Wrestler Profile

David Finlay

David Finlay is the Rebel — fourth-generation wrestling royalty who seized the Bullet Club throne in 2023 and remade the faction in his own bitter image. Son of WWE veteran Fit Finlay, he spent years as New Japan's polite young lion before an edge of resentment transformed him into its most calculating villain.

Leading the War Dogs — with Gabe Kidd, Drilla Moloney and company — he stripped Bullet Club to its violent essentials and captured the Global Championship, headlining against Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay and Hiroshi Tanahashi. His oversized shillelagh and trash-talking promos honor the family business while burning its rulebook.

Still shy of his mid-30s with main-event polish already banked, Finlay is positioned as a cornerstone gaijin for New Japan's next era. WrestleRanks voters rank the Rebel on trajectory: upward, with malice.

Promotions

David Finlay is associated with NJPW (2026).

PWI rankings history

David Finlay has been ranked in the PWI 500 8 times, first at No. 93 in 1999 and most recently at No. 62 in 2025. The highest placement is No. 49, reached in 2024.

Placements by year: 1999 (No. 93), 2018 (No. 350), 2020 (No. 233), 2021 (No. 241), 2022 (No. 225), 2023 (No. 74), 2024 (No. 49), 2025 (No. 62).

Compiled from the annual rankings published by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. See the 2025 edition.

Teams and factions

David Finlay has competed as part of the tag team Bullet Club War Dogs. A current member of Bullet Club War Dogs.

David Finlay in the WrestleRanks rankings

David Finlay is tracked as a powerhouse on WrestleRanks. WrestleRanks standings are decided one week at a time, from fan voting and editor input. Read more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the David Finlay ranking page.

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