| Bad Luck Fale | |
|---|---|
 Fale in 2015 | |
| Birth name | Simi Taitoko Fale[1] |
| Born | 8 January 1982[2] Tonga[2] |
| Alma mater | Tokuyama University |
| Family | Tama Tonga (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bad Luck Fale[2] King Fale[2] |
| Billed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 156 kg (344 lb)[2] |
| Billed from | Kingdom of Tonga[2] |
| Trained by | Yuji Nagata Yujiro Takahashi[4] Jado[5] |
| Debut | 4 April 2010[2][3] |
Simi Taitoko Fale (born 8 January 1982) is a Tongan-New Zealand professional wrestler and former rugby union player. He primarily works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as Bad Luck Fale (バッドラック・ファレ, Baddorakku Fare), where he is a member of Bullet Club.[2] In NJPW, he is a three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion, a one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and a one-time IWGP 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 the infamous Bullet Club, an originally all-foreigner stable that has seen great success in the company. He is the only founding member who has never left the group.
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.
- ^ "Simi Taitoko Fale". Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i バッドラック・ファレ. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b "King Fale". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Bad Luck Fale << Wrestlers Database<<". CAGEMATCH. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Tama's Island: Tama's Time As A Young Boy at the NJPW Dojo on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 28 July 2021.