5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Dec 1)

5. Dumb Decision

On this week's RAW, Finn Bálor was yet again used as a punching bag to put Kane over. The Big Red Machine smashed Bálor with a chair after he dared interfere in the aftermath of Kane's match with Jason Jordan. Their impromptu bout was all a prelude to another Kane Vs. Braun Strowman showdown, one performed in slow motion to library silence. It's no wonder. WWE wrote the book on sidelining exciting, emerging talent in favour of irrelevant relics.

What's borderline antagonistic about all this is WWE.com's simultaneous decision to run a poll asking fans to state their preferred choice of Universal Title challenger. Bálor dominated the vote - and thus Kane dominated him. This isn't an indy-darling-isn't-getting-pushed whine; Kane is completely and utterly past both relevance and his physical prime. He is a dinosaur. Dispensing with the third person for a moment: some friends of mine are lapsed fans with just enough curiosity to touch base. They cannot believe Kane is still on the scene; to them, it's as inexplicable as André The Giant rocking up on RAW - probably because they were fans at time when the new generation of talent wasn't buried beyond belief.

Nobody buys Kane as a threat.

Well, some people evidently do. A pocket of the crowd implored Kane to smash Finn across the back "one more time!". That's what happens when you ruin a performer; fans don't care about them. WWE is obviously teasing some throat-related match between Kane and Braun Strowman, which, again, is fitting: this dumb and tedious bullsh*t is enough to make you gag.

Say Kane puts the resurrected Demon over on his way out. Would that matter? The match would be the sh*ts.