>>15026947WWE has had self-aware moments all throughout their history. The very first one that comes to mind was booking the RR where Nakamura went over to come down to him versus Big Dog Roman, knowing that would've created the most heat and drama with a smart PPV crowd.
As for the Firefly Fun House match, it's masturbatory bullshit that only serves the segment of fans who think something is automatically smart if it's deconstructive. It's also proof that Wyatt wasn't just a victim of bad booking and provided a lot of awful creative himself. Unless you really think Vince was standing over his shoulder going "Goddam pal! Those marks on the internet keep saying Cena should be in the modern NWO, so let's go with that! Such good shit!"