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APR.8.2023

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More blood for Gedo and Finlay’s hands as ELP ousted from BULLET CLUB

Attack leaves Phantasmo laying; Finlay promises ‘hand picked’ replacement

After weeks of dissent within BULLET CLUB and between El Phantasmo and David Finlay in particular, things came to a head April 8 in Ryogoku.
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After El Phantasmo scored a win in a trios match, he Finlay and KENTA picking up the win over Master Wato, Tama Tonga and Hikuleo, Finlay and KENTA weren’t done. Finlay would retrieve Tama’s NEVER Openweight Championship and struck the champion with it, while KENTA did the same with the STRONG title to Hikuleo. As Phantasmo looked into the ring as the post match assault continued, he finally gathered his resolve, and pulled the two away.

Finlay and Phantasmo came to blows, and though Gedo and KENTA moved to break things up, the fix was in. KENTA hit Go2Sleep on ELP, and Finlay followed with a shillelagh shot. Even Taiji Ishimori would hit the ring and turn on his former partner with a low blow as Phantasmo’s expulsion was complete.

Backstage, Finlay would state that ELP had paid the consequences of not falling in line before saying he had ‘a hand picked replacement’ waiting in the wings- who could that be?

 

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