Bullet Club

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Like Austin 3:16 or nWo before it, you cannot watch a wrestling show from any promotion without seeing a sea of Bullet Club t-shirts in the crowd.

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Despite its worldwide recognition, it all started with four foreign dojo boys in Japan who became friends, traveled together, and tried to make a name for themselves.

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Fergal Devitt was born in Bray, Ireland, training in his home country and making his pro-wrestling debut in 2000 at the young age of 18.

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Devitt would enter into the Japanese dojo system, becoming a "young boy" in their developmental system, the first Gaijin to train this way for 20 years.

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"Initially, it was me and Ferg (Devitt), and the idea was for me to help make him legit as a heavyweight. When he turned [on Apollo 55 partner Ryusuke Taguchi], it just exploded, and we knew we were onto something."

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Fale became the enforcer for Devitt, interfering in his matches and helping him get heel reactions from the audiences, dubbing himself "The Underboss" Bad Luck Fale.

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The Birth of the Bullet Club – "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson

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Bullet Club

The Origin of One of Wrestling’s Most Iconic Stables

Like Austin 3:16 or nWo before it, you cannot watch a wrestling show from any promotion without seeing a sea of Bullet Club t-shirts in the crowd.

Despite its worldwide recognition, it all started with four foreign dojo boys in Japan who became friends, traveled together, and tried to make a name for themselves.

Fergal Devitt was born in Bray, Ireland, training in his home country and making his pro-wrestling debut in 2000 at the young age of 18.

Bullet Club Original: "The Real Rock N Rolla" Prince Devitt

Devitt would enter into the Japanese dojo system, becoming a "young boy" in their developmental system, the first Gaijin to train this way for 20 years.

"Initially, it was me and Ferg (Devitt), and the idea was for me to help make him legit as a heavyweight. When he turned [on Apollo 55 partner Ryusuke Taguchi], it just exploded, and we knew we were onto something."

Bullet Club Origins – "The Underboss" Bad Luck Fale

Fale became the enforcer for Devitt, interfering in his matches and helping him get heel reactions from the audiences, dubbing himself "The Underboss" Bad Luck Fale.

The Birth of the Bullet Club – "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson

Karl Anderson had been wrestling eight years before he first signed with New Japan, after training in their California-based Dojo, in which he met Devitt

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