How would you "repair" the cruiserweight division?

**Mr. Nerfect** · 01-14-2005, 03:28 AM

It is currently being discussed that the WWE has interest in talent that generally pass as a cruiserweights. These rumours have gone hand-in-hand with words stating that the WWE has plans to pay more attention to the division.

I personally wouldn't look too much into this, but one has to wonder why the WWE has no faith in the cruiserweights. OK, granted they don't draw but people flicking channels will immediately be impressed with Paul London doing a London Calling or a 450 Splash. Or Spike Dudley falling off the top rope on top of Nunzio. This is the kind of stuff that gets the fans into the action, and always gets the commentators talking about how this action is fantastic.

First thing first, the WWE already has a good enough pool of talent. It's great to hear rumours of Jay Lethal, Jack Evans and possibly Alex Shelley joining the division, but why not use Paul London, Shannon Moore and Nunzio effectively first. Akio is going to waste, Tajiri and The Hurricane are on RAW. Steven Richards and Matt Hardy, who may not be regarded as such, but could very easily be (re)added to the division are also on RAW. Simon Dean has been forced to do a U-turn with his style.

Why bring in (awesome) guys like Jack Evans, Jay Lethal, Alex Shelley and even norw rumours of Amazing Red to the WWE, when the division has already been misused and mistreated. This isn't a case where there aren't any cruiserweights in the WWE, this is a case where talent needs to be brought in to fill in the spots, it is a case where talent is being misused.

Anyway, long story short, how would you "reboot" the division, in hopes of emphasising the crusierweights. Who would you hire and who would you fire? Are there any dead weights in the current division? Are there any people who need to be let go. How good can Scotty 2 Hotty in this day and age? Should Simon Dean be allowed to go? Is the Vertebreaker to much of a risk for the WWE to take? Are Rey Mysterio's talents better suited to the main event scene, tag team scene or cruiserweight scene? Should people like Steven Richards, Matt Hardy and even Charlie Haas be given something to do in the division? Would you even help the division?

There is all this help of bringing in cruiserweights like Jay Lethal (well there was a few days ago), yet this isn't like the current women's or tag team divisions, this is the division that probably has one of the better line-ups for their division, just not the right setup as such. How would you fix this?

01-14-2005, 03:28 AM	#1
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,634	How would you "repair" the cruiserweight division? It is currently being discussed that the WWE has interest in talent that generally pass as a cruiserweights. These rumours have gone hand-in-hand with words stating that the WWE has plans to pay more attention to the division. I personally wouldn't look too much into this, but one has to wonder why the WWE has no faith in the cruiserweights. OK, granted they don't draw but people flicking channels will immediately be impressed with Paul London doing a London Calling or a 450 Splash. Or Spike Dudley falling off the top rope on top of Nunzio. This is the kind of stuff that gets the fans into the action, and always gets the commentators talking about how this action is fantastic. First thing first, the WWE already has a good enough pool of talent. It's great to hear rumours of Jay Lethal, Jack Evans and possibly Alex Shelley joining the division, but why not use Paul London, Shannon Moore and Nunzio effectively first. Akio is going to waste, Tajiri and The Hurricane are on RAW. Steven Richards and Matt Hardy, who may not be regarded as such, but could very easily be (re)added to the division are also on RAW. Simon Dean has been forced to do a U-turn with his style. Why bring in (awesome) guys like Jack Evans, Jay Lethal, Alex Shelley and even norw rumours of Amazing Red to the WWE, when the division has already been misused and mistreated. This isn't a case where there aren't any cruiserweights in the WWE, this is a case where talent needs to be brought in to fill in the spots, it is a case where talent is being misused. Anyway, long story short, how would you "reboot" the division, in hopes of emphasising the crusierweights. Who would you hire and who would you fire? Are there any dead weights in the current division? Are there any people who need to be let go. How good can Scotty 2 Hotty in this day and age? Should Simon Dean be allowed to go? Is the Vertebreaker to much of a risk for the WWE to take? Are Rey Mysterio's talents better suited to the main event scene, tag team scene or cruiserweight scene? Should people like Steven Richards, Matt Hardy and even Charlie Haas be given something to do in the division? Would you even help the division? There is all this help of bringing in cruiserweights like Jay Lethal (well there was a few days ago), yet this isn't like the current women's or tag team divisions, this is the division that probably has one of the better line-ups for their division, just not the right setup as such. How would you fix this? Pfft