David Stephen Finlay III

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Biography

David Finlay is a German-born American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), joining the promotion in March 2026 after leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he competed from 2015 to 2026. In NJPW, Finlay led Bullet Club from 2023 until the faction’s disbandment in early 2026 and became a two-time and longest-reigning IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, with a record 245-day second reign. He also won the New Japan Cup in 2025 and, alongside Juice Robinson as FinJuice, they won the World Tag League in 2019 and became one-time IWGP Tag Team Champions, while Finlay is also a one-time NEVER Openweight Champion and a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion with Ricochet and Satoshi Kojima. Outside NJPW, he is a one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Robinson and one-time POW Junior Champion. He is the son of retired Irish professional wrestler David Finlay Jr., best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1996 to 2000 under the ring name Fit Finlay and in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2005 to 2010 under the mononymous name Finlay.

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MOVIE

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021

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Bound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on October 23, 2021 at Sam's Town Live in Sunrise Manor, Nevada. This was Impact Wrestling's first event to take place outside of Nashville, Tennessee since Sacrifice in February 2020. It was the 17th event under the Bound for Glory chronology and featured wrestlers from Impact's partner promotions All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), and Japan's New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).

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IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021

David Finlay

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NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023

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Battle in the Valley 2023 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on February 18, 2023, at San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, and was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

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NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023

David Finlay

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NJPW Capital Collision 2023

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NJPW Capital Collision 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on April 15, 2023 in Washington, D.C. at the Entertainment & Sports Arena. It was broadcast on NJPW World and FITE TV.

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NJPW Capital Collision 2023

David Finlay

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NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021

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Battle in the Valley 2021 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on November 13, 2021, at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, headlined by Jay White (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Championship.

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NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021

David Finlay

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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

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Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jō Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on June 4, 2023, in Osaka, Japan, headlined by SANADA (c) vs. Yota Tsuji for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

David Finlay

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

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Sakura Genesis 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on April 8, 2023 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. SANADA for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

David Finlay