7 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Sept 29)

7. The Bullet Club Invades Monday Night RAW

On Monday night, the Bullet Club invaded RAW in a tribute to the DX WCW invasion of 1998. It's the Bullet Club, and the law of internet wrestling fandom dictates that they must not be criticised...

...but wasn't it all a little bit lame?

Cody's Independence Day speech was either a satirical take on WWE's out-of-date reference points, or a lame spot of comedy. There was no originality to any of it whatsoever - but that was probably the point. It was ironic, or irritating, or something. The Bucks et al. referred to Finn Bálor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson as their trapped friends while bragging about their merch sales - which can't be too high, else they'd have sprung for a tank.

The joke, ultimately, was on them. In effect, the Bullet Club is the perfect faction for a generation of trolls - but they trolled themselves into a lawsuit. Vince McMahon, the last man they should be irritating, was so irritated at the stunt that he served the Bucks with a too sweet cease and desist over their adopted hand gesture. The legality of it all is quite confusing - but after all, the WWF hasn't lost a courtroom battle yet. This charade either added to their cult or devalued it. Little is known at present, other than one moment was iconic - so much so that a jeep has been confused with a tank - and the other was ironic.

More so than was intended.