David Finlay takes a shot at other Bullet Club leaders.
Jay White left NJPW in February 2023, and Finlay took over as the leader of the stable in March. In doing so, he kicked off a new era in the stable's remarkable history. Since then, the faction has captured multiple titles, including Finlay's NEVER Openweight Championship.
Finlay is currently competing in the NJPW G1 Climax 33 tournament. With his win over Eddie Kingston, Finlay advanced in C Block and moved on to the next round..
In his post-match comments, Finlay shared his thoughts on his victory. He also told Kingston to go back to AEW and let everyone who know who the greatest Bullet Club leader of all time is.
“How about a round of applause for the C Block champion? How do you like that, Gedo? We knew that was gonna happen from day one. Hey, listen, I am officially the king of murderers’ row. I walked into this tournament, saying I am the baddest man in this company, and I just proved it. This was the ass-kickers’ block, I just whooped everybody’s ass. Eddie, I told you I was gonna drag you into deep waters and drown you, and I did exactly that. So when you go back to AEW, you let everyone know who the greatest Bullet Club leader of all time is," Finlay said.
Finlay also looked ahead to facing Will Ospreay in the next round. He vowed to do whatever it takes to beat the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. Finlay stated that he has been calling his shots and making them. He then made it clear that he believes 2023 is his year, and nobody deserves to win the tournament more.
“Now, what do I got next, Ospreay? Last year in the G1, I beat him in under 15 minutes. I’ll do it even faster this year. You understand me, Ospreay? I haven’t forgotten about Kobe. I haven’t forgotten when I was this close to taking the US Championship from you. Back then, I was still holding back. You understand? There is absolutely nothing that will stop me from obliterating you. I’ll break your fingers, I’ll break your knees, I’ll break your legs, I’ll break your arms. I will break your neck if that’s what it takes, Ospreay. Because you are standing in between me and my Tokyo Dome main event. You are standing in between me and winning the G1 Climax. You are the first stepping stone in becoming the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. This year, I’ve been calling my shots, and I’ve been making them. Dontaku, when I demolished Tama Tonga for this [title], I said he was not walking out of the arena, and what happened? He didn’t walk out of the arena. I walked into G1 Climax,said I would kick everyone’s ass and win C Block. What did I do? Exactly freaking that. So mark my words. It doesn’t matter if it’s Ospreay, Okada, anybody else that makes it through. This is my year. Nobody can touch me. Nobody is more violent than me. Nobody deserves this more than me. So Ospreay, rest up, freshen up. Thursday, your G1 comes to a heartbreaking conclusion," he said.
Finlay previously stated that whatever Jay White and Juice Robinson are doing in NJPW is not part of Bullet Club. Check out his comments here.
In a recent interview, Finlay stared that everything is going according to plan with Bullet Club. Click here to see what he had to say.
Fans can find updated standings and the results archive for NJPW G1 Climax 33 by clicking here.
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