|
As much as I'm all for seeing epic high-flying and technically sound matches between cruiserweights for something more than just wins, I disagree with bringing back a Lightweight championship, or Cruiserweight, or whatever.
With the way the product is promoted today, and for the past 7 or 8 years, the WWE and other promotions have begun showcasing the so called "little guys" as legitimate threats.
Look at past lightweight champions (WWF & WCW) in the late 1990's and early 2000's.
Chris Jericho
Jeff Hardy
Christian
Rey Mysterio
Eddie Guerrero.
These are all superstars who became a World Champion in a major promotion. What that tells me is these guys don't need a cruiserweight division to keep them divided from the rest of the roster. Why would they need to challenge other lightweights when they can go toe-to-toe with the Heavyweight title holder?
And like the other posters, the WWE is having a hard enough time dealing with their second-tier titles to even consider bringing back, or re-introducing another championship.
Aside from their staple character (a giant-sized human ala Batista, Cena, Trips), the WWE is showcasing these "smaller" superstars as on-par.
So why separate the two groups when we've come to realize a cruiserweight can break the Undertaker's face with his leg?
|