Bad Luck Fale Fale Simitaitoko ( January 8 , 1982 ) is a Tonga n professional wrestler . He currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling as Bad Luck Fale . He is a former one - time IWGP Intercontinental Champion . Career . Early career . Simitaitoko was a rugby union player prior to him training and debuting for New Japan Pro Wrestling . He attended the strong rugby school of De La Salle College , Mangere East in Auckland New Zealand and was a member of the 1st XV from 1999 to 2000 , also making age grade rugby teams along the way . He then accepted scholarship to play rugby in Japan at Tokuyama University , alongside fellow New Zealander Sila Iona and Greame Brent where they attended from 2001 to 2005 . From April 2006 to March 2008 he played for the Japanese rugby union team Fukuoka Sanix Blues . He would start training to become a professional wrestler in June 2009 . New Japan Pro Wrestling . Debut ( 2010 – 2012 ) . Taitoko made his official debut on 4 April 2010 losing to Manabu Nakanishi . Fale would go on to job to bigger stars in New Japan Pro Wrestling which is common for rookies however his first win in New Japan came quickly only a month after his debut , 15 May 2010 against Kyosuke Mikami . For the rest of the year , King Fale generally was in the opening spots but had more of a chance against established wrestlers as he battled Nakanishi , Nakamura , and others . Fale wrestled in the G1 Tag League , which is very rare for a rookie , but he and his partner Super Strong Machine did not pick up any wins . He also participated in J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament 2010 with Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson and was eliminated in the second round . Fale came out on top in a Young Lion 3 Match Series beating Hiromu Takahashi three times . Fale would kick of 2011 with a win beating Kyosuke Mikami . Again Fale would lose most of his matches in 2011 . Fale joined the Seigigun ( " Blue Justice Army " ) which also included Yuji Nagata , Wataru Inoue and Super Strong Machine . At The New Beginning on 20 February , Nagata , Inoue , and Fale teamed with Hiroyoshi Tenzan against CHAOS ( Shinsuke Nakamura , Toru Yano , Takashi Iizuka , and Yujiro Takahashi ) in an elimination match which they came up short . In the prelude to the J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament 2011 he teamed with Inoue and Hiroyoshi Tenzan and lost to Bad Intentions ( Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson ) & Jushin Thunder Liger , in the actual tournament they were eliminated in the second round by Great Bash Heel ( Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma ) & Satoshi Kojima . Fale participated in New Japan Pro Wrestling , All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah joint pay - per - view called All Together and was part of the Destroyer Cup battle royal . Fale along with Nagata teamed up to take part in the 2011 G1 Climax in block A , after only winning one match the team ended with only two points and therefore were eliminated . Fale lost his first match of 2012 when he teamed with Tama Tonga against OKUMURA and YOSHI - HASHI . At NJPW 40th Anniversary Show , Fale and Tomoaki Honma were defeated by CHAOS ( YOSHI - HASHI and Yujiro Takahashi ) On 10 February 2012 at " " , Fale was defeated in a singles match by Yuji Nagata . Afterwards , Fale left for a fourteen - month learning excursion to the United States . On 8 June 2012 , Fale debuted for NWA Houston and lost to Mysterious Q . Bullet Club ( 2013 – present ) . On 7 April 2013 , at Invasion Attack , Fale returned to New Japan as Prince Devitt ' s new heel " bouncer " under the new ring name " The Underboss " Bad Luck Fale . Fale wrestled his return match on 3 May at Wrestling Dontaku 2013 , where he and Devitt defeated Captain New Japan and Ryusuke Taguchi in a tag team match . Later in the event , Fale and Devitt joined forces with Karl Anderson and Tama Tonga , forming a stable named " Bullet Club " . Later in the year , Fale began his first major feud in New Japan with former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Togi Makabe , who had been eliminated from the 2013 G1 Climax following an interference from Fale during his match with Devitt . From November 23 to December 7 , Fale and Devitt took part in the 2013 World Tag League , where they finished with a record of three wins and three losses , with a loss against the previously winless Captain New Japan and Hiroshi Tanahashi on the final day costing them a spot in the semifinals . The rivalry between Fale and Makabe culminated in a King of Destroyer match on January 4 , 2014 , at Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome , where Makabe was victorious . Fale and Makabe faced off again on March 15 in the first round of the 2014 New Japan Cup , where Fale was victorious . Fale ended up making it all the way to the finals of the tournament , before losing to Shinsuke Nakamura on March 23 . On June 21 at Dominion 6 . 21 , Fale defeated Nakamura in a rematch to become the new IWGP Intercontinental Champion . From July 21 to August 8 , Fale took part in his first G1 Climax , where he finished third in his block with a record of six wins and four losses with a loss against Nakamura on the final day preventing him from making the finals . On September 21 at Destruction in Kobe , Fale lost the IWGP Intercontinental Championship back to Nakamura in his first defense .