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Simi Taitoko Fale (born 8 January 1982) is a Tongan professional wrestler and former rugby union player. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where performs under the ring name as Don Fale (ドン・ファレ, Don Fare) and is a member of House of Torture.[2] Best known by his longtime ring name Bad Luck Fale (バッドラック・ファレ, Baddorakku Fare), he is a former three-timeNEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion, a one-timeIWGP Tag Team Champion and a one-timeIWGP Intercontinental Champion. His surname translates to "house" in Tongan, which suits his wrestling persona as an immovable force.

Fale is one of the founding members of Bullet Club, an originally all-foreigner stable that saw great success in the company. Fale remained the only founding member to have never left the group until 15 June 2025, when he joined House of Torture.[6]

Fale also operates a wrestling school called Fale Dojo, which has helped provide a bridge for non-Japanese wrestlers to perform for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Early life

Fale was a rugby union player prior to 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.[7] He would start training to become a professional wrestler in June 2009.[2]

Professional wrestling career

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Early years (2010–2012)

Fale, trabajando bajo el nombre de ring "King Fale", hizo su debut en el ring el 4 de abril de 2010, cuando fue derrotado por Manabu Nakanishi . [ 2 ] Fale obtuvo su primera victoria en New Japan poco más de un mes después de su debut, derrotando a Kyosuke Mikami . [ 8 ] Fale y Super Strong Machine entraron a la G1 Tag League 2010 , terminando últimos en su bloque y en general con cero victorias y cero puntos. [ 8 ] Fale también participó en el J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament 2010 junto a Giant Bernard y Karl Anderson , llegando a la segunda ronda antes de ser eliminado. [ 8 ] Fale luego se enfrentó al también joven león Hiromu Takahashi en una serie de tres combates, ganándolos todos. [ 8 ]

In February 2011, Fale joined Yuji Nagata's Seigigun ("Blue Justice Army") stable along with Wataru Inoue and Super Strong Machine. At The New Beginning on 20 February, Nagata, Inoue, Fale and Hiroyoshi Tenzan faced Chaos (Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, and Yujiro Takahashi) in losing effort.[9] In the prelude to the 2011 J Sports Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament, Fale again teamed with Inoue and Tenzan, losing to Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson) & Jyushin Thunder Liger. In the actual tournament, they were eliminated in the second round by Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma) & Satoshi Kojima.[9] In April 2011, Fale took part in All Together, a joint show between New Japan Pro-Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah in the wake of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, unsuccessfully competing in The Destroyer Cup battle royal.[9] Fale teamed with Nagata in the 2011 G1 Tag League, finishing with one win and two points.[8] Bad Luck Fale lost his first match of 2012, when he teamed with Tama Tonga to take on Okumura and Yoshi-Hashi.[8] At NJPW's 40th Anniversary Show, Fale teamed with Tomoaki Honma to take on Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi and Yujiro Takahashi) in a losing effort. On 10 February 2012 at NEVER.8: Go to the Next Level, Fale unsuccessfully faced Yuji Nagata in singles action. Afterwards, he left for a fourteen-month learning excursion to the United States.[10] On 8 June 2012, Fale debuted for NWA Houston, losing to Mysterious Q.

Bullet Club (2013–2025)

Fale (back) with Bullet Club in September 2013

El 7 de abril de 2013, en Invasion Attack , Fale, ahora actuando como rudo , regresó a New Japan como el "portero" de Prince Devitt bajo el nuevo nombre de ring de "The Underboss" Bad Luck Fale. [ 11 ] Fale luchó su combate de regreso el 3 de mayo en Wrestling Dontaku , haciendo equipo con Devitt para derrotar a Captain New Japan y Ryusuke Taguchi . [ 12 ] Más tarde esa noche, Fale y Devitt unieron fuerzas con Karl Anderson y Tama Tonga, formando un grupo y autodenominándose " Bullet Club ". [ 13 ] Más adelante en el año, Fale comenzó su primera gran rivalidad en New Japan con el Campeón Peso Pesado de IWGP Togi Makabe, quien había sido eliminado del G1 Climax 2013 luego de la interferencia de Fale durante un combate con Devitt. [ 14 ] Del 23 de noviembre al 7 de diciembre, Fale y Devitt participaron en la World Tag League 2013 , donde terminaron con un récord de tres victorias y tres derrotas, con una derrota contra Captain New Japan y Hiroshi Tanahashi , quienes hasta entonces no habían ganado ningún combate , en el último día, lo que les costó un lugar en las semifinales. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] La rivalidad entre Fale y Makabe culminó en un combate King of Destroyer el 4 de enero de 2014, en Wrestle Kingdom 8 en el Tokyo Dome , donde Makabe salió victorioso. [ 17 ] Fale y Makabe se enfrentaron nuevamente el 15 de marzo en la primera ronda de la New Japan Cup 2014 , donde Fale salió victorioso. [ 18 ] Fale llegó a la final del torneo antes de perder contra Shinsuke Nakamura el 23 de marzo. [ 19 ]

El 21 de junio en Dominion 6.21 , Fale derrotó a Nakamura en una revancha para convertirse en el nuevo Campeón Intercontinental IWGP . [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Del 21 de julio al 8 de agosto, Fale participó en su primer G1 Climax , donde terminó tercero en su bloque con un récord de seis victorias y cuatro derrotas con una derrota contra Nakamura en el último día que le impidió llegar a las finales. [ 22 ] El 21 de septiembre en Destruction in Kobe , Fale perdió el Campeonato Intercontinental IWGP de nuevo ante Nakamura en su primera defensa. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] En noviembre, Fale entró en la World Tag League 2014 , junto con su compañero de grupo Tama Tonga. [ 25 ] El equipo terminó en el último lugar de su bloque con un récord de tres victorias y cuatro derrotas. [ 26 ] A principios de 2015, Fale comenzó una rivalidad con Kazuchika Okada , lo que lo llevó a obtener una victoria importante el 5 de marzo, derrotando al dos veces Campeón Peso Pesado de la IWGP en la primera ronda de la New Japan Cup 2015. [ 27 ] Fale fue eliminado del torneo en la segunda ronda por Tetsuya Naito . [ 28 ] La rivalidad entre Fale y Okada culminó el 5 de abril en Invasion Attack 2015 , donde Fale fue derrotado por Okada. [ 29 ] Del 20 de julio al 14 de agosto, Fale participó en el G1 Climax 2015. [ 30 ] A pesar de obtener una victoria importante sobre el eventual ganador del torneo Hiroshi Tanahashi, [ 31 ] Fale terminó cuarto en su bloque con un récord de cinco victorias y cuatro derrotas y, por lo tanto, no logró avanzar a la final. [ 32 ] Due to his win over Tanahashi, Fale was granted a shot at the Wrestle Kingdom 10 IWGP Heavyweight Championship match contract , but was defeated by Tanahashi on 27 September at Destruction in Kobe . [ 33 ]

El 4 de enero de 2016, en Wrestle Kingdom 10 , Fale participó en una lucha para coronar a los campeones inaugurales de NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team , donde él, Tama Tonga y Yujiro Takahashi fueron derrotados por Jay Briscoe , Mark Briscoe y Toru Yano. [ 34 ] A pesar del éxodo masivo de miembros de Bullet Club de New Japan (el líder AJ Styles, Karl Anderson y Doc Gallows se fueron), Fale volvió a firmar con New Japan por 2 años en lugar del habitual 1 en medio del interés de la WWE. [ 35 ] El 11 de febrero en The New Beginning en Osaka , Fale, Tonga y Takahashi derrotaron a los Briscoes y Yano en una revancha para ganar el Campeonato NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team. [ 36 ] Después de un reinado de tres días, perdieron el título de nuevo ante los Briscoes y Yano en The New Beginning en Niigata . [ 37 ] El 3 de marzo, Fale obtuvo una gran victoria sobre Hiroshi Tanahashi en la primera ronda de la New Japan Cup 2016. [ 38 ] Al día siguiente, fue eliminado del torneo en la segunda ronda por Michael Elgin . [ 39 ] Fale luego comenzó una nueva rivalidad con Hiroshi Tanahashi, [ 40 ] como parte de la cual él, Kenny Omega y Yujiro Takahashi desafiaron sin éxito a Tanahashi, Michael Elgin y Yoshitatsu por el Campeonato de Tríos NEVER Openweight el 23 de abril. [ 41 ] Del 18 de julio al 12 de agosto, Fale participó en el G1 Climax 2016 , donde, a pesar de obtener grandes victorias sobre Naomichi Marufuji y el vigente Campeón Peso Pesado de la IWGP, Kazuchika Okada, no logró avanzar de su bloque con un récord de cinco victorias y cuatro derrotas. [ 42 ]

In February 2017, Fale opened his own wrestling school, the Fale Dojo, in Auckland , New Zealand . [ 43 ] The following month, Fale made it to the finals of the 2017 New Japan Cup , before losing to Katsuyori Shibata . [ 44 ] On 9 April at Sakura Genesis 2017 , Fale attacked IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and challenged him to a title match. [ 45 ] The title match took place on 3 May at Wrestling Dontaku 2017 and saw Okada retain. [ 46 ] During the summer, Fale took part in the 2017 G1 Climax , where he finished third in his block with a record of six wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals. On 11 August, Fale defeated Yuji Nagata in his former mentor's final G1 Climax match and afterwards bowed to him in a show of respect. [ 47 ] El 17 de diciembre, Fale, Tama Tonga y Tanga Loa derrotaron a Los Ingobernables de Japón ( Bushi , Evil y Sanada ) para convertirse en los nuevos Campeones de Parejas de 6 Hombres de Peso Abierto NEVER. [ 48 ] Perdieron el título ante Chaos ( Beretta , Tomohiro Ishii y Toru Yano) en una lucha de eliminación de cinco equipos el 4 de enero de 2018, en Wrestle Kingdom 12 en Tokyo Dome . [ 49 ] Al día siguiente en New Year's Dash, recuperarían el título de Chaos. [ 50 ] Fale luego compitió en la New Japan Cup 2018 , donde fue eliminado por Hiroshi Tanahashi en la segunda ronda. [ 51 ] En la noche 1 de Wrestling Dontaku 2018 el 3 de mayo, el Bullet Club perdió los títulos de parejas de 6 hombres ante los Super Villains ( Marty Scurll y The Young Bucks ). [ 52 ] Fale next wrestled in the 2018 G1 Climax , competing in the A block. He ended with 6 points, failing to advance to the finals. [ 53 ] During this time, the Bullet Club split into two divisions, the OG and the Elite ; Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Taiji Ishimori remained in the OG group. [ 54 ] AtEl 8 de octubre, en King of Pro-Wrestling , los Bullet Club OG derrotaron a los Bullet Club Elite (los Young Bucks, Chase Owens y Hangman Page ). [ 55 ]

El 28 de enero, Fale debutó con un nuevo personaje llamado "The Rogue General" y comenzó una breve rivalidad con Kazuchika Okada. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] En The New Beginning en Osaka en febrero de 2019, Fale perdió contra Okada. [ 58 ] Fale compitió en la New Japan Cup de 2019 , pero fue eliminado por Will Ospreay en la primera ronda. [ 59 ] En el G1 Supercard del 6 de abril, Fale compitió sin éxito en el Honor Rumble . [ 60 ] Fale se embarcaría en una rivalidad (junto con Chase Owens) contra el recién llegado Mikey Nicholls y el favorito de los fans Juice Robinson . La rivalidad incluiría a Fale desafiando sin éxito por el Campeonato de Estados Unidos IWGP de Juice antes de vencer a Mikey con su movimiento característico, generalmente ineficaz, la Granada. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] Fale luego competiría en el G1 Climax 2019 en el bloque A, terminando con 8 puntos, por lo tanto no avanza a las finales. [ 63 ] Más tarde ese año haría equipo con Chase Owens en la World Tag League . Terminaron el torneo con 6 victorias y 9 derrotas, no avanzando a las finales. [ 64 ] En Wrestle Kingdom 14 , Fale luchó en ambas noches. La primera noche, hizo equipo con Bullet Club (Kenta, Chase Owens y Yujiro Takahashi) en una derrota ante Chaos (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano y Yoshi-Hashi). [ 65 ] Luego participó en una lucha eliminatoria de 5 equipos por el Campeonato de Parejas de 6 Hombres NEVER Openweight en el pre-show de la segunda noche, en la que él, Chase Owens y Yujiro Takahashi fueron eliminados por Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi-Hashi y Robbie Eagles de Chaos . [ 66 ]

Fale estuvo ausente la mayor parte del año ya que no pudo regresar a Japón debido al cierre de fronteras como resultado de la pandemia de COVID-19 . [ 67 ] Regresó en noviembre, compitiendo en la World Tag League 2020 con Chase Owens, sin embargo, la pareja terminó el torneo con 3 victorias y 6 derrotas, sin avanzar a la final. [ 68 ] El 22 de diciembre, se anunció que Toru Yano se enfrentaría a Fale por el Trofeo Oficial KOPW 2020 en una lucha Bodyslam o No Corner Pads después de que la estipulación de Yano ganara la mayoría de los votos de los fanáticos. [ 69 ] Al día siguiente, Fale fue derrotado por Yano después de que fue bodyslam. [ 70 ] En la noche 1 de Wrestle Kingdom 15 , Fale avanzó de la lucha New Japan Ranbo para competir en una lucha de cuatro vías por el Trofeo Provisional KOPW 2021. [ 71 ] On night 2, Fale failed to win the four way match that also included Toru Yano, Chase Owens, and Bushi. [ 72 ]

En marzo de 2021, Fale entró en la New Japan Cup 2021 , pero fue eliminado en la primera ronda después de ser contado fuera en una lucha contra Toru Yano. [ 73 ] Del 14 de noviembre al 12 de diciembre, Fale y Chase Owens compitieron nuevamente en la World Tag League , sin avanzar a la final después de terminar el torneo con 6 victorias y 4 derrotas. [ 74 ] En la noche 1 de Wrestle Kingdom 16 , Fale no avanzó de la lucha New Japan Ranbo. [ 75 ] Fale recibió un pase libre a la segunda ronda de la New Japan Cup 2022 , pero fue eliminado por Hiroshi Tanahashi. [ 76 ] En Wrestling Dontaku 2022 , Fale y Chase Owens ganaron el Campeonato de Parejas IWGP en una lucha de parejas a tres bandas . [ 77 ] They lost the titles on 12 June, at Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall . [ 78 ] Also at the event, Fale was announced to be a part of the G1 Climax 32 tournament in July, where he would compete in the A Block. [ 79 ] He finished with 6 points, failing to advance to the semi-finals. [ 80 ]

On 14 October 2024 at King of Pro-Wrestling event Fale and his newest Bullet Club Rogue Army member, Caveman Ugg unsuccessfully challenged the IWGP Tag Team Champions, Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste.[81]

House of Torture (2025–present)

At Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall on 15 June 2025, Fale, now going by Don Fale, was revealed as the newest member of House of Torture.[82] In March 2026, Fale participated the New Japan Cup, defeating Aaron Wolf in the first round, but lost to Shingo Takagi in the second.[83][84]

Professional wrestling persona and style

When Fale first turned his back on Yuji Nagata and most of New Japan's fan favorites, he became known as The Underboss of Prince Devitt and Bullet Club, carrying Devitt to the ring.[85] After a few years, Fale decided to embrace not being a low-key member of Bullet Club, renaming his persona The Rogue General.[86] Fale, being a larger wrestler has always utilized power-based moves in his arsenal. Being a villainous character, he uses his power to inflict more pain than necessary and to control the opponent's pace. He is also known to attack ring announcers before his match. Despite having the power (and at some times in his career, the athletic) advantage over most of his opponents, Fale's character has always tried to take the easy way out and cheat during matches.[87][88]

Fale's big moves include a jumping splash, the Grenade, a ThumbLariat (succeeded after choke-lifting the opponent with his other hand), Bad Luck Fall, a release Crucifix Powerbomb and different variations of a Schoolboy sweep.[89]

Personal life

Fale is the cousin of Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga and Hikuleo. Fale and Tama had spent their early childhoods in Muʻa, Tonga without meeting. They were in the NJPW Dojo at the same time and realized they were related when a relative commented on a photo Fale had posted on social media.[90] He is of Tongan ethnicity and is fluent in Tongan, English and Japanese.[91][92]

In 2017 it was reported that Fale was in a relationship with go-go dancer Pieter, also known as the "Tokyo Latina", who has made appearances for NJPW as a valet for Fale's Bullet Club stablemate Yujiro Takahashi.[93]

Fale also runs his own professional wrestling school, Fale Dojo. in Auckland, New Zealand that has seen a few of its alumni in NJPW: Toa Henare, Jay White and Michael Richards.[94]

Championships and accomplishments

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