Folks, hold onto your foam fingers and break out the medical textbooks, because David Finlay’s journey through 2024 has been more thrilling than a soap opera set in an ER! This New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dynamo not only clinched the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship but also threw punches in the notorious Bullet Club War Dogs vs. United Empire showdown. Talk about a rollercoaster year!
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any wilder, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer spills the beans on Finlay’s mysterious disappearance from the New Japan Cup. Turns out, our wrestling champ was battling a neck swelling so severe it pinched an artery. Yes, you heard that right—an artery pinch! This little squeeze was blocking blood flow to his brain, leaving him with dizzy spells and vision that was more spotted than a Dalmatian.
But fear not, wrestling aficionados! After what I assume involved lots of ice packs and maybe some superhero serum, Finlay is back and better than ever. He’s not just hitting the mat; he’s touring full-time with NJPW and stirring up trouble with the Bullet Club War Dogs as they tangle with Los Ingobernables de Japon.
This weekend, catch him live at the NJPW STRONG Resurgence in sunny California, where he teams up with none other than KENTA. They’ll face Tetsuya Naito and Yota Tsuji, the latter still probably smarting from his May 3rd defeat by Finlay at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku. And with major events like NJPW Dominion 6.9 and AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door 3 on the horizon, our man Finlay’s summer schedule is packed tighter than a sumo wrestler in a smart car.
So, will Finlay keep his championship gold shining, or will the high-flying drama take another twist? Stay tuned, folks, because this wrestling saga is far from over!