David Stephen Finlay III
Born: 1993-05-16
Place of Birth: Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Biography
David Stephen Finlay is a German-born American professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former two-time and longest-reigning IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, holding the title for a record 245 days during his second reign. Although NJPW recognizes Finlay as the seventh leader of Bullet Club, he predominantly acts as the leader of the War Dogs sub-group.
Known For
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024★ 0.0
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
2023★ 0.0
NJPW Declaration of Power
2022★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Showdown In Los Angeles
2019★ 10.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026★ 9.0
NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall
2025★ 0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2021
2021★ 0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
2020★ 0.0
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
2017★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
2017★ 8.0
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
2018★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017★ 0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024★ 7.0
NJPW Resurgence 2025
2025★ 6.3
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018★ 0.0
RevPro 11 Year Anniversary Show
2023★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 13
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 9
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 14
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 18
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 8
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 10
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11
2017★ 0.0
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
2021★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 1
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 15
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 6
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 1
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 4
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 2
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 16
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 14
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 6
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 2
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 12
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 16
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 14
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
2023★ 8.5
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017★ 7.0
NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024
2024★ 8.8
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
2025★ 10.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 19
2022★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW Battle In The Valley 2023
2023★ 6.5
IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2021
2021★ 0.0
NJPW Resurgence 2021
2021★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016★ 7.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018★ 0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2021
2021★ 6.5
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020★ 9.7
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024★ 6.5
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
2017★ 9.7
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7
2015★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026★ 0.0
NJPW Capital Collision 2022
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
2016★ 0.0
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 15
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Royal Quest IV
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 15
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 10
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023★ 0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025★ 8.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 2
2025★ 0.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 15
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
2023★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025★ 0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021
2021★ 7.1
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022★ 0.0
NJPW Capital Collision 2024
2024★ 0.0
NJPW Windy City Riot 2025
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
2018★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
2019★ 8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 4
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
2024★ 0.0
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025
2025★ 8.0
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
2025★ 10.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
2016★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
2020★ 0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 6
2018★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018★ 7.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
2023★ 7.4
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3
2017★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
2024★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
2017★ 9.5
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)
2022★ 0.0
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling: Northern Rising
2025★ 7.5
NJPW 46th Anniversary Show
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 8
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
2015★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024★ 0.0
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
2025★ 7.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 16
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
2016★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
2024★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
2017★ 8.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 10
2023★ 0.0
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
2024★ 0.0
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024★ 0.0
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
2021★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024★ 0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017★ 10.0
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
2018★ 0.0
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2024
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 2
2023★ 9.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021
2021★ 7.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
2023★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
2023★ 0.0
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1
2024★ 0.0
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Windy City Riot 2022
2022★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
2019★ 8.1
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
2016★ 0.0
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
2018★ 8.5
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4
2017★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023★ 7.3
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
2024★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
2016★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018★ 8.8
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
2016★ 0.0
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017★ 0.0
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024★ 0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
2018★ 8.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 3
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
2015★ 8.0
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
2017★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
2018★ 0.0
IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls
2023★ 5.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
2024★ 5.5
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 8
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 14
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 9
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 18
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
2022★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
2022★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10
2015★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
2025★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final)
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
2016★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
2025★ 0.0
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
2023★ 0.0
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 2
2018★ 0.0
IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2021
2021★ 0.0
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
2023★ 10.0
NJPW Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIV
2024★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017★ 0.0
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2025
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 6
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024★ 0.0
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
2023★ 6.5
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 4
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3
2025★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
2015★ 0.0
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 12
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 16
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 10
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017★ 0.0
Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling: Resurrection
2025★ 6.0
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2024★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 13
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 13
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 5
2025★ 0.0
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 3
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 8
2025★ 0.0
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
2018★ 0.0
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 4
2025★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 11
2025★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 1
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
2018★ 0.0
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 7
2025★ 0.0
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
2018★ 0.0
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final)
2018★ 0.0