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Originally Posted by Fragile X
I'm gonna play devils advocate here, even though a competitive Cruiser division on Smackdown would be money.
If WWE starts to label guys like Bryan, Rhodes, Sin Cara, Chavo, Tatsu, Kidd, etc... as Junior's then that's what they are. Just like in WCW the idea of Rey winning the World Title is laughable. But in WWE it became very plausible and no big deal. It would be hard for Cody Rhodes to go from Cruisweight Champ to World Champ for example, just in the eyes of the fans after they get used to him in the lighter division.
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I'll agree with you on Cody, only because he MIGHT have a bigger future. But then you have guys like Bryan, Tatsu, Kidd, Baretta, Slater, Gabriel, Bourne, Hawkins (he may be too big, can't think off the top of my head). Most of those guys are never going to be world champion. The beauty of it is though, IF they do reach that level, it's not a hard build up.
Example 1. Just have someone clear out the division. If someone becomes so dominant, they could start facing bigger guys to prove themselves. AKA, someone who is too "big" (ego) for the divison.
Example 2. Royal Rumble winner.
Example 3. Royal Rumble Elimination. Have a cruiser eliminate a big name in the Rumble. HAve the big name challenge them, have the cruiser win. If the big name wins the title or something later, the feud is already built.
Example 4. Money in the bank.
There are ways to move a cruiser into the main event, if needed.
Furthermore, one of the reasons Mysterio as champ in WCW would have been a joke was because for the most part, he was treated crappy outside the division. He was lawn darted into things by Nash, etc. They were never meant to be taken seriously outside of the division. WWE could (but probably wouldn't) build the division as a group of superstars who are credible threats to people. This just have to emphasize that the class is based on weight.