Am I the only one who thinks it would be cool to see ELP join LIJ?

27 comments

1. I get the top rumor is it’s going to be Yota Tsuji (which I am all for). But if not him, then I think El Phantasmo would be a good fit if he really is about to leave Bullet Club.

2. This is where I’m hoping, I’d love him and Shingo to become a team. The next Rey and Dominik! But I’d be okay with him joining GoD. Would love for Fale to reunite with them as well and for them to become their own thing because Hontai is so crowded right now.

3. I think he needs the chance to shine and I’m not sure where that is right now. I think it’s Hontai with GoD most likely but I’d pop hardcore for LiJ to save ELP from a BC beat down and Shingo to pick up a bloody beaten ELP with tears in his eyes and say ‘come to daddy’

4. Would love that but it will likely be a demotion for him, He is not gonna displace either Naito or Shingo as the top 2 Heavyweights in LIJ, when he leaves BC he should go higher on the card not lower,

5. Just 6 guys?

6. I’d be happy seeing ELP anywhere and everywhere… absolutely love that guy.

7. I can’t imagine anything worse

8. I mean..wha? He wouldn’t even remotely fit into LIJ.

9. I could see him in United Empire given his recent praising of Mark Davis during the NJPW Cup plus Osprey was the one who tried to recruit ELP to Chaos at first ?

10. Not a good fit, at all

11. He and Hiromu would make a solid pairing so I’m for it

12. Nah LIJ is hard to get into, which makes the members close with each other. All members and former members have ties with Naito. Would hate to see it like any other faction where members come in and out at all times.

13. As a BC4L guy, I selfishly want him as Bullet Club leader. Realistically though, I’ll watch that entertaining mofo no matter what faction he’s in.

14. It’s crazy to me that no one mention TMDK. He seems a perfect fit to the group who could have a second solo Heavy with ZSJ.
    After LIJ is fun and Hontai is logical. Everything except Chaos ans Strong Style is good

15. He is amazing I just hope he gets his push somewhere!

16. I feel like LIJ is the anti-Bullet Club, in the way that it has NO Gaijins.

17. TMDKELP

18. The last thing LIJ needs is a nepotism member.

19. Bro should start his own faction called the Headbanger’s Ball. Recruit Clark Connors and Alex Coughlin, maybe Alex Zayne and other Jr Heavyweight and start mixing shit up across NJPW/AEW/Impact

20. Literally had the same thought today

21. Honestly I’d like to see the factions just dissolve. Bullet club, & Chaos both are just there to house people. LIJ is still somewhat valid as they don’t have 30 members. The last real threat as a faction was United empire.

22. Nah. He’s a Hontai type of guy at this point

23. I don’t see it.

    LiJ’s schtick is that they’re insecure jerks who cover it up by pretending to be cool and aloof and like they don’t care about anything.

    Whereas Bullet Club are insecure jerks who cover it up by being the loudest, most brash guys in the room.

    ELP’s character just doesn’t mesh with LiJ tbh

24. Yes

25. I hate it, even moreso because it’s LIJ and they already have two main eventers or upper midcarders that can slot in the tag team division and what not, Naito and Shingo can literally do it all

    Sanada had no purpose, he was just another guy (ah, get it?) so his spot being filled up by ELP is just weird to me.

    I like BC ELP, I think he fits like a glove, heel or face, but if he’s really leaving then I guess i’ll take him going to TMDK.

26. I absolutely love, ELP. I would actually like to see him alone, or with a friend just those two, but in two different weight divisions, or give him a valet.

27. I agree.

    But, what’s he going to do, other than be the third best heavyweight?

    This is why they had to move SANADA out of the faction.

    The best thing they could do for EL P right now is if they merge CHAOS & Hontai into one faction, he joins, then you make a short-lived NEVER 6 team of EL P, Tanahashi & Okada, they win the belts, feature EL P as a serious babyface, put them in a campaign beating the Hell out of HoT, and then they can lose the belts back to Strong Style …. And we’re off to the races for the EL P baby face push.