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By Fernando Quiles Jr
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David Finlay has been a mainstay on the NJPW roster, but it appears WWE is in pursuit. Ahead of "Wrestle Kingdom 20," it was reported that Finlay's NJPW deal is expiring and he was expected to receive interest from other professional wrestling companies. Now that NJPW's biggest event of the year has passed, there is an update.
WrestleVotes on Fightful Select reports that WWE is interested in potentially signing Finlay once his NJPW contract expires. Finlay's father, Fit, is a producer and trainer for the company. Finlay's brother, Brogan, is a member of the "NXT" roster as Uriah Connors.
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David Finlay's History in NJPW
Finlay first joined NJPW in 2015. He lost all of his matches in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament that same year and was a Young Lion until 2016. At "Destruction in Kobe 2016," Finlay captured his first title under the NJPW banner by winning the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship with Ricochet and Satoshi Kojima.
Finlay eventually formed a tag team with Juice Robinson. The pair captured the IWGP Tag Team Championship at "Wrestle Kingdom 14." Finlay became the face of the Bullet Club faction in 2023 when he turned heel after Jay White was ousted from NJPW in kayfabe. Finlay then captured the IWGP Global Championship twice.
At "Wrestle Kingdom 20," Finlay and the Bullet Club War Dogs were betrayed by Jake Lee, who aligned with the United Empire. Lee and the United Empire defeated Finlay and the Bullet Club War Dogs. Lee has now positioned himself for a potential IWGP Heavyweight Championship match against Yota Tsuji, who recently declined the challenge.
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