In the very month of May, 10 years ago, a pro wrestling stable in NJPW was formed that revolutionized the industry. The founder members of the stable were Finn Balor fka Prince Devitt (leader), Karl Anderson, Bad Luck Fale, and Tama Tonga. After going through a list of names, the stars decided to call their faction ‘Bullet Club’.

Many top names in the industry became a part of the faction. And one among them was Cody Rhodes. Back in 2016, he joined the faction. He was in the stable for almost two years. On the faction’s 10th anniversary, he recently spoke about the experience and why he joined it, knowing that his father would never have approved of it.

Cody Rhodes wanted to become successful on his own

While speaking in an interview with Sports Illustrated, The RAW brand star begins his statement by saying that if his father, Dusty Rhodes, were to be around at that time, he would never want him to join the faction. He said, “A lot of people told me I shouldn’t do it. Had my father been alive, he would have suggested against it.”

In fact, he, himself, didn’t want to be a part of a stable. He wanted to establish himself as a lone wolf and dominate the wrestling industry on his own.

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“It went against what I wanted to do. I didn’t want to be in a group, I didn’t want to be on a team, and I didn’t want to be in a faction. I wanted to be a quarterback and the lead dog,” he added. But then why did he join the faction? Well, the reason is his former stablemate.

Rhodes joined Bullet Club because of Kenny Omega

During the interview, The American Nightmare said Kenny Omega is the reason he grabbed the opportunity to shine as a faction star.

“Stepping into Bullet Club, seeing Kenny as the leader, and using my real-life quest to compete with him, this was an opportunity to take what Finn Bálor created. And was extremely profitable. And take it to another level of profits,” he elucidated.

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He added that there were many aspects of the group that made him feel happy. But the one thing that he loved the most about Bullet Club was the friendships. During his time on the faction, he was friends with Omega, Marty Scurll, Nick Jackson, and Adam Page. He enjoyed having all of them as his friends.

The Bullet Club is very close to his heart. Plus, the fans were also happy to see his reunion with the faction a couple of months earlier. 

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