Bullet Club (バレットクラブ, Barettokurabu) (stylised as BULLET CLUB), sometimes shortened to BC, 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 NJPW events run by the company's subsidiary, NJPW of America, as well as U.S. partner promotion IMPACT Wrestling. Members of the Elite stable, which was formerly a Bullet Club sub-group before its founding members left NJPW, also regularly appear for All Elite Wrestling; however they do not use the Bullet Club name and are not officially recognized by NJPW as current members of the group.
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 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 partner, 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 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 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 first official leader early 2016 when Styles, Anderson and Gallows all left NJPW. After a split between the Elite and OG factions within the stable, Omega, Cody Rhodes, Marty Scurll, Adam Page and The Young Bucks quietly left the faction in October 2018 and Jay White took over as its second leader, though newest member Evil filled in as leader due to White's travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Members[]
| * | Founding member |
|---|---|
| I–VI | Leader |
Current members[]
| Member | Joined | |
|---|---|---|
| Ace Austin | June 3, 2020 | |
| Bad Luck Fale | * | May 3, 2013 |
| Caveman Ugg | February 4, 2023 | |
| Chase Owens | October 23, 2015 | |
| Chris Bey | July 19, 2021 | |
| Clark Conners | April 15, 2023 | |
| David Finlay | VI | March 6, 2023 |
| Dick Togo | July 12, 2020 | |
| Drilla Moloney | June 4, 2023 | |
| EVIL | V | July 11, 2020 |
| Gabriel Kidd | June 4, 2023 | |
| Gedo | October 8, 2018 | |
| Jack Bonza | October 21, 2022 | |
| Jay White | IV | October 8, 2018 |
| Juice Robinson | January 5, 2022 | |
| KENTA | August 12, 2019 | |
| Lyrebird Luchi | January 27, 2023 | |
| SHO | September 4, 2021 | |
| Taiji Ishimori | May 4, 2018 | |
| Yujiro Takahashi | May 3, 2014 | |
Former members[]
| Member | Joined | Left | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Cole | May 8, 2016 | May 12, 2017 | |
| "Hangman" Adam Page | May 9, 2016 | October 30, 2018 | |
| AJ Styles | April 6, 2014 | January 5, 2016 | |
| Bone Soldier | September 25, 2016 | January 5, 2017 | |
| Cody Rhodes | December 10, 2016 | October 24, 2018 | |
| Cody Hall | January 5, 2015 | April 10, 2016 | |
| Doc Gallows | November 23, 2013
February 19, 2022 |
February 20, 2016
October 10, 2022 | |
| El Phantasmo | May 4, 2019 | April 8, 2023 | |
| El Terrible | July 5, 2013 | December 13, 2013 | |
| Frankie Kazarian | February 11, 2017 | March 10, 2017 | |
| Gino Gambino | November 11, 2017 | June 30, 2019 | |
| Hikuleo | September 7, 2017 | September 25, 2022 | |
| Jado | October 8, 2018 | March 13, 2022 | |
| Jeff Jarrett | August 10, 2014 | January 4, 2015 | |
| Karl Anderson | May 3, 2013
February 19, 2022 |
February 20, 2016
October 10, 2022 | |
| Kenny Omega | III | November 8, 2014 | October 30, 2018 |
| La Comandante | October 11, 2013 | December 13, 2013 | |
| Marty Scurll | May 12, 2017 | October 30, 2018 | |
| Matt Jackson | October 25, 2013 | October 30, 2018 | |
| Nick Jackson | October 25, 2013 | October 30, 2018 | |
| Prince Devitt | * I | May 3, 2013 | April 6, 2014 |
| Rey Bucanero | September 5, 2013 | October 13, 2013 | |
| Robbie Eagles | October 8, 2018 | June 30, 2019 | |
| Tama Tonga | * | May 3, 2013 | February 19, 2022 |
| Tanga Loa | March 12, 2016 | February 19, 2022 | |
Part-time members[]
| Member | Joined | Final appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Amber Gallows | January 4, 2015 | January 5, 2016 |
| Brandi Rhodes | December 10, 2016 | October 24, 2018 |
| Mao | May 3, 2014 | January 4, 2016 |
| Mephisto | January 18, 2015 | January 19, 2015 |
| King Haku | January 4, 2016 | July 7, 2018 |
| "Tokyo Latina" Pieter | September 22, 2016 | |
| Stephen Amell | November 17, 2017 | September 1, 2018 |
| Scott D'Amore | August 10, 2014 | January 4, 2015 |
Sub-groups[]
Current[]
| Affiliate | Members | Tenure | Type | Promotion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Ace Austin Chris Bey |
2022–present | Tag team | IMPACT Wrestling
NJPW |
| Bullet Club Gold
("Bang Bang Gang") |
Jay White Juice Robinson Austin Gunn Colton Gunn |
2023–present | Stable | AEW
NJPW Strong |
| Bullet Club War Dogs | Alex Coughlin Clark Connors Drilla Moloney David Finlay Gabriel Kid |
2023–present | Stable | NJPW |
| Far East Connection | Gedo Dick Togo |
2020–present | Tag team | NJPW |
| General's Jewel | Bad Luck Fale Chase Owens |
2017–present | Tag team | NJPW |
| The Gunns | Austin Gunn Colton Gunn |
2023–present | Tag team | AEW |
| House of Torture | EVIL Yujiro Takahashi SHO Dick Togo |
2021–present | Sub-group | NJPW |
| Rogue Army | Bad Luck Fale Jack Bonza Lyrebird Luchi Caveman Ugg |
2022-present | Quartet | Tamashii
PWA Black Label |
Former[]
| Affiliate | Members | Tenure | Type | Promotion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team All In | Cody Rhodes Matt Jackson Nick Jackson |
2018–2019 | Trio | ROH |
| Bey-F-Fs | Chris Bey
El Phantasmo |
2021–2023 | Tag team | NJPW Strong
IMPACT Wrestling |
| Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team | Taiji Ishimori
El Phantasmo |
2019-2023 | Tag team | NJPW
NJPW Strong |
| Bullet Club Elite
"The Elite" |
Cody Rhodes Kenny Omega Matt Jackson Nick Jackson Adam Page Marty Scurll Yujiro Takahashi Chase Owens Stephen Amell Brandi Rhodes |
2018–2019 | Stable | NJPW ROH |
| Bullet Club Latinoamerica
Bullet Club Latin-American |
El Terrible La Comandante Mephisto Rey Bucanero Tama Tonga |
2013–2015 | Stable | CMLL |
| Bullet Club OG
"Firing Squad" |
Tama Tonga Tanga Loa Taiji Ishimori Jado Gedo Bad Luck Fale Jay White Robbie Eagles Hikuleo King Haku |
2018–2019 | Stable | NJPW |
| Dick & Balls | Hangman Page Yujiro Takahashi |
2017–2018 | Tag team | NJPW |
| The Dream Team | Adam Cole Kenny Omega Matt Jackson Nick Jackson |
2016–2017 | Quartet | NJPW ROH |
| The Elite | Kenny Omega Matt Jackson Nick Jackson |
2016–2019 | Trio | NJPW ROH Independent circuit |
| The Good Brothers | Doc GallowsKarl Anderson | 2013–2016
2022 |
Tag team | NJPW
IMPACT Wrestling Independent circuit |
| Guerrillas of Destiny
(G.O.D.) |
Tama Tonga Tanga Loa |
2016–2022 | Tag team | NJPW ROH NJPW Strong IMPACT Wrestling |
| The Hung Bucks | Hangman Page Matt Jackson Nick Jackson |
2017–2018 | Trio | ROH |
| The Jay and Bey Connection | Jay White
Chris Bey |
2022-2023 | Tag team | IMPACT Wrestling |
| Luxury Trio | Cody Rhodes Kenny Omega Marty Scurll |
2017–2018 | Trio | NJPW ROH |
| Superkliq | Adam Cole Matt Jackson Nick Jackson |
2016–2017 | Trio | NJPW ROH Independent circuit |
| Super Villains | Marty Scurll Matt Jackson Nick Jackson |
2017–2018 | Trio | NJPW ROH Independent circuit |
| The Young Bucks | Matt Jackson Nick Jackson |
2013–2018 | Tag team | NJPW ROH Independent circuit |
| Jado & Gedo | Jado
Gedo |
2018–2022 | Tag team | NJPW |
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Canadian Wrestling's Elite
- Elite 8 (2017) – Owens
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- CMLL World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Terrible
- CMLL World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Terrible and Tonga (1), Bucanero and Tonga (1)
- Mexican National Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Mephisto
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (2 times) – The Young Bucks (1), Brandi Rhodes (1)
- Family Wrestling Entertainment
- FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Styles
- FWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – The Young Bucks
- German Wrestling Federation
- Light Heavyweight World Cup (2019) – El Phantasmo
- Global Force Wrestling
- GFW NEX*GEN Championship (1 time) – Cody
- IMPACT Wrestling
- IMPACT X Division Championship (1 time) – Ace Austin
- IMPACT World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – The Good Brothers (2), ABC (1)
- NWA Smoky Mountain Wrestling
- NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Owens
- National Wrestling Alliance
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Cody
- NWA World Women's Championship (1 time) – Gallows
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship (5 times) – Styles (2), Omega (1), White (1), and EVIL (1)
- IWGP Intercontinental Championship (4 times) – Fale (1), Omega (1), White (1), and EVIL (1)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (6 times) – Devitt (1), Omega (2), Scurll (1), and Ishimori (2)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (10 times) – The Young Bucks (7), Phantasmo and Ishimori (3)
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (11 times) – Anderson and Gallows (3), Loa and Tonga (7), The Young Bucks (1)
- IWGP United States Championship (3 times) – Omega (1), Cody (1) and KENTA (1)
- NEVER Openweight Championship (4 times, current) – Takahashi (1), KENTA (1), White (1), and EVIL (1, current)
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (8 times, current) – Fale, Takahashi, and Tonga (1), Omega and The Young Bucks (2), Fale, Loa, and Tonga (2), Scurll and The Young Bucks (1), Ishimori, Loa, and Tonga (1), EVIL, SHO and Takahashi (1, current)
- Best of the Super Juniors (2013) – Devitt
- World Tag League (2013, 2020) – Anderson and Gallows (1), Loa and Tonga (1)
- Super J-Cup (2019, 2020) – El Phantasmo
- Super Jr. Tag Tournament (2013) – The Young Bucks
- G1 Climax (2016) – Omega
- New Japan Cup USA (2020) – KENTA
- New Japan Rambo (2021) – Fale and Owens
- IWGP United States Championship Tournament (2017) – Omega
- KOPW (1 time) – Owens
- Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
- PWG World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – The Young Bucks
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Feud of the Year (2017) – Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada
- Revolution Pro Wrestling
- RPW British Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Styles
- RPW British Cruiserweight Championship (2 times) – Devitt (1), Phantasmo (1)
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Championship (3 times) – Cole (2) and Cody (1)
- ROH World Television Championship (1 time) – Scurll
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – Loa and Tonga (1), The Young Bucks (3)
- ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Page and The Young Bucks(1), Cody and The Young Bucks (1)
- ROH Year-End Awards
- ROH Wrestler of the Year (2017) – Cody
- Tag Team of the Year (2017) – The Young Bucks
- Best Final Battle Entrance (2017) – Scurll
- Breakout Star of the Year (2017) – Page
- Sports Illustrated
- Wrestler of the Year (2017) – Omega
- Squared Circle Wrestling
- 2CW Tag Team Championship (1 time,final) – The Young Bucks
- Tokyo Sports
- Technique Award (2016) – Omega
- Best Bout Award (2017) – Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on January 4
- Best Bout Award (2018) – Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada on June 9
- World Series Wrestling
- WSW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Eagles
- WSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – The Young Bucks
- WrestleCircus
- Big Top Tag-Team Championship (1 time) – Loa and Tonga
- What Culture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling
- WCPW/Defiant Championship (1 time) – Scurll
- WCPW Internet Championship (1 time) – Cody
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2014) – Meltzer Driver (The Young Bucks)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2015) – Styles Clash (AJ Styles)
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2016, 2017, 2018) – One-Winged Angel (Kenny Omega)
- Feud of the Year (2017) – Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2014, 2015, 2016) – AJ Styles
- Japan MVP (2018) – Omega
- Most Improved (2018) – Page
- Most Outstanding Wrestler (2018) – Omega
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2014) – Styles vs. Minoru Suzuki (August 1)
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2017) – Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada (January 4)
- Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2018) – Omega vs. Kazuchika Okada (June 9)
- Tag Team of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) – The Young Bucks
- Worst Gimmick (2016) – Bone Soldier
- Wrestler of the Year (2015, 2016) – AJ Styles
- Best Booker – Gedo (2018, 2019)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
- Gedo (Class of 2019)