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

4. Vince McMahon...Or Vince Russo?

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Let's play another guessing game: Who is the mastermind behind the Lucha House Party's gimmick table?

Well, there's a Vince involved, all right. There always is. Mirroring his former Head Booker, who also thought "Piñata!" at the merest mention of a Mexican, Vince enjoyed aspects of the act, but sought to improve it...by putting "a big ass piñata!" inside of the Money In The Bank briefcase. It's morbidly funny in an "Isn't Vince batsh*t?" sort of way, but it speaks to a depressing, borderline racist truth. In presenting the Lucha House Party with the most "Mexican" prop imaginable, and promoting them as scheming cheating scamps, Vince McMahon has proven once more that he's a bit of a demented old Grandad. Is there any real difference between this and a lawnmower?

Maybe, next Monday, they can all wear sombreros and grow moustaches, and the Revival can build the momentum in their feud by blowing them away with tear gas. House Party member Kalisto told Steve Austin on his podcast that he was up for this sort of thing. He said to McMahon: "If you want action, you want some cool stuff, we'll give you good stuff and there's stuff you haven't seen yet!"

You can see the gears whirring in Vince's mind.

""Stuff"...stuffed...*racism intensifies* Piñatas are stuffed, pal!"

Also: Stop talking about good stuff and "good things", Kalisto, you daft b*stard!

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!