Jay White Returns After 15 Months, Helps Copeland and Cage Retain AEW Tag Titles

Q: Jay White's return reignited a civil war. What is his next move against David Finlay's faction?

Jay White’s next move is expected to be a direct feud with David Finlay’s faction, The Dogs, as part of a broader Bang Bang Gang vs. The Dogs program. That direction is strongly supported by what happened at Forbidden Door. White returned after 15 months out, attacked Finlay with the Blade Runner, and effectively cost The Dogs the AEW World Tag Team Championship match against Adam Copeland and Christian Cage. The visual of Juice Robinson, Ace Austin, and The Gunns appearing alongside White made clear that this was not a one-off save, but the reactivation of White’s side in the Bullet Club split. Additional reporting points to AEW treating this as the start of a full factional storyline. Tony Khan has indicated that a full Bang Bang Gang vs. The Dogs program is the intended direction, with White’s attack framed as long-awaited payback. That fits the history: Finlay took over Bullet Club in New Japan and White was pushed out, leaving unresolved leadership and loyalty issues that now carry into AEW. In practical terms, White’s next step is likely to be an on-screen confrontation with Finlay, followed by multi-man matches involving the Bang Bang Gang and The Dogs. The central hook is no longer just interference in a title match; it is a revived Bullet Club civil war, with White targeting Finlay personally while rallying his own allies around him.

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 29

15 months after going out injured, Jay White returned at Forbidden Door and blindsided David Finlay, helping Adam Copeland and Christian Cage keep the AEW World Tag Team Championship.
Finlay and Clark Connors appeared close to winning after using dirty tactics — including a shillelagh shot to Cage with the referee down — before the lights cut out and White appeared in the ring.
White hit Finlay with the Blade Runner, then Copeland followed with a spear once the referee recovered and counted the pin for the champions' first successful title defense.
The comeback also reignited White's feud with Finlay and Connors, tied to Finlay's takeover of Bullet Club in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and White's ouster from the group.