The Young Bucks, Cody, Hangman Page and Marty Scurll have sent the rumour mill into overdrive after collectively posting on Twitter that the newest round of Bullet Club style shirts they were releasing would be their last:
https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/1050802893488570369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1050802893488570369&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F411mania.com%2Fwrestling%2Fcody-rhodes-young-bucks-others-selling-final-bullet-club-style-shirts%2F
This will be my final Bullet Club affiliated shirt(and it’s my favorite one)! https://t.co/i97frjV0fw pic.twitter.com/y1teCNHtEy
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) October 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/MartyScurll/status/1050891710371430401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1050891710371430401&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F411mania.com%2Fwrestling%2Fcody-rhodes-young-bucks-others-selling-final-bullet-club-style-shirts%2F
https://twitter.com/theAdamPage/status/1051218408287670272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1051218408287670272&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2F411mania.com%2Fwrestling%2Fcody-rhodes-young-bucks-others-selling-final-bullet-club-style-shirts%2F
This has led to further speculation that the group would be leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling at the end of the year for a deal with WWE.
Although that certainly remains a possibility, the decision to collectively abandon the Bullet Club is not down to having signed with WWE. Rather it is step one of launching a unique IP owned exclusively by them as a collective rather than New Japan.
Currently New Japan takes a significant cut of any Bullet Club related merchandise, with the Hot Topic deal in particular paying the talent “pennies” according to our source.
Some have interpreted the group’s decision to discontinue their involvement with the BC line as an indicator they are unhappy with management. While that very well could be the case and this is a direct response to reportedly low contract offers, there is no confirmation of this.
As for where this leaves Bullet Club in New Japan, as one of the company’s most marketable assets there is little chance of the faction fading into oblivion.
More likely, according to reports by Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer, the faction consisting of Guerrillas Of Destiny, Gedo, Jado and Jay White will adopt the Bullet Club name as their own.
Do you think that this is a sing The Elite are heading out of New Japan? Let us know in the comments below.
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