Bullet Club in WWE

[saintpat]

I need help understanding how this would work.

I thought the BC gimmick was that they were a confederation of gaijin -- "outsiders" who were foreigners -- taking on the Japanese wrestling establishment.

How does this work if it includes, as has been reported/rumored/expected, the likes of AJ Styles, Gallows and Karl Anderson? And how does it fit with Finn Balor's development/character/gimmick so far in NXT, where he's obviously assimilated and doesn't seem to be an outsider in any fashion (even if he isn't U.S.-born)?

I know, or gather, that a lot of people want to see BC in WWE, but I just don't see how it translates.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

They're outsiders from the Japanese scene taking on the American wrestling establishment.

The color of their skin and the language they speak is irrelevant.

Not difficult to adapt at all.

[DrBackflipsHoffman]

It's just a cool name for a bunch of wild, new talent to run roughshod over everybody. Doesn't really need to carry over the meaning since a majority of the audience aren't going to know or care.

[AwamoriRock]

Nationality kinda left the picture when Yujiro joined. They were really just outsiders in general.

[mrbananagrabber]

Honestly, the only problem I can see WWE having is that "bullet to the head" gesture they do. Can't see that happening.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Jan 16, 2016 2:28:49 GMT -5 mrbananagrabber said:

Honestly, the only problem I can see WWE having is that "bullet to the head" gesture they do. Can't see that happening.

Yeah, finger guns seem to be one of those unspoken no-nos.

["Mr Wonderdick" Dick Dastardly]

They should be called The Gaijin Club in the WWE.

[This Player Hating Mothman]

Even if they do align Doc and Anderson with Balor and/or AJ, I don't think we'll get the same gimmick for them. Outsiders I can see, but the entire hook of the gimmick isn't just that they're gaijin, but that they bring to the table a very conventionally American style of stable. Because the kind of schmozzy horseshit we see every goddamn show in WWE is so rare in Japan, their antics draw more heel heat. In WWE, that's just being a heel in WWE, so they'll have some other hook entirely. WWE can't have decided to go in on these talents just so they can ape the exact gimmick they're working.

[Deleted]

Sine they do the kliq gestures and act like a cross between DX and the nWo, this would be a time where a heel stable working for the authority figure would actually make sense.

They have also been endorsed by the kliq guys on social media and stuff too.

[魔界5号]

Probably in the minority but Bullet Club in WWE is the last thing I wanna see. The group has more than ran its course over the past 3 years. Their schtick is just old now.

[________ has left the building]

Jan 16, 2016 3:37:48 GMT -5 魔界5号 said:

Probably in the minority but Bullet Club in WWE is the last thing I wanna see. The group has more than ran its course over the past 3 years. Their schtick is just old now.

I don't mind them if they bring something new to the table. If it is the same played out NWO/DX shit from the past 2 years, stay in NXT. The cool kids there will enjoy that trip down memory lane.

[Hit Girl]

They wear Bullet Club t-shirts and do the Bullet Club hand thing.


Done.

[CM Parish]

Jan 16, 2016 2:31:16 GMT -5 TWERKIN' MAGGLE said:

Jan 16, 2016 2:28:49 GMT -5 mrbananagrabber said:

Honestly, the only problem I can see WWE having is that "bullet to the head" gesture they do. Can't see that happening.

Yeah, finger guns seem to be one of those unspoken no-nos.

[Hit Girl]

Jan 16, 2016 2:28:49 GMT -5 mrbananagrabber said:

Honestly, the only problem I can see WWE having is that "bullet to the head" gesture they do. Can't see that happening.

Call them "The Bullit Club" and have a picture of Steve McQueen on their t-shirts.

[BlackoutCreature]

Their act is basically that they're a tribute band to the nWo/DX only doing it in a part of the world that didn't spend a decade getting sick of their antics. Yes it appeals to the hardcore indie fans who don't want to except that the 90's have ended, but I imagine transplanting their act wholesale to the WWE in 2016 is gonna get really old, really quick.

[Urethra Franklin]

I think it will work just fine.

Nationality is irrelevant. They're a group of guys who conquered Japan and now want to do the same with the biggest promotion in the world.

I think AJ should be kept separate, though. Make it Balor/MGKA/Doc/Tonga.

[Kevin Hamilton]

I could see a name change pretty much on the way. I don't think WWE would invite the potential PR flak for calling something "Bullet" given the times we live in

Could be wrong, just my feeling. Not saying it wouldn't be goofy, but could be likely

[RI Richmark]

Jan 16, 2016 10:15:17 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

I could see a name change pretty much on the way. I don't think WWE would invite the potential PR flak for calling something "Bullet" given the times we live in

Could be wrong, just my feeling. Not saying it wouldn't be goofy, but could be likely

A name change would have to come anyway. Bullet Club is still active in Japan and New Japan probably owns the rights to the name so the WWE would have to use a different name.

[Big Poppa Pumpkin]

it's the Fun Club, Maggle!

[alexwrightspackage]

Jan 16, 2016 10:21:51 GMT -5 RI Richmark said:

Jan 16, 2016 10:15:17 GMT -5 Kevin Hamilton said:

I could see a name change pretty much on the way. I don't think WWE would invite the potential PR flak for calling something "Bullet" given the times we live in

Could be wrong, just my feeling. Not saying it wouldn't be goofy, but could be likely

A name change would have to come anyway. Bullet Club is still active in Japan and New Japan probably owns the rights to the name so the WWE would have to use a different name.

Bliz Cliz? *shrug*