Finn Balor Reveals Scrapped Names For Bullet Club

The influential Bullet Club stable recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its formation.

Speaking with SI, the Bullet Club's original leader Finn Balor (FKA Prince Devitt) discussed (among other things) the origins of the group's name.

"I was trying to pick a name that tied us all together. Karl was 'The Machine Gun', Fale had been calling his finisher the Hand Grenade, and Minoru Suzuki had been calling me a 'real shooter' for some months as we would roll submission wrestling in the ring before the shows," he said.

The original list of names (saved to his iPhone notes) he came up with consisted of:

• Bullet Club/Parade
• Reload Club
• Lock 'n' Load Club/Parade
• Getaway Club

Though he was immediately drawn to 'Bullet Club', he said some reservations, explaining that:

"To me, Bullet Club sounded the coolest. However, I had mild concerns as the Japanese would sometimes mispronounce 'bullet' as 'beret'. But I chose to go with my gut, and the rest is history".

The first-ever WWE Universal Champion is currently guiding another stable to success as the leader of The Judgment Day.