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Old 06-05-2013, 06:34 PM   #45161
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Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan View Post
lol. He wasn't "stuck" in the Cruiserweight division any more than he would have been "stuck" in a lower-card division without a title to go after before. The man even fucking challenged for the WCW title against Ric Flair while he was "stuck" in the cruiserweight division. Having a division to be at the top of did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to hamper him and in fact helped his career outside that division in the long run. How is this a bad thing? lol
We're not in WCW, we're in WWE. Rey had fantastic matches rubbing shoulders in the tag team division, but it was his work with Eddie Guerrero that hinted at something higher. I always believed Rey would eventually climb, but it was Eddie's passing that caused the trigger to be pulled, and Rey was booked pretty horribly.

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Originally Posted by XL View Post
The guys with Main Event potential will always get out. They'll always find a way to catch on and crossover. Especially if you make that the intention of the Division.

I'd love a new Cruiserweight Divison (or something completely different to the current structure like the X Division or Hardcore Divisions were) as I think it'd give renewed focus to the lower card. The major benefit of using the smaller guys is that if Creative can't come up with anything storyline-wise the very least you get is a stellar match per show.

TNA are doing an interesting thing with their Triple Threat X Division setup that gets guys on TV, gives the audience a great 7-10 minute match and can lead to any number of angles if that's the way they wanna go.

Alternatively, you actually give focus back to the Tag Division with stoylines/promo time instead of these random matches here and there.
Disagreed. That would make the Cruiserweight Title a second tier title, and there are already two of those. Hell, arguably three, depending on how you view the World Heavyweight Championship these days. It wouldn't surprise me if it eventually becomes sort of like what the ECW Championship was after John Morrison held it.

Any championship can looking meaningful with the right champion, but they can be anchors in certain situations. I strongly believe that being Cruiserweight Champion would be an anchor to a smaller guy. I'm not against a championship being introduced that is "different" to the norm, but as I have said, I'd like it to be something that emphasises skill as opposed to size -- especially in a WWE where the average Superstar is getting smaller and smaller.

A WWE 15 Championship would be perfect. FCW did the concept and it really helped guys develop and show off their skills. The title would be defended in fifteen minute matches and the guy with the most falls is the champion. It's like the old WCW TV Title, but with a twist. You could even get some pretty major names holding it at different points in their careers. You could also put it on a bigger guy like TNA can do with the X-Division Championship.

I also hate that Three-Way rule thing TNA has with that title. At Slammiversary, it really could have just been Kenny King vs. Chris Sabin.
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