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Fit Finlay excited for son David’s ‘next chapter’

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Fit Finlay is excited for his son David’s next chapter — which could include joining the rest of his family in WWE NXT.

David Finlay bid an apparent farewell to Japan earlier this week at the New Beginning in Osaka. During the years he spent wrestling in the country, Finlay was one of NJPW’s top foreigners and a leader of Bullet Club. He still has at least one more NJPW match left with Finlay vs. Fred Rosser set to take place at New Beginning USA on February 27.

Though his next destination is still unconfirmed, there are rumors Finlay could be headed to NXT. His father Fit is a coach at the Performance Center, and his younger brother Uriah Connors (Brogan Finlay) is part of the NXT roster. Fit Finlay sent out a tweet today expressing pride in David ahead of whatever is to come.

“Whats next? I’m proud of the journey you have been on,” Fit wrote. “I’m excited for the next chapter. Your eminence in Wrestling is undeniable! 4th Generation, ya can’t slow that juggernaut.”

If David Finlay does sign with WWE, he could potentially end up in NXT’s newly formed Birthright faction. There was a segment on Tuesday where Lexis King (the son of Brian Pillman) and Arianna Grace (the daughter of Santino Marella) approached Uriah Connors about joining. The idea behind the faction is that these wrestlers believe their families have earned their legacies — while the other talent in NXT are influencers and athletes who have gotten everything handed to them.

Report: WWE rehires Shane Helms and Fit Finlay as producers

Posted on by Josh Nason

Even as they continue to make changes to their front office, WWE has reportedly rehired two of its recently furloughed producers in Dave “Fit” Finlay and Shane “Hurricane” Helms, first reported by PWInsider’s Mike Johnson. 

Both men, along with most of the producers and a large amount of in-ring talent, were let go as part of the April pandemic related cuts as the company had to put a pause on all of their touring.

The 62-year-old Finlay had been with WWE for the better part of two decades as a wrestler, trainer, and producer. Johnson reported that Finlay was present at Wednesday’s NXT TV tapings.

After multiple runs in WWE, the 46-year-old Helms kicked off his producer run in January 2019. Johnson reported that Helms was backstage at WWE’s Survivor Series and was also at Raw Monday. Helms recently made appearances for AEW in the Elite Deletion match at November’s Full Gear and on the Talk’N Shop a Mania II pay-per-view as a reporter.