Bullet Club's Legacy Lives on in WWE and AEW
The Bullet Club stable may be done for but the legacy of its alumni will live on in the two biggest promotions in North America.
Bullet Club left its mark on Pro Wrestling through its 13-year run. Although the stable started in New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), the stable’s influence quickly made its way to the United States. From Prince Devitt (Finn Balor) and AJ Styles making their way to NXT/WWE to The Elite (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks, and eventually including Cody Rhodes and Hangman Adam Page), making waves in Ring of Honor (ROH) and then All Elite Wrestling (AEW), the stable’s influence and legacy are prevalent in wrestling today. Let’s see where members of the stable ended up.
Bullet Club’s Legacy: Where the Stable Members Landed
The Originals
Bad Luck Fale
The original enfourcer and longest running member of the group, Bad Luck Fale, always made his presence felt when he was in the ring, or ringside during a Bullet Club match.
Although Bullet Club is no longer, Fale is still active with the House of Torture, which started as a subset of Bullet Club and has turned into a standalone faction in NJPW. The original leader of the House of Torture EVIL is now in NXT, but fellow former Bullet Club member Ren Narita leads the stable alongside Fale, Chase Owens, Dick Togo, Douki, Sanada, Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Yujiro Takahashi.
Karl Anderson
The Machine Gun Karl Anderson was joined by his tag team partner, Doc Gallows, shortly after Anderson joined the faction. After Gallows joined the club, the two became a prominent tag team within Bullet Club. The two would go on to reunite with Bullet Club in 2021 during a crossover between NJPW, AEW, and IMPACT Wrestling. Anderson and Gallows continue to work in the independent circuit as well as in Japan with Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Tama Tanga
One of the stable’s longest tenured members, Tama Tanga, became associated with his brother Tanga Loa as a tag team within the stable. The Guerrillas of Destiny went on to become 7x IWGP Tag Team Champions. The duo was kicked out of the group in 2022 before heading to WWE in 2024.
From there, Tama Tanga and Tanga Loa joined the Bloodline storyline in 2024 alongside Roman Reigns. He would go on to tag with his brother, along with others in the MFT stable consisting of Tama Tanga, Solo Sikola, and Talla Tonga (Hikuleo). Although Tonga Loa was released in 2026, Tama Tanga continues the Bullet Club legacy inside a WWE ring.
Prince Deveitt (Finn Balor)
The one that started it all. The original leader and founder of Bullet Club was also one of the first high-profile independent wrestlers signed to the re-envisioned version of WWE developmental, NXT. Finn Balor (Prince Deveitt in NJPW) has gone on to win the inaugural WWE Universal Championship, the Intercontinental Championship, the United States Championship, and multiple tag team championships in a WWE ring.
His most recent storyline with the company saw him departing the Judgement Day stable and storyline and returning to a babyface gimmick. He brought back his signature demon gimmick at WrestleMania 42 in a street fight against Dominik Mysterio.
He has given nods to his Bullet Club past with his “Balor Club” merchandise, as well as the “Too Sweet” hand gesture given in a match between him and the leader who succeeded him, AJ Styles.
The Leaders
AJ Styles
The second leader of the club, AJ Styles, followed a similar path to that of Balor. After leaving the Bullet Club and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Styles headed to WWE, where he debuted as a surprise entrant in the 2016 Royal Rumble.
He spent a decade in WWE, where he reunited with Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson under the group name “The OC”. The three were a heel stable and had callbacks to their shared time in NJPW and the Bullet Club, including the “Too Sweet” hand gesture and signature Bullet Club arrogance and sneak attacks on unsuspecting opponents. Styles retired from WWE following a loss against Gunther in a career-threatening match at the 2026 Royal Rumble.
Kenny Omega
The leader of “The Elite” era of Bullet Club, Kenny Omega, was also one of the key members in the formation of All Elite Wrestling. Since departing NJPW and Bullet Club, there have been many callbacks to “The Cleaner” and his time in NJPW.
He continues to both tag and feud with The Young Bucks and Hangman Adam Page. The four made up “The Elite” tag team/sub-group within the Bullet Club. He also reunited with Gallows and Anderson during a cross-promotional feud with IMPACT Wrestling, which again called back to the legendary stable that ran roughshod over NJPW for over a decade.
Most recently, he teamed with The Young Bucks as part of the “Stadium Stampede” match at Double or Nothing 2026 to take down the team of The Demand, The Don Callis Family, and The Dogs.
Jay White
Jay White had big shoes to fill when he took over the leadership role of The Bullet Club following Omega’s departure. White held the role until 2023, when he departed NJPW to join AEW.
Upon debuting in AEW, he reconnected with Juice Robinson, forming the Bullet Club Gold stable. They shortly added Austin and Colten Gunn to the stable, continuing the Bullet Club name in AEW. The group would be renamed to the Bang Bang Gang in 2024 while retaining the same members of the group.
Unfortunately, Jay White has been injured since April of 2025 and has not appeared on AEW programming since.
David Finlay
The final leader of the Bullet Club and leader of the splinter faction “Bullet Club War Dogs” headed to AEW in early 2026 shortly after the Bullet Club stable formally dissolved. Finlay, along with fellow War Dogs members Gabe Kidd and Clark Connors, reformed in AEW under the name “The Dogs.” With the team name and attitudes reflecting their time in Bullet Club together, the three won the AEW Trios Championship. However, the title reign was short-lived, and Kidd has been out with a shoulder injury since the three dropped the titles. Connors and Finlay participated in the Double or Nothing Stadium Stampede match against fellow former Bullet Club Members Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks.
The Legacy of Bullet Club
The stable saw many faces come and go, and those members are still scattered throughout professional wrestling. The stable will go down in pro wrestling history as one of the most influential and prolific.
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