5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Sept 7)

5. Feckless Finn Bálor

Cast your mind all the way back to the halcyon days of August 19, 2018, when WWE promoted SummerSlam.

Finn Bálor appeared as the star he demonstrably can be. The tired fans went apesh*t at the awesome sight of his hellscape of an entrance and Bálor himself - or at least, the idealised, protected, confident, unique version of the act. To use an overused word in the correct context, it genuinely felt epic.

But, on this week's RAW, he looked like a complete dipsh*t. Braun Strowman, just to clear up any remaining confusion, said that he "doesn't give a d*mn whether any of you people like it or not," which means he is a heel. WWE does not do "characters". It does matter how you receive them. Braun is a heel. The Shield, possibly annoyed by the fact that the last 18 months have meant nothing, stormed the ring, where they were attacked by virtually the entire roster under orders of Constable Corbin.

Finn Bálor was among their number.

He was decked immediately by Dean Ambrose and rendered the literal equal of Tyler Breeze, who was also shrugged off with the greatest of ease. Why would Bálor act on Corbin's orders, anyway? He's feuding with him. What a feckless sap he was made to look here. It was worse than unnecessary in that it actually detracted from the storyline. Corbin should have been pleased with him! And what did Bálor do, mere minutes after prostituting himself and suffering a kicking?

He sidled up to Baron backstage, like none of this had happened, and smiled like he was dead on the inside, like he always does. How can you believe in these characters? It doesn't matter.

WWE does not do "characters".