David Stephen Finlay III

Acting

Born May 16, 1993

From Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

David Finlay is a German-born American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), joining the promotion in March 2026 after leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he competed from 2015 to 2026. In NJPW, Finlay led Bullet Club from 2023 until the faction’s disbandment in early 2026 and became a two-time and longest-reigning IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, with a record 245-day second reign. He also won the New Japan Cup in 2025 and, alongside Juice Robinson as FinJuice, they won the World Tag League in 2019 and became one-time IWGP Tag Team Champions, while Finlay is also a one-time NEVER Openweight Champion and a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion with Ricochet and Satoshi Kojima. Outside NJPW, he is a one-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with Robinson and one-time POW Junior Champion. He is the son of retired Irish professional wrestler David Finlay Jr., best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1996 to 2000 under the ring name Fit Finlay and in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2005 to 2010 under the mononymous name Finlay.

David Stephen Finlay III

Known For

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall

AEW Dynasty 2026

AEW Revolution 2026

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016

NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final

IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021

Filmography — Acting

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall

AEW Dynasty 2026

AEW Revolution 2026

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016

NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final

IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2021

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024

NJPW Resurgence 2021

NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3

IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2021

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 2021

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026

NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017

NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2024

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018

NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2021

NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16

NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1