Fans who have been watching Finn Balór, Luke Galows and Karl Anderson since their New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) days definitely had a mark out moment to what they saw in "Monday Night Raw" when the three had a much-awaited reunion after several years.
For those not in the know, the three superstars are founding members of the "Bullet Club" in Japan; a villainous group of foreign wrestlers who sought to dominate NJPW. They gave the classic "foreign invaders versus hometown heroes" angle to Japan using dirty tricks and excessive outside interference to win matches against their Japanese opponents.
Their tactics and cockiness are not very common to the more conservative Japanese fans. These allowed them to generate the heat that they wanted from the crowd, making the group extremely effective as bad guys.
Balór, Anderson, and Gallows eventually left Japan for the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and many expected the three to reform the Bullet Club upon their arrival. Fans were confused and disappointed, however, when management separated Balór from the Duo to be a singles competitor. The three also shared very few appearances on the same screen, much to the dismay of Bullet Club fans.
However, on the first episode of Raw in 2018, fans finally got their wish when Balór surprisingly recruited Gallows and Anderson to fight alongside him against Elias and the Miztourage in a six-man tag team match where the trio emerged victoriously. The American Airlines Arena in Miami erupted in a raucous cheer when they did their "Too Sweet" hand gesture, reminiscent of their time as a group in Japan.
The reunion couldn't have come at a better time for all of them. Balór, in spite of a good showing since his main roster debut, was starting to go around in circles wrestling irrelevant matches week after week, with many of his wins coming at the expense of poor Curt Hawkins, who has been on a 100 plus match losing streak since his return. And Gallows & Anderson seemed to have fallen into a deep slump with no way out — until this Monday.
So what could be next for the group? They can't take the "Bullet Club" name since it is copyrighted by New Japan but it is just a minor inconvenience since Balór already has "Balór Club" in WWE, taken from his original group's name. It doesn't sound bad for naming their reformed team.
What is important for the fans is that the three are back together and are ready to bring their dominance to Raw as well as give their careers a second wind. They definitely would not mind if the group formally debuted as baby faces or bad guys because either way, it is going to be, as the Bullet Club would say, "too sweet."
