David Finlay wants to carve out his own legacy at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18.
At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18, David Finlay will face Jon Moxley and Will Ospreay in a match that will crown the inaugural IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. Finlay previously smashed the IWGP US and UK Championships.
Speaking on Cultaholic Wrestling's Desert Island Graps, Finlay was asked to discuss his mindset ahead of the bout.
“I mean there’s no denying this is make or break for me. There’s not too many more opportunities that I will come across if I don’t absolutely nail this one and come out on top. Moxley and Will’s names are both synonymous with the IWGP US Championship, as well as other people that I really despise. Then Will fashioned the UK Championship because he was like, ‘I have no ties to the States, why would I defending a title for a country I don’t even care about?’ Which is kind of why I broke both of them. I have no ties to anywhere, so I don’t care about the flag on the belt. I know it meant a lot to Mox, I know it meant a lot to Will. So I wanted to break his shiny toys," Finlay said.
Finlay was also asked to describe how he would want to build the legacy of the new title. He emphasized that he wanted to build his own legacy. Finlay noted that he was a fourth-generation wrestler and the fifth leader of Bullet Club, so he viewed the match as a chance to be the first at something.
“I’ve thought about this a lot, and the thing that comes to mind is, so in the third David in my family. My dad and my grandfather weren’t very original with naming. Im I’m third one of those. I’m a fourth-generation wrestler in my family, so again, someone else’s footsteps. I’m the fifth Bullet Club leader. More boots to fill. So this is my chance, I get to finally be the first at something. I get to cement my own legacy, no strings attached, no shadows. That’s another reason I smashed the old belts. I’ve vied for the US Title four or five times unsuccessfully, so that’s not my legacy. I gotta create my own legacy from the ground up," he said.
During the interview, Finlay also commented on potentially joining WWE. Check out his comments here.
Finlay previously said he had unfinished business in NJPW. Click here to see what he had to say.
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