{"id":26496,"date":"2018-09-22T08:25:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=26496"},"modified":"2018-09-26T00:15:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T04:15:24","slug":"bullet-clubs-firing-squad-recruiting-mission-heads-to-nxt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/09\/22\/bullet-clubs-firing-squad-recruiting-mission-heads-to-nxt\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullet Club&#8217;s Firing Squad Recruiting Mission Heads to&#8230;NXT?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few weeks, the Firing Squad contingent of <strong>Bullet Club<\/strong> &#8211; lead by <strong>Tama Tonga<\/strong> alongside <strong>Bad Luck Fale<\/strong> and his brother <strong>Tanga Loa<\/strong> &#8211; have begun scouring the globe for new members of the Bullet Club to bring the stable back to its original mission statement from it&#8217;s 2013 debut of bringing chaos to the rings of <strong>New Japan Pro Wrestling<\/strong>. A few weeks back, they posted videos and Tweets asking for suggestions from fans on who to scout.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BulletClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BulletClub<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RecruitSeason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RecruitSeason<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E9n1LcOjj5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/E9n1LcOjj5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tama_Tonga\/status\/1039168163353481219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who wants in the club!?<br \/>Recruiting <br \/>Who and why!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BulletClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BulletClub<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BCOG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BCOG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZzzObKFsMF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZzzObKFsMF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rogue General (@TOKSFALE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TOKSFALE\/status\/1041127318616367105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last night Tanga Loa posted a video that he was out scouting for new members of Bullet Club, in a video shared by Tama Tonga that said he was &#8220;scouting the independent scene&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scouting the Independent scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RecruitingSeason?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RecruitingSeason<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BulletClub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BulletClub<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gCLgkbbilq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gCLgkbbilq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tama_Tonga\/status\/1043294908243746818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Turns out, his scouting destination was last night&#8217;s NXT Live Event in Sanford, Florida.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Damn @TangaloaNJPW , I thought you were playin.  <br \/>Nope, no you weren\u2019t. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RecruitingSeasonOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RecruitingSeasonOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KOdMxKeelQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KOdMxKeelQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tama_Tonga\/status\/1043301048675446784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BulletClubItal\/status\/1043315541514092545<\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, it was also the site of the NXT Live Event debut for former indie superstar <strong>Matt Riddle<\/strong>, who faced <strong>Fabian Aichner<\/strong> in his first match inside a WWE ring.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">King of Bros! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuperKingofBros?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SuperKingofBros<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wwenxt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#wwenxt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nxt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#nxt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NXTSanford?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NXTSanford<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#bro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aEV9lk3bS2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/aEV9lk3bS2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Queen Libby \ud83d\udc78\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udda4 (@lahill122) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lahill122\/status\/1043290027789352960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWENXTSpain\/status\/1043407486299131904<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t expect to see Matt Riddle joining Bullet Club though &#8211; or any of the NXT talent &#8211; as Tanga Loa was most likely visiting friends. <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/09\/21\/the-throw-backs-the-talent-the-indies-regained-from-the-wwe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tanga Loa spent six years with WWE developmental<\/a>, in both <strong>Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW)<\/strong> and NXT as <strong>Camacho<\/strong>, before joining his brother in New Japan to form the 3x IWGP Tag Team Champion duo <strong>Guerrillas of Destiny<\/strong> in 2016. But it&#8217;s still a fun angle to the story and adds intrigue into just who the Firing Squad are looking to bring in as the newest members of Bullet Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few weeks, the Firing Squad contingent of Bullet Club &#8211; lead by Tama Tonga alongside Bad Luck Fale and his brother Tanga Loa &#8211; have begun scouring the globe for new members of the Bullet Club to bring the stable back to its original mission statement from it&#8217;s 2013 debut of bringing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":26503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,13,14],"tags":[149,3016,116,751,1033,2671],"class_list":["post-26496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-njpw","tag-bullet-club","tag-firing-squad","tag-nxt","tag-matt-riddle","tag-tama-tonga","tag-tanga-loa"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}