Bad Luck Fale
Bad Luck Fale | |
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Tokuyama University | |
Family | Tama Tonga (cousin) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Bad Luck Fale[2] King Fale[2] |
Billed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 156 kg (344 lb)[2] |
Billed from | Kingdom of Tonga[2] |
Trained by | Yuji Nagata Yujiro Takahashi[4] Jado[5] |
Debut | 4 April 2010[2][3] |
Simi Taitoko Fale (born 8 January 1982) is a Tongan-New Zealand
Fale is one of the founding members of the infamous Bullet Club, an originally all-foreigner group that has seen great success in the company. He is the only founding member who has never left the group. Fale's dojo has helped provide a bridge for non-Japanese wrestlers to perform for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Early life
Fale was a
Professional wrestling career
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Early years (2010–2012)
Fale, working under the ring name "King Fale", made his in-ring debut on 4 April 2010, when he was defeated by
In February 2011, Fale joined
Bullet Club (2013–present)
The Underboss (2013–2019)
On 7 April 2013, at
On 21 June at
On 4 January 2016, at
In February 2017, Fale opened his own wrestling school, the Fale Dojo, in
The Rogue General (2019–present)
On 28 January, Fale debuted a new gimmick called "The Rogue General", and started a short feud with Kazuchika Okada.
Fale was absent most of the year as he was unable to return to Japan due to border closures as a result of the
In March 2021, Fale entered in the
Professional wrestling persona and style
When Fale first turned his back on Yuji Nagata and most of New Japan's fan favorites, he became known as The Underboss of Prince Devitt and Bullet Club, carrying Devitt to the ring.[80] After a few years, Fale decided to embrace not being a low-key member of Bullet Club, renaming his persona The Rogue General.[81] Fale, being a larger wrestler has always utilized power-based moves in his arsenal. Being a villainous character, he uses his power to inflict more pain than necessary and to control the opponent's pace. He is also known to attack ring announcers before his match. Despite having the power (and at some times in his career, the athletic) advantage over most of his opponents, Fale's character has always tried to take the easy way out and cheat during matches.[82][83]
Fale's big moves include a jumping
Personal life
Fale is the cousin of
In 2017 it was reported that Fale was in a relationship with
Fale also runs his own professional wrestling school
Championships and accomplishments
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- 1 time)[19]
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chase Owens[90]
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Tama Tonga and Yujiro Takahashi (1),[35] and Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa (2)[47]
- New Japan Ranbo (2021)[91]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 71 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017[92]
- Ranked No. 71 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
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External links
- Bad Luck Fale's New Japan Pro-Wrestling profile
- Bad Luck Fale on Facebook
- Bad Luck Fale's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database