What was supposed to be the defining moment in HIroshi Tanahashi’s storybook comeback to the main event of the Tokyo Dome ended in pure carnage, as the “Switchblade” Jay White led a revolution against New Japan Pro Wrestling’s oldest faction.

When White returned from his international excursion at in late 2017, it was clear he was a very different man than the Young Lion who trained in the Dojo two years prior. Within one month of his in-ring return, he had wrestled Tanahashi on the grand stage of Wrestle Kingdom 12, joined the ranks of CHAOS, and defeated Kenny Omega to become the IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Champion.

While many questioned his ruthless, at times extreme tactics to win at all costs, many argued that those attributes actually defined the old school values of the CHAOS faction, founded nearly a decade ago by the “King of Strong-Style”, Shinsuke Nakamura.

In the years that have followed Nakamura’s departure, CHAOS – much like Bullet Club – has fallen away from dominated New Japan with an iron fist. The role of top heel faction has largely fallen on the frustratingly meddlesome shoulders of Suzuki-Gun, and more recently the core members of the Bullet Club Firing Squad who want to take the faction back to its roots.

That may be exactly what Jay White has planned, as the young, rising star attacked Tanahashi just moments after his main event victory over career rival Kazuchika Okada in the main event of Sunday’s important show. While the so-called “Ace” did retain his briefcase, effectively cementing his spot in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 13, the real spotlight fell on White.

After attacking Tanahashi, the “Switchblade” also laid out fellow CHAOS members Rocky Romero, who was on commentary, as well as Yoshi-Hashi, who received a brutal chair shot to the face. But White was not done there, attacking an exhausted and beaten down Okada in a move that, in no uncertain terms, has to be considered high treason to the king of CHAOS.

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Before he could do any more damage, the Rainmaker’s long-time friend and manager Gedo – who also happens to be head booker of New Japan – put a stop to the carnage and took the chair away from White. Or so we thought… In a shocking move that even the best editorialists among us didn’t see coming, Gedo blindsided an unsuspecting Okada with a chair shot, while the former world champion had his back turned.

When the dust had finally settled, Gedo took a microphone and claimed that it was Jay White – not Tanahashii and certainly not Okada – who would be heading to the main event of the Tokyo Dome, as he defeated BOTH men during this year’s G1 Climax tournament and received nothing in return for his accomplishments. He proclaimed that a new era was among us.

…The Era of the Switchblade.