prior to the event, Karl Anderson defeated Tama Tonga to win the NEVER Openweight Championship and Jay White defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. At Forbidden Door on June 26, 2022, Jay White retained the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship in a four-way match that also involved Kazuchika Okada and AEW wrestlers Adam Cole and Adam Page. El Phantasmo teamed up with The Young Bucks who briefly reunited with Bullet Club in a six-man tag team match against Dudes with Attitudes (Shingo Takagi, Sting and Darby Allin), which Phantasmo and the Bucks lost. At New Japan Road on July 5, the House of Torture lost the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship to Hirooki Goto, YOH and Yoshi-Hashi.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} At Burning Spirit on September 23, the House Of Torture regained the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship. Two nights later on September 25, Hikuleo would turn his back on Bullet Club and side with his brother Tama Tonga. On October 10, Gallows and Anderson left the Bullet Club due to signing back with WWE. However, Anderson still had the NEVER Openweight Championship in his possession, leading to disputes between the two companies. In November NJPW would run the first Tamashii events where Bad Luck Fale began forming the "Rouge Army" subgroup with the recently recruited Jack Bonza.{{cite web |title=Jack Bonza allies with BULLET CLUB as TAMASHII approaches |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/134733 |work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling |access-date=2023-06-14 |archive-date=2023-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716034917/https://www.njpw1972.com/134733 |url-status=dead }}
==2023==
At Wrestle Kingdom 17 Night 1, Anderson lost the NEVER Openweight Championship to Tama Tonga, and White would lose the World Heavyweight title back to Okada.{{cite web|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/01/04/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-17-results-vetters-review-of-jay-white-vs-kazuchika-okada-for-the-iwgp-world-heavyweight-championship-will-ospreay-vs-kenny-omega-for-the-iwgp-u-s-championship-kairi-vs-t/|title=NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 results: Vetter's review of Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega for the IWGP U.S. Championship, Kairi vs. Tam Nakano for the IWGP Women's Title, Sasha Banks debuting as Mercedes Moné|last=Vetter|first=Chris|date=January 4, 2023|work=ProWrestling.net|access-date=January 5, 2023|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202073855/https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/01/04/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-17-results-vetters-review-of-jay-white-vs-kazuchika-okada-for-the-iwgp-world-heavyweight-championship-will-ospreay-vs-kenny-omega-for-the-iwgp-u-s-championship-kairi-vs-t/|url-status=live}} On the February 3rd Tamashii event Lyrebird Luchi would be introduced as a new member,{{cite web |title=Eagles on top in Sydney as TAMASHII rolls on |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/142619 |access-date=2023-06-14 |archive-date=2023-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716034916/https://www.njpw1972.com/142619 |url-status=dead }} before Caveman Ugg was recruited the following night.{{cite web |title=Rouge Army forms as Henare falls in Melbourne |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/142638 |access-date=2023-06-14 |archive-date=2023-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716034919/https://www.njpw1972.com/142638 |url-status=dead }} On February 11, White lost to Hikuleo in a "Loser Leaves Japan Match" and Eddie Kingston in a "Loser Leaves New Japan Match" at Battle in the Valley on February 18, forcing him to leave NJPW in the process. After the match, White was attacked by former partner and longtime rival David Finlay before he could address the fans one last time.{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/hikuleo-defeats-jay-white-in-loser-leaves-japan-match-at-njpw-the-new-beginning|title=Jay White loses 'Loser Leaves Japan' match at NJPW New Beginning in Osaka|date=11 February 2023 |publisher=f4wonline|access-date=March 4, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Ian |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Jay White & Eddie Kingston agree to Loser Leaves NJPW stipulation for Battle in the Valley |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/jay-white-eddie-kingston-agree-to-loser-leaves-njpw-stipulation-for-battle-in-the-valley |access-date=February 16, 2023 |website=f4wonline}}
=David Finlay's leadership/War Dogs (2023–present)=
== 2023 ==
File:David Finlay Bullet Club.png with his manager Gedo, who took over as the seventh leader of Bullet Club in March 2023]]
On March 5 at the NJPW 51st Anniversary Show, after David Finlay defeated Tomohiro Ishii in the first round of the New Japan Cup, Gedo cut a promo after the match saying, "Bullet Club needs a rebel", making Finlay the new leader of Bullet Club.{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/new-bullet-club-member-revealed-at-njpw-anniversary-show|title= New Bullet Club member revealed at NJPW Anniversary show|date= 6 March 2023}} El Phantasmo wasn't happy about this because he said all of the members of Bullet Club had agreed to not attack Jay White and kick him from Bullet Club. El Phantasmo openly opposed Finlay and at Sakura Genesis, Finlay and Kenta would turn on Phantasmo after the match, removing him from Bullet Club. At Capital Collision, Finlay would replace El Phantasmo with Clark Connors. On April 16, the Natural Classics would be inducted into Bullet Club's sub group, the Rogue Army in Tamashii.{{cite web |title=Heavy hitters and big surprises mark TAMASHII cards |url=https://www.njpw1972.com/148090 |access-date=2023-06-14 |archive-date=2023-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716034915/https://www.njpw1972.com/148090 |url-status=dead }} At Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall, Dan Moloney would join Bullet Club after attacking Francesco Akira and TJP with Connors after they won IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, betraying United Empire. The same night, Alex Coughlin and Gabe Kidd would also join Bullet Club by attacking the newly crowned IWGP Tag Team and Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Yoshi-Hashi and Goto.{{Cite web |last=Kelly|first=Andrew|title=Bullet Club Recruits New Members At NJPW Dominion|url=https://cultaholic.com/posts/bullet-club-recruits-new-members-at-njpw-dominion|access-date=2023-06-04|website=Cultaholic|date=4 June 2023 |language=en}} The sub-group of Connors, Coughlin, Finlay, Kidd, Moloney, and Gedo would be known as Bullet Club War Dogs. At Destruction in Kobe, Yoshinobu Kanemaru would join House of Torture after helping Sho defeat Taichi for the KOPW Championship, betraying Just 5 Guys. On November 29, night 8 of the World Tag League, Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) would seemingly join House of Torture but would reveal it to be a trick on the following December 1 show. On December 6, Ren Narita joined House of Torture after turning on his partner Shota Umino.
==Formation of Bullet Club Gold / Bang Bang Gang==
Jay White made his debut as a member of the AEW roster on the April 5 episode of AEW Dynamite where he came to aid Juice Robinson and attacking Ricky Starks.{{cite web | url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1250004/switchblade-jay-white-appears-on-aew-dynamite-attacks-ricky-starks/ | title='Switchblade' Jay White Appears on AEW Dynamite, Attacks Ricky Starks | date=April 5, 2023 }} His entrance video showed the Bullet Club logo in gold, hinting that White was still in Bullet Club. Later on social media, White posted a picture of him and Robinson throwing up the stable's iconic gun taunt with the phrase "Bullet Club Black 'n Gold". The next week in a pre-taped promo, the duo declared themselves the first two members of Bullet Club Gold, establishing an official branch of the faction in AEW.{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/jay-white-introduces-bullet-club-gold-orange-cassidy-retains-chris-jericho-wins-aew-fight-size|title=Jay White Introduces Bullet Club Gold, Orange Cassidy Retains, Chris Jericho Wins|language=EN|date=April 12, 2023|access-date=April 16, 2023}} On the June 7 episode of Dynamite, Austin and Colten Gunn interfered to help White defeat Starks. On the June 21 episode of Dynamite, White and Robinson returned the favor helping the Gunns defeat The Hardys. The Gunns were officially inducted into Bullet Club Gold during the June 24 episode of Collision, after teaming with White and Robinson to defeat Starks, CM Punk, and FTR, subsequently nicknaming themselves the "Bang Bang Gang".{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Bryan |title=The Gunns officially join Bullet Club Gold on AEW Collision |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/the-gunns-officially-join-bullet-club-gold-on-aew-collision |website=WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, AEW News, AEW results |access-date=2 July 2023 |ref=GunnsJoinBCG |language=en |date=1 July 2023}}
On the January 17, 2024 episode of Dynamite, White and the Gunns defeated Mogul Embassy to become the new ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions. On the January 20 episode of Collision, Bullet Club Gold joined forces with AEW World Trios Champions The Acclaimed to form the "Bang Bang Scissor Gang" to aid each other against stronger and larger factions like the Undisputed Kingdom who had attacked both the Acclaimed and White. At Big Business on March 13, Bullet Club Gold turned on The Acclaimed, disbanding the "Bang Bang Scissor Gang". At Dynasty Zero Hour, Bullet Club Gold defeated The Acclaimed to unify the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships with the AEW World Trios Championships as the Unified World Trios Championships. During this time, Bullet Club Gold silently switched to the Bang Bang Gang as their primary name, though they continue to refer to themselves by both names. On the June 5 Rampage tapings, a returning Robinson wrestled his first match since his return, teaming with The Gunns to win a trios match. After the match, White announced that he was giving Robinson a share of the Unified Trios Championship held by White and the Gunns, thus invoking the Freebird Rule.{{cite web |title=AEW Rampage Results for June 7, 2024 |url=http://allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-rampage-results-for-june-7-2024 |access-date=June 7, 2024 |website=All Elite Wrestling.com |publisher=AEW Staff}} However, on the July 13 episode of Collision, interim AEW Executive Vice President Christopher Daniels overruled Bang Bang Gang's attempt to invoke the Freebird Rule and stripped them of the Unified World Trios Championship.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jason |date=July 13, 2024 |title=AEW Collision results (7/13): Powell's live review of Matt Taven and Mike Bennett vs. Orange Cassidy and Kyle O'Reilly, Konosuke Takeshita vs. Tommy Billington, Skye Blue vs. Harley Cameron |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/07/13/aew-collision-results-7-13-powells-live-review-of-matt-taven-and-mike-bennett-vs-orange-cassidy-and-kyle-oreilly-konosuke-takeshita-vs-tommy-billington-skye-blue-vs-harley-cameron/ |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net |language=}} On the following week, The Gunns and Robinson failed to win the vacant AEW World Trios Championship, which was won by The Patriarchy (Christian Cage, Killswitch and Nick Wayne) after interference from Mother Wayne.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Don |date=July 20, 2024 |title=AEW Collision results (7/20): Murphy's review of Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Juice Robinson vs. The Patriarchy for the vacant Unified Trios Titles, Thunder Rosa vs. Deonna Purrazzo in a lumberjack match |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2024/07/20/aew-collision-results-7-20-murphys-review-of-austin-gunn-colten-gunn-and-juice-robinson-vs-the-patriarchy-for-the-vacant-unified-trios-titles-thunder-rosa-vs-deonna-purrazzo-in-a-lumberjack/ |access-date=July 21, 2024 |website=Pro Wrestling Dot Net |language=}}
== 2024 ==
At Wrestle Kingdom 18, Finlay defeated Will Ospreay and Jon Moxley to become the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion. At New Year Dash!!, Bullet Club War Dogs were scheduled in a ten-man tag against United Empire, however, the match never began as the two stables brawled with each other ending the match in a no contest. After the match, Ospreay challenged Bullet Club War Dogs to a match at The New Beginning in Osaka and allowed Finlay to pick the stipulation. Finlay made the match a steel cage match and it was later made official. At The New Beginning in Nagoya, Evil defeated Tama Tonga to capture his third NEVER Openweight Championship. At The New Beginning in Osaka, Bullet Club War Dogs defeated United Empire. On night 1 of The New Beginning in Sapporo, Sho defeated El Desperado to win his first IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, while Finlay lost his IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship to Nic Nemeth. On March 6, House of Torture assisted Jack Perry to defeat Shota Umino in the first round of the 2024 New Japan Cup. After the match, Perry accepted House of Torture's offer to join the stable. On March 23, Coughlin announced his retirement from professional wrestling. At Sakura Genesis, Evil lost the NEVER Openweight Championship to Shingo Takagi. On April 23, Pro Wrestling Noah's Jake Lee assisted Moloney in his defeat of Tetsuya Naito, kicking off a feud between Lee and Naito. Lee has continued working in partnership with the War Dogs while he feuds with Naito, however he has not been acknowledged by NJPW as an actual member of the group and is still contracted to Pro Wrestling Noah. At Wrestling Dontaku: Night 2, Finlay defeated Nemeth to win back the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship.
On July 13 at Noah Destination 2024, Jake Lee's Good Looking Guys stable held their official disbandment match as a six-man tag between the stablemates, with Lee, Yo-Hey, and Tadasuke defeating Jack Morris, Anthony Greene and LJ Cleary. After the match, Gedo presented Lee with a Bullet Club War Dogs shirt. Lee accepted it over Morris' objection, before attacking his protesting stablemate and announcing his departure from NOAH to join Bullet Club. In early October Ishimori would announce that he and a new member, revealed to be Robbie X at Royal Quest IV, would be competing in the Super Junior Tag League.{{cite web | url=https://news.njpw1972.com/royal-quest-iv-october-20-full-card-preview-6d701897c496 | title=Royal Quest IV (October 20) Full card, Preview | date=15 October 2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://news.njpw1972.com/royal-fights-for-royal-quest-iv-3de9f0c69ffe | title=Royal Fights for Royal Quest IV | date=20 October 2024 }} On November 4 at Power Struggle, Sanada joined Bullet Club War Dogs by assisting Finlay retain his Global Heavyweight Championship against Taichi.
== 2025 ==
At Wrestle Kingdom 19, Finlay lost the Global Title while Evil failed to retire Hiroshi Tanahashi, following which Evil left claiming to be done with wrestling, both for the promotion and in Japan in general. The remaining members of House of Torture would continue to target Tanahashi, beating him, Toru Yano and Boltin Oleg for the NEVER 6-Man Championship. On January 6, 2025 at New Year Dash!!, Kenta teamed with Ishimori in a losing effort to El Desperado and Kushida. This would be Kenta's last appearance in NJPW and as a member of Bullet Club.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=NJPW New Year's Dash live results: The fallout from the Tokyo Dome |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/new-japan-results/njpw-new-years-dash-live-results-the-fallout-from-the-tokyo-dome/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=F4W/WON |language=en-GB}} In a post show interview, Ishimori announced that he was now a member of Bullet Club War Dogs.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5ElTW6pBOY&ab_channel=NJPWWORLDOfficial |title=#njdash 5th match Backstage (with Subtitles) 1/6/25 {{!}} NEW YEAR DASH!! 第5試合 Backstage |date=2025-01-06 |last=NJPW WORLD Official |access-date=2025-01-08 |via=YouTube}}
=Bullet Club Civil War II=
At The New Beginning in Osaka, Evil returned, following Gabe Kidd's match with Yota Tsuji, to attack him and Clark Connors alongside the rest of House of Torture. He then announced that he was kicking out the War Dogs from Bullet Club, starting a civil war between the two sub-factions.https://www.njpw1972.com/554981 On the second night of the 2025 New Japan Cup, Chase Owens joined the War Dogs.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVLvEcpHtco&ab_channel=NJPWWORLDOfficial |title=#njcup 1st match Backstage (with Subtitles) 3/9/25 {{!}} NEW JAPAN CUP 2025 第1試合 Backstage |date=2025-03-09 |last=NJPW WORLD Official |access-date=2025-03-12 |via=YouTube}} On the third day, Sanada came out during Finlay and Evil's match and, seemingly inadvertently, hit Finlay and Gedo, leading to tension throughout the tour and leaving his status with the War Dogs in question.{{Cite web |title=NJPW New Japan Cup Night Three Results (3/11): David Finlay vs. EVIL, Zack Sabre Jr vs. Ryohei Oiwa {{!}} Fightful News |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/njpw-new-japan-cup-night-three-results-311-david-finlay-vs-evil-zack-sabre-jr-vs-ryohei-oiwa |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=www.fightful.com |language=en}} On March 20, War Dogs (Kidd, Moloney and Ishimori) defeated House of Torture (Narita, Takahashi and SHO) in a non-title match, and proceeded to challenge them for their NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships at Sakura Genesis. Finlay defeated Shota Umino in the finals of the New Japan Cup, thus winning the cup for the very first time and bringing it back to the stable for the first time since 2020, when it was last won by Evil. With the win, it was made official that Finlay would be challenging Hirooki Goto for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship at Sakura Genesis.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-20 |title=New Japan Cup finals live results: Shota Umino vs. David Finlay |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/new-japan-results/new-japan-cup-finals-live-results-shota-umino-vs-david-finlay/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=F4W/WON |language=en-GB}} On April 4 at Sakura Genesis, Sanada betrayed the War Dogs by costing them the NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championships, joining the House of Torture in the process. Finlay failed to defeat Goto for the IWGP World Championship in the main event.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-05 |title=NJPW Sakura Genesis live results: Goto vs. Finlay IWGP title match |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/new-japan-results/njpw-sakura-genesis-live-results-goto-vs-finlay-iwgp-title-match/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=F4W/WON |language=en-GB}} In a post-match interview, Finlay alongside The War Dogs challenged House of Torture to a "Dog Pound Steel Cage" match, which was later made official for May 4 at Wrestling Dontaku. Finlay later added the stipulation that the losers must leave Bullet Club.
Other media
In January 2016, NJPW announced a DVD chronicling the history of Bullet Club and featuring interviews with members of the stable, which was released on March 30, 2016.{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=15651 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160112045224/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=15651 | script-title=ja:DVD 『Bullet Club』が3月30日(水)に発売！闘魂Shopで予約受付開始！ | archive-date=January 12, 2016 | date=January 12, 2016 | access-date=January 12, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}} In January 2017, it was announced that the arcade game Tekken 7: Fated Retribution would feature a variety of Bullet Club related apparel for use with all characters. The outfits would later be available in the home version of Tekken 7.{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/78933 | script-title=ja:ゲームの世界でレインメーカーが炸裂!! ファン注目のコラボ企画が目白押し!!【「鉄拳7FR」コラボ発表会見】 | date=January 3, 2017 | access-date=January 3, 2017 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
Related and inspired groups
Former Bullet Club members AJ Styles, Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows started a new Bullet Club-inspired group, The O.C. (originally known as "The Club"), while in WWE. Later, original Bullet Club leader Finn Bálor, previously known as Prince Devitt, would form Bálor Club with Anderson and Gallows. In 2022, Styles and Bálor joined forces in an informal incarnation of the club also including Liv Morgan, during a feud with The Judgment Day which consisted of Edge, Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest at the time. Bálor would abandon Styles and Morgan to join The Judgment Day, also urging them to oust Edge from the group, and would later attempt to recruit Styles, who rejected the offer. This led to Styles reconstituting The O.C. with Anderson and Gallows, who later added Mia Yim to its ranks.{{cite web|access-date=October 10, 2022|date=October 10, 2022|first=Jason|last=Powell|title=10/10 WWE Raw results: Powell's live review of Bobby Lashley vs. Seth Rollins for the U.S. Title, Johnny Gargano vs. Austin Theory, The Bloodline appear, DX's 25th Anniversary celebration|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/10/10/10-10-wwe-raw-results-powells-live-review-of-bobby-lashley-vs-seth-rollins-for-the-u-s-title-johnny-gargano-vs-austin-theory-the-bloodline-appear-dxs-25th-anniversary-celebration/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net}}
The Elite, originally a Bullet Club sub-group, became an independent entity in NJPW before its members ultimately left the promotion to set up the American wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). In AEW, the group was referred to as "The Super Elite", following the additions of then-Impact talent Don Callis, Anderson, and Gallows to the group. The Elite later expanded to include Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O'Reilly – former members of the WWE stable The Undisputed Era – and briefly became known as The Undisputed Elite before the stable fell apart.
Another unit which was originally a tag team within Bullet Club is Guerrillas of Destiny, which originally consisted of Tama Tonga and his brother Tanga Loa. They were kicked out of Bullet Club by Jay White in February 2022 and were followed by former Bullet Club mate Jado. They were later joined by their younger brother Hikuleo in September 2022 and El Phantasmo in July 2023. Tonga and Loa (who went by the modified ring name of Tonga Loa) would later join The Bloodline stable, originally founded by Roman Reigns and The Usos of the Anoaʻi family, in April and May 2024. In July 2024, Hikuleo left, concluding the group's dissolution with Phantasmo being the only one remaining with NJPW while Tonga and Loa began to compete under the name of The Tongans.
Members and sub-groups
{{main|List of Bullet Club members}}
Championships and accomplishments
- AAW Wrestling
- AAW Heritage Championship (1 time) – Ace Austin{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=314478|title=AAW Destination Chicago - Pay Per View @ Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=September 2, 2021|access-date=May 2, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=330230|title=AAW Unstoppable 2021 - Pay Per View @ Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago, Illinois, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=December 30, 2021|access-date=May 2, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=566|title=AAW Heritage Championship|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=September 2, 2021|access-date=May 2, 2022}}
- All Elite Wrestling
- AEW World Trios Championship (1 time) – Jay White and The Gunns
- Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale (2023){{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1414354-juice-robinson-to-challenge-mjf-dynamite-diamond-ring-10-25-aew-dynamite| title=Juice Robinson To Challenge MJF For Dynamite Diamond Ring On 10/25 AEW Dynamite| publisher=Wrestle Zone| access-date=October 18, 2023}} – Juice Robinson
- Canadian Wrestling's Elite
- Elite 8 (2017) – Chase Owens{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=4525&page=2|title=Elite 8 (2017)|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=August 18, 2017|access-date=May 3, 2022}}
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – El Terrible{{Cite web | url = http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/cmll/cmll-h.html | title = Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre World Heavyweight Title | access-date = February 6, 2015 | work = Wrestling-Titles.com | publisher = Arisu Communications | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213817/http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/cmll/cmll-h.html | archive-date = March 3, 2016 }}
- CMLL World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – El Terrible & Tama Tonga (1), Rey Bucanero & Tama Tonga (1)
- Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Mephisto
- Global Force Wrestling
- GFW NEX*GEN Championship (1 time) – Cody{{Cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/daily-updates/daily-update-ufc-fight-night-101-d-bryan-responds-cesaro-dykstra-fired-225321|title=Daily Update: UFC Fight Night 101, D. Bryan responds to Cesaro, Dykstra fired|date=November 26, 2016|access-date=November 26, 2016|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time) – Ishimori{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/ddt/ironman-hm.html|title=Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)|author=Wrestling Titles|work=wrestling-titles.com|date=March 14, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2021}}
- DEFY Wrestling
- DEFY World Championship (2 times, current) – Kenta (1), Connors (1, current){{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/defy-your-nightmare-results-63-kenta-christopher-daniels-and-more-action|title=DEFY Your Nightmare Results (6/3): KENTA, Christopher Daniels, And More In Action|work=fightful.com|first=Gisberto|last=Guzzo|date=June 4, 2023|access-date=May 11, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=419028|title=DEFY Afternath|work=cagematch.net|date=March 15, 2025|access-date=March 15, 2025}}
- Super 8XGP Tournament (2025) - Connors
- NWA Smoky Mountain Wrestling
- NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Chase Owens{{Cite web|title=End of an Era – New NWA Southeastern Champ!|url=http://www.ringside.nwaondemand.com/end-of-an-era-new-nwa-southeastern-champ/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820121344/http://www.ringside.nwaondemand.com/end-of-an-era-new-nwa-southeastern-champ/|archive-date=August 20, 2017|access-date=February 14, 2017|work=National Wrestling Alliance}}
- Family Wrestling Entertainment
- FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – AJ Styles{{Cite web | url = http://doublegsports.com/fwe-in-brooklyn-styles-adds-world-championship-hardware-to-bullet-club/ | title = FWE in Brooklyn: Styles Adds World Championship Hardware to Bullet Club | last=Vazquez | first=Luis | date=March 23, 2015 | access-date=November 2, 2015 | work=Double G Sports}}
- FWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Young Bucks
- Future Stars of Wrestling
- FSW Mecca Grand Championship (1 time, current) – Chris Bey
- FSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Ace Austin & Chris Bey
- German Wrestling Federation
- Light Heavyweight World Cup (2019) – El Phantasmo{{Cite web| url = https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=219310| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044242/https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=219310| archive-date = 2019-03-06| title = GWF Light Heavyweight World Cup 2019 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}}
- Impact Wrestling/Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Impact/TNA World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – The Good Brothers (2), Ace Austin & Chris Bey (3)
- Impact X Division Championship (1 time) – Ace Austin
- Feast or Fired (2023 – Tag Team Championship contract) – Chris Bey
- Impact/TNA Year End Award (2 times)
- Male Tag Team of the Year (2023, 2024) – Ace Austin and Chris Bey{{cite web|url=https://tnawrestling.com/2023/12/21/impact-on-axs-tv-results-december-21-2023/|title=IMPACT! on AXS TV Results: December 21, 2023|work=TNA Wrestling|author=IMPACT Wrestling Staff|date=December 21, 2023|access-date=December 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222045609/https://tnawrestling.com/2023/12/21/impact-on-axs-tv-results-december-21-2023/|archive-date=December 22, 2023|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://tnawrestling.com/2024/12/19/tna-impact-on-axs-tv-report-best-of-2024-part-1/|title=TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Report: Best of 2024 – Part 1|work=TNA Wrestling|author=TNA Wrestling Staff|date=December 19, 2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}}
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Women's Championship (1 time) – Amber O'Neal/Gallows{{Cite web|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2015/12/18/6324/|title=New NWA Women's Champ ends Santana's lengthy reign |date=December 18, 2015|access-date=October 1, 2024|work=pwtorch.com}}
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Cody{{Cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=200001|title=ALL IN – "The Biggest Independent Wrestling Show Ever"|date=September 1, 2018|access-date=January 2, 2019|work=Cage Match}}
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Jay White
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship (5 times) – AJ Styles (2), Kenny Omega (1), Jay White (1), Evil (1){{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/iwgp | title = IWGP Heavy weight class | access-date=November 10, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship (2 times, inaugural) – David Finlay
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship (4 times) – Bad Luck Fale (1), Kenny Omega (1), Jay White (1), Evil (1){{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/inter-continental | title = IWGP Inter Continental Champion | access-date=November 10, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (8 times) – Prince Devitt (1),{{refn|group=note|name=g|Devitt is a three-time former champion, but his first two reigns pre-date the formation of Bullet Club.}} Kenny Omega (2), Marty Scurll (1), Taiji Ishimori (3), Sho (1){{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/iwgp-jr | title = IWGP Jr. Heavy weight class | access-date=November 10, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (12 times) Young Bucks (7), El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori (3), Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors (2){{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/iwgp-jr-2tag | title = IWGP Jr. Heavy tag weight class | access-date=November 10, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (14 times) – Good Brothers (3), Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga (7), Young Bucks (1), Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (1), Chase Owens & Kenta (2){{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/iwgp-2tag | title = IWGP Heavy tag weight class | access-date=November 10, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
- IWGP United States Championship (4 times) – Kenny Omega (1), Cody (1), Kenta (1), Juice Robinson (1){{Cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-fighting-spirit-unleashed-live-results-cody-vs-juice-robinson-266846|title=NJPW FIGHTING SPIRIT UNLEASHED LIVE RESULTS: CODY VS. JUICE ROBINSON|publisher=F4WOnline|last=Rose|first=Bryan|date=September 30, 2018|access-date=January 3, 2019}}
- NEVER Openweight Championship (7 times) – Yujiro Takahashi (1),{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/never | title = NEVER open weight class | access-date=November 10, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}} Kenta (1), Jay White (1), Evil (3), Karl Anderson (1), David Finlay (1)
- NJPW World Television Championship (1 time) – Narita
- Strong Openweight Championship (3 times) – Kenta (2), Kidd (1)
- Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (10 times, current) –Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi & Tama Tonga (1), Kenny Omega & Young Bucks (2), Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (2), Marty Scurll & Young Bucks (1), Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (1), Evil, Sho & Yujiro Takahashi (2), Narita, Sho & Takahashi (1, current){{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/never-6tag | title = NEVER open 6 men tag class | access-date=November 10, 2016 | publisher=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
- Best of the Super Juniors (2013) – Prince Devitt{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/best-of-the-super-jr | title = Best of the Super Jr. | access-date=November 10, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
- World Tag League (2013) – Good Brothers
- World Tag League (2020) – Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga
- Super J-Cup (2019, 2020) – El Phantasmo
- Super Jr. Tag Tournament (2013) – Young Bucks
- G1 Climax (2016) – Kenny Omega{{Cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/champions/g1-climax | title = G1 Climax | access-date=November 10, 2016 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=ja}}
- New Japan Cup (2020) – Evil
- New Japan Cup (2025) - Finlay
- New Japan Cup USA (2020) – Kenta
- NJPW TAMASHII Oceania Cup (2024) - Bonza
- New Japan Rambo (2021) – Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens
- IWGP United States Championship Tournament (2017) – Kenny Omega
- KOPW (3 times) – Chase Owens (1), Sho (1) and Taiji Ishimori (1)
- STRONG Survivor (2023) – Kenta{{cite web | url=https://www.njpw1972.com/140858 | title=KENTA the STRONGest Survivor 【NJoA】 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING | access-date=2023-04-24 | archive-date=2023-01-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113140041/https://www.njpw1972.com/140858 | url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-strong-results-the-first-ever-strong-survivor-match |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122181335/https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-strong-results-the-first-ever-strong-survivor-match |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |title=NJPW Strong results: The first-ever Strong Survivor match |work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online |last=Knipper |first=Justin |date=January 7, 2023 |access-date=March 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=7883 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122182255/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=7883 |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |title=Strong Survivor Tournament |work=CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |date=December 11, 2022 |access-date=March 7, 2023}}
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Young Bucks
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Feud of the Year (2017) {{small| Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada}}{{Cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/aj-styles-named-pwi-wrestler-year-full-list-awards/|title=AJ Styles Named PWI Wrestler of the Year, Full List Of Awards – 411MANIA|website=411mania.com}}
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (2 times) – Young Bucks (1), Brandi Rhodes (1){{Cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/ddt/ironman-hm.html|title=Ironman Heavymetalweight Title|access-date=August 29, 2016|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
- Rocket City Championship Wrestling
- RCCW Sean Shocker Evans Memorial Tournament (2024) - Chase Owens{{Cite web |title=Sean Shocker Evans Memorial Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=9296 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=www.cagematch.net}}
- Revolution Pro Wrestling
- RPW British Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – AJ Styles
- RPW British Cruiserweight Championship (2 times) – Prince Devitt (1), El Phantasmo (1)
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (3 times) – Adam Cole (2), Cody (1){{Cite web | url = http://rohwrestling.com/wrestlers/champions?quicktabs_view__roh_championships__page_1=0 | title = World Champion | access-date = June 23, 2017 | work = Ring of Honor | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170626172702/http://rohwrestling.com/wrestlers/champions?quicktabs_view__roh_championships__page_1=0 | archive-date = June 26, 2017 | url-status = dead }}
- ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Adam Page & Young Bucks (1),{{refn|group=note|name=h|Cody, Omega and Scurll were also allowed to defend the title under Bullet Club Rules. However, only Page and The Young Bucks were recognized as official champions.{{Cite web | url = https://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=112891&p=4 | title = Complete ROH Global Wars – Pittsburgh coverage | last=Carapola | first=Stuart | date=October 13, 2017 | access-date=October 13, 2017 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}{{Cite web | url = http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/main-event-signed-roh-elite-ft-lauderdale | title = Main Event Signed for ROH Elite in Ft. Lauderdale | access-date=November 26, 2017 | work=Ring of Honor | date = 30 October 2017 | quote=The trio defended the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Titles, officially held by Adam Page and the Young Bucks, under “Bullet Club Rules”, allowing any three members to defend the titles.}}}} Cody & Young Bucks (1), Jay White & The Gunns (1)
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga (1), Young Bucks (3){{Cite web | url = http://rohwrestling.com/wrestlers/champions?quicktabs_view__roh_championships__page_1=1 | title = World Tag Team Championship | access-date = September 30, 2016 | work = Ring of Honor | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161005091311/http://rohwrestling.com/wrestlers/champions?quicktabs_view__roh_championships__page_1=1 | archive-date = October 5, 2016 | url-status = dead }}
- ROH World Television Championship (1 time) – Marty Scurll
- ROH Wrestler of the Year (2017) – Cody{{Cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/roh-wrestler-year-cody|title=ROH Wrestler of the Year: Cody|access-date=January 11, 2018|work=Ring of Honor|date=11 January 2018}}
- Tag Team of the Year (2017) – Young Bucks{{Cite web |url= http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/2017-tag-team-year-young-bucks |title= 2017 Tag Team of the Year: the Young Bucks |access-date= January 10, 2018 |work= Ring of Honor|date= 9 January 2018 }}
- Best Final Battle Entrance (2017) – Marty Scurll{{Cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/best-final-battle-entrance-marty-scurll|title=Best Final Battle Entrance: Marty Scurll|access-date=January 10, 2018|work=Ring of Honor|date=9 January 2018}}
- Breakout Star of the Year (2017) – Adam Page{{Cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/breakout-star-year-adam-page|title=BREAKOUT STAR OF THE YEAR: ADAM PAGE|access-date=January 10, 2018|work=Ring of Honor|date=10 January 2018}}
- Sports Illustrated
- Wrestler of the Year (2017) – Kenny Omega{{Cite magazine | url = https://www.si.com/wrestling/2017/12/29/top-10-wrestlers-2017 | title = Top 10 Wrestlers of the Year | last=Barrasso | first=Justin | date=December 29, 2017 | access-date=December 30, 2017 | magazine=Sports Illustrated}}
- Texas Wrestling Cartel
- TWC Tag Team Championship (1 time, inaugural) - Chase Owens & Kenta
- TNT Extreme Wrestling
- TNT Ultra X Championship (1 time, current) - Robbie X
- Tokyo Sports
- Technique Award (2016) – Kenny Omega{{Cite web | url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/628702/ | script-title=ja:【プロレス大賞】技能賞 ケニー「何で俺がＭＶＰじゃないんだ？」 | date=December 14, 2016 | access-date=December 14, 2016 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=October 1, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001165049/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/628702/ | url-status=dead }}
- Best Bout Award (2017) Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on January 4{{Cite web | url=https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/858178/ | script-title=ja:【プロレス大賞】１・４オカダｖｓケニーがベストバウト ケニー「権威ある賞」 | date=December 14, 2017 | access-date=December 13, 2017 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=ja | archive-date=December 14, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214014123/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/858178/ | url-status=dead }}
- Best Bout Award (2018) Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on June 9{{Cite web|last=Rose|first=Bryan|date=December 12, 2018|title=HIROSHI TANAHASHI WINS TOKYO SPORTS MVP AWARD|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/hiroshi-tanahashi-wins-tokyo-sports-mvp-award-272246}}
- World Series Wrestling
- WSW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Robbie Eagles
- WSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Young Bucks
- WrestleCircus
- Big Top Tag-Team Championship (1 time) – Tanga Loa & Tama Tonga{{Cite web | url = https://wrestlecircus.com/pages/02-19-2017-wrestlecircus-presents-taking-center-stage | title = 02/19/2017 – WrestleCircus Presents: Taking Center Stage | access-date = February 21, 2017 | work = WrestleCircus | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170222105619/https://wrestlecircus.com/pages/02-19-2017-wrestlecircus-presents-taking-center-stage | archive-date = February 22, 2017 | url-status = usurped }}{{Cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/daily-updates/daily-update-rock-raw-pete-dunne-payback-230351 | title = Daily Update: The Rock at Raw, Pete Dunne, Payback | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | author-link=Dave Meltzer | date=February 20, 2017 | access-date=February 21, 2017 | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
- What Culture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling
- WCPW/Defiant Championship (1 time) – Marty Scurll{{Cite web | url = https://wc.pw/title/wcpw-title | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171009111739/https://wc.pw/title/wcpw-title | title = WCPW Title | archive-date=October 9, 2017 | url-status = dead | access-date=October 2, 2017 | work=What Culture Pro Wrestling}}{{Cite web | url = https://wearedefiant.com/title/defiant-championship | title = Defiant Championship | access-date = December 14, 2017 | work = Defiant Wrestling | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171214111451/https://wearedefiant.com/title/defiant-championship | archive-date = December 14, 2017 | url-status = dead }}
- WCPW Internet Championship (1 time) – Cody{{Cite web | url = https://wc.pw/title/wcpw-internet-championship | archive-url = https://archive.today/20171009111952/https://wc.pw/title/wcpw-internet-championship | title = WCPW Internet Championship | archive-date=October 9, 2017 | access-date=October 2, 2017 | work=What Culture Pro Wrestling}}
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Wrestling Maneuver
- (2014) Young Bucks' Meltzer Driver{{Cite magazine|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|author-link=Dave Meltzer|date=January 26, 2015|title=Jan. 26, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2014 awards issue w/ results & Dave's commentary, Conor McGregor, and much more|magazine=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|pages=3–27}}
- (2015) AJ Styles' Styles Clash{{Cite magazine | last = Meltzer | first = Dave | author-link = Dave Meltzer | date = January 25, 2016 | title = January 25, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2015 Observer Awards Issue | magazine = Wrestling Observer Newsletter | location = Campbell, California | issn = 1083-9593| pages=1–38}}
- (2016, 2017, 2018) Kenny Omega's One-Winged Angel{{Cite magazine | last = Meltzer | first = Dave | author-link = Dave Meltzer | date = March 6, 2017 | title = March 6, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2016 Awards issue, talent departing TNA, more | magazine = Wrestling Observer Newsletter | location = Campbell, California | issn = 1083-9593| pages=1–27}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wrestling-observer-radio/wor-2017-wrestling-observer-newsletter-awards-discussion-and-more-253601|title=WOR: 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Discussion and More!|last=Alvarez|first=Bryan|author-link=Bryan Alvarez|date=March 15, 2018|access-date=March 15, 2018|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharrington/mookieghana-prowrestlingstatistics/wo_awards_history|title=Wrestling Observer Awards (WON) 1980 – 2018 (and runner-ups)|last=Harrington|first=Chris|access-date=March 28, 2019|work=indeedwrestling.com|archive-date=May 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514150240/https://sites.google.com/site/chrisharrington/mookieghana-prowrestlingstatistics/wo_awards_history|url-status=dead}}
- Feud of the Year (2017) Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada
- Most Outstanding Wrestler
- (2014, 2015, 2016) AJ Styles
- (2018) – Kenny Omega
- Japan MVP (2018) – Kenny Omega
- Most Improved (2018) – Adam Page{{Cite web|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2019/03/17/bonus-show-wrestling-observer-newsletter-awards/|title=Bonus Show: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards|date=March 17, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019|work=Post Wrestling}}
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year
- (2014) AJ Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki on August 1
- (2017) Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on January 4
- (2018) Kenny Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on June 9
- Tag Team of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) Young Buck]
- Worst Gimmick (2016) Bone Soldier
- Most Overrated (2021) Evil
- Wrestler of the Year (2015, 2016) AJ Styles
- Best Booker – Gedo (2018, 2019){{Cite magazine | last = Meltzer | first = Dave | author-link = Dave Meltzer | date = March 6, 2017 | title = March 6, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2016 Awards issue, talent departing TNA, more | magazine = Wrestling Observer Newsletter | location = Campbell, California | issn = 1083-9593| page=25}}{{Cite web|url=https://wrestlingrumors.net/derekstoughton/2018-wrestling-observer-newsletter-awards-revealed/|title=2018 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Revealed|last=Stoughton|first=Derek|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019|work=Wrestling Rumors}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2019/03/17/bonus-show-wrestling-observer-newsletter-awards/|title=BONUS SHOW: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards|date=March 17, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019|work=Post Wrestling}}
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2019) – Gedo{{Cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/december-16-2019-observer-newsletter-10-hall-fame-inductees-more-299411 | title=December 16, 2019 Observer Newsletter: 10 Hall of Fame inductees, more | first=Dave | last=Meltzer | author-link=Dave Meltzer | work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter | date=December 12, 2019 | access-date=December 13, 2019}}
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