The Bullet Club or TNA Originals in WWE?

[Professor Chaos]

I hear a lot of people talk about The Bullet Club backing AJ in WWE but wouldn't the TNA Originals be more familiar with the WWE Audience? Don't know much about The Bullet Club other than it had AJ, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson who I'm not familiar with, and at one point Balor from what I've read. I've watched TNA for a decade so a stable of AJ, Joe, Roode, Storm, Eric Young, Aries (not an original but would still fit) would seem more of a selling point to me of a stable trying to take over. They could have the Dudley's switch sides and if they sign Angle and The Hardy's that's a more formidable group than they had with the WCW Invasion debacle of 2001.

[Urethra Franklin]

The Bullet Club is/was the hottest act in pro wrestling for almost three years.

TNA had a hostage-taking bird.

I'll go with the former.

[Mister Pigwell]

Moot question.
No one wants to fight on behalf of TNA.

[Deleted]

After AJ was clowning TNA on Edge and Christian's show I doubt it'll be anything similar to that.

[Professor Chaos]

Apr 4, 2016 23:30:07 GMT -5 Urethra Franklin said:

The Bullet Club is/was the hottest act in pro wrestling for almost three years.

TNA had a hostage-taking bird.

I'll go with the former.

Doesn't necessarily matter how good they are if Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson come out to back AJ in Des Moines, Iowa is anyone gonna know who they are or care? Joe, Roode, Aries etc would probably get a reaction anyways.

[fw91]

Apr 4, 2016 23:30:07 GMT -5 Urethra Franklin said:

The Bullet Club is/was the hottest act in pro wrestling for almost three years.

I honestly never heard of them until AJ showed up at the Rumble. Anyway no shot at TNA stable. TNA doesn't exist in the minds of WWE.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Neither

Also, Bullet Club should be Balor's group, not AJ's.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

No

AJ hates TNA and they mistreated the F*** out of him, same for everyone else that's out of the company

That's like defending a dude who stabbed you multiple times.

On top of the fact TNA is about straight nothing at this point, there is nothing to defend.

[saintpat]

Make the stipulation that if AJ loses they all have to go back to TNA. Instantly they are the most symathetic stable in WWE history.

[Mozenrath]

Given how Nakamura was received, I think it's fair to say WWE fans will google you if they're curious, and WWE gave many mentions to the Bullet Club.

[bluemeii]

Apr 4, 2016 23:42:17 GMT -5 fw91 said:

Apr 4, 2016 23:30:07 GMT -5 Urethra Franklin said:

The Bullet Club is/was the hottest act in pro wrestling for almost three years.

I honestly never heard of them until AJ showed up at the Rumble. Anyway no shot at TNA stable. TNA doesn't exist in the minds of WWE.

Your first comment makes me wonder how they are going to present these guys as legit. They are gonna have to pull something serious out their asses to get these guys over as a threat out of the gate.

I'm guessing a very large percentage of the WWE fanbase hasn't seen anything related to the Bullet Club, and forget a TNA stable. They're going to have to make an immediate major impact when they come in or we're looking at a "ain't that the SES offical jobber, you want me to take this serious" situation.

[Professor Chaos]

I know they're never gonna mention TNA or anything like that and these guys aren't fighting on behalf of TNA. More like a bunch of guys that just banded together after years of fighting in the bush league to finally make it to WWE trying to make an impact (no pun intended). I'd think more people in the WWE audience would know of their history in TNA than would know about The Bullet Club.

[FinalGwen]

Had anyone really heard of Roman Reigns before the Shield debut? Had 90% of people heard of Dean outside of the abortive Mick Foley feud? They were presented as a big deal, and so they were treated as one.

[bluemeii]

Apr 4, 2016 23:54:21 GMT -5 Professor Chaos said:

I know they're never gonna mention TNA or anything like that and these guys aren't fighting on behalf of TNA. More like a bunch of guys that just banded together after years of fighting in the bush league to finally make it to WWE trying to make an impact (no pun intended). I'd think more people in the WWE audience would know of their history in TNA than would know about The Bullet Club.

That knowledge of them and where they come from is exactly why they won't band a bunch of TNA wrestlers together in WWE. You think they want a TNA chant breaking out in 2016 at one of their shows because of a group of them being together?

[Professor Chaos]

Apr 4, 2016 23:58:54 GMT -5 bluemeii said:

Apr 4, 2016 23:54:21 GMT -5 Professor Chaos said:

I know they're never gonna mention TNA or anything like that and these guys aren't fighting on behalf of TNA. More like a bunch of guys that just banded together after years of fighting in the bush league to finally make it to WWE trying to make an impact (no pun intended). I'd think more people in the WWE audience would know of their history in TNA than would know about The Bullet Club.

That knowledge of them and where they come from is exactly why they won't band a bunch of TNA wrestlers together in WWE. You think they want a TNA chant breaking out in 2016 at one of their shows because of a group of them being together?

True... sigh... Why can't Vince just buy them out already. Least to get the good stuff from old on the Network. What would it cost him these days a Faygo and a Slice of Pizza?

[Jedi-El of Tomorrow]

Apr 4, 2016 23:35:18 GMT -5 Professor Chaos said:

Apr 4, 2016 23:30:07 GMT -5 Urethra Franklin said:

The Bullet Club is/was the hottest act in pro wrestling for almost three years.

TNA had a hostage-taking bird.

I'll go with the former.

Doesn't necessarily matter how good they are if Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson come out to back AJ in Des Moines, Iowa is anyone gonna know who they are or care? Joe, Roode, Aries etc would probably get a reaction anyways.

They'd in all likelihood make their debut in Chicago, the reaction in Chicago would tell anybody who isn't familiar with them that they're a big deal. The WWE has mentioned The Bullet Club on the website, and they could mention it on Raw educating fans at home.

[Professor Chaos]

Apr 5, 2016 0:07:56 GMT -5 Jedi-El of Tomorrow said:

Apr 4, 2016 23:35:18 GMT -5 Professor Chaos said:

Doesn't necessarily matter how good they are if Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson come out to back AJ in Des Moines, Iowa is anyone gonna know who they are or care? Joe, Roode, Aries etc would probably get a reaction anyways.

They'd in all likelihood make their debut in Chicago, the reaction in Chicago would tell anybody who isn't familiar with them that they're a big deal. The WWE has mentioned The Bullet Club on the website, and they could mention it on Raw educating fans at home.

Luke Gallows appearing in Chicago would probably deteriorate into CM Punk Chants in an instant though.

[saintpat]

Will Albert ruin the Bullet Club gimmick?

[Sparvid]

Apr 4, 2016 23:44:12 GMT -5 CATCH_US IS the Conversation said:

Neither

Also, Bullet Club should be Balor's group, not AJ's.

But the problem is that Balor's a babyface champion, so it doesn't make much sense for him to bring in "bodyguards" or something when that's not a very face thing to do and he's already got himself to the top of the mountain.

[celtics543]

Apr 4, 2016 23:44:26 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

No

AJ hates TNA and they mistreated the F*** out of him, same for everyone else that's out of the company

That's like defending a dude who stabbed you multiple times.

On top of the fact TNA is about straight nothing at this point, there is nothing to defend.

It's wrestling, he's playing a character. He doesn't have to love TNA, just like Nikolai Volkoff played a soviet for years but actually hated communism and risked his life to get to the US. I also assume Fritz Von Erich wasn't an actual Nazi, Muhammad Hassan wasn't a terrorist, and Undertaker isn't actually a zombie. He's just playing a character and trying to get a reaction.