Bad Luck Fale Reveals Time Left on Current NJPW Contract, on NJPW Recognizing the Need for More Homegrown Talent

– Fightful recently interviewed NJPW talent Bad Luck Fale. During the interview, the former IWGP Intercontinental champion revealed that he currently has two years left on a five-year contract with NJPW. Fale also discussed NJPW seeing the need to grow more homegrown talent after the mass exodus of The Elite from the company. Below are some highlights, courtesy of Fightful.

Bad Luck Fale on the Bullet Club getting new members: “It’s a combination of both. We already have guys in our minds. ‘Cause ultimately it’s all about the company. If we see somebody who could help us as the Bullet Club, maybe in the future, of course it’ll help the company as well. But, at the same time if the company brings somebody without us knowing about it or whatever, we embrace that. Because that’s us. We work together with anybody. We work well with anybody. You put somebody you’ve never met before in front of us, we’ll find you a spot.”

On his current NJPW contract having two years left: “I have two years left on my contract. I was on a five year [contract]. Something unheard of in New Japan. It works both ways. For me, if you give me a short term deal then that means I’m going to be looking at other places. If you give me a long term deal, that means they want me to stay around and that will impress me to work towards helping develop whatever it is the company wants.”

Fale on NJPW’s mass exodus and needing to have more homegrown talent: “I think it all has to do deal with the mass exodus we talked about earlier. There was a lot of people being brought in, but brought in from other different levels. But, I think they realized we need to grow more homegrown talent. Because I’ve been through it and I felt that longing to Japan. They want the new kids to feel the same when they come through the system. They feel that belonging that really is genuine. Instead of just coming in and leaving. So, it’s a long term investment and spreading it out to the United States and Australian and New Zealand will help up with the international talent, keeping them in the future.”