5 Pros And 4 Cons Of Bullet Club Elite Going To WWE
5. Pro: There Would Be Greater Opportunity For New Japan And ROH Midcarders
Let's be real though, the fate of independent wrestling does not rely on five men. Even if a few cards in the months following departure might be shaken up, that doesn't change the fact that professional wrestling outside of WWE has been stronger and more vibrant than since the heyday of WCW. If Cody, The Young Bucks, Adam Page, and Kenny Omega were to sign with Vince McMahon, that would just motivate everyone else who didn't to step up their game and take up the spots those men left behind.
Take Will Ospreay, for example. Right now, he's still booked as just an excellent junior-heavyweight who's every-now-and-again allowed to flirt with the heavyweights. If guys like Page, Cody, and Omega were gone, Ospreay could instantly reap the benefits. ROH would want to keep him around as a top guy perhaps give him the world title. Meanwhile, in New Japan, the Aerial Assassin would finally be allowed to break New Japan's weight class hierarchy and become a main-eventer heavyweight. Without Cody or Kenny, Will would be a leading ambassador for New Japan's ever-growing expansion into the west. And with his talent, he would keep up New Japan's reputation for amazing big matches with gusto.
Pardon me if this entry is just slavishly fanboying over Ospreay, but just picture your favorite NJPW or ROH star, and imagine a landscape where they don't have to compete with Bullet Club Elite. Sounds nice, no?