{"id":5046380,"date":"2016-01-10T06:22:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T11:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidepulse.dev\/?p=5046380"},"modified":"2016-01-10T01:24:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T06:24:42","slug":"finn-balor-speaks-out-about-bullet-club-signings-aj-styles-karl-anderson-shinsuke-nakamura-and-doc-gallows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/2016\/01\/10\/finn-balor-speaks-out-about-bullet-club-signings-aj-styles-karl-anderson-shinsuke-nakamura-and-doc-gallows\/","title":{"rendered":"Finn Balor Speaks Out About Bullet Club Signings (AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Shinsuke Nakamura and Doc Gallows)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WWE.com<\/a> interviewed Finn Balor about the possible arrival of the Bullet Club. Here are highlights:<\/p>\n

On if he knows if the rumors are true<\/b>: \u201cI think I was more excited than anyone to read the news about what\u2019s been going on. I have had the guys at Bullet Club, especially Karl Anderson, who\u2019s my best friend outside the ring, give me a couple nuggets of information that leads me to be very confident about the future at NXT and WWE. For me, I think having some friends around would definitely be better for me. But whether I can say for 100% certainty that it\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

On his relationship with the Bullet Club<\/b>: \u201cThe Bullet Club was essentially in existence long before it was ever onscreen. Myself and Karl Anderson were best friends in and out of the ring. Tama Tonga and Bad Luck Fale were the other foreign wrestlers in New Japan. Essentially we lived together, traveled together, ate together, drank together and spent four years being in each other\u2019s company. We were closer to each other than we were to our own families, due to the fact that we were in a foreign country and all going through the same issues of living in a non-English speaking country. That\u2019s an incredible cultural contrast to where we came from. We were literally best friends. The opportunity arose for me to create a faction in New Japan, and the office said, \u201cWould you be willing to start a faction with your buddies?\u201d I said, \u201cAbsolutely. 100%. I would love to.\u201d They said, \u201cCome up with a name next week.\u201d I came up with a name, and it kind of all happened from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

On what the influx of talent means for WWE<\/b>: \u201cA year and a half ago, myself, Kevin Owens and Hideo Itami all came in together. And there was kind of a buzz that helped create a special time in NXT. I think, potentially, what is going to happen over the next couple of months if these four names come in is going to be even bigger. I think the growth of NXT in the last year and a half and the growth Bullet Club has made in the last year and a half since I left means this would be a huge coup for WWE. Nakamura, being one of the most charismatic wrestlers on the planet, is an absolute game-changer unlike anyone that is out there right now. Gallows & Machine Gun [Anderson] are one of the world\u2019s most established tag teams. Machine Gun, in my opinion, is the most underrated wrestler on the planet. For years. The fact that he\u2019s getting so much media attention right now makes me happy, but I\u2019m slightly disappointed it\u2019s only happening now and didn\u2019t happen 10 years ago when I first met him. AJ Styles\u2019 reputation speaks for itself. He\u2019s one of the best in-ring performers on the planet, ever. To say this would be a coup is an understatement. I think the next couple of months could change the way pro wrestling is viewed for the next 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Interesting comments from Balor…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5392911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1130],"tags":[119782,109840],"zone":[121870],"series":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Finn-Balor.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/insidepulse.com\/feed\/podcast\/inside-pulse","embedCode":"

Finn Balor Speaks Out About Bullet Club Signings (AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, Shinsuke Nakamura and Doc Gallows)<\/a><\/blockquote>