4 ways to make the Cruiserweight Division the showcase of WWE
205 Live is the exclusive show of the superstars weighing under 205 pounds, also known as the Cruiserweights. WWE introduced this show back in late 2016 after the first edition of the Cruiserweight Classic. This show, which WWE loves to call as the most exciting hour of wrestling, airs on Tuesday nights after SmackDown Live.
The purple brand of WWE had a lukewarm start as the fans did not show much interest in the division because of the show’s poor booking. There were random heel turns, random title changes and almost no character development for the superstars. Suddenly, 10-15 new superstars entered WWE and the company marketed them as their most athletic superstars. But as we all know the show failed, and it failed to an extent that WWE even thought of scrapping the show.
However, it still airs on the WWE Network with Drake Maverick being the show’s General Manager. Not all fans look at the Cruiserweights’ show as the best wrestling show of the company and so, here are four ways how WWE can make the Cruiserweight division and 205 Live the showcase of the promotion.
#4 Have the Cruiserweight Division's mid-carders feature on PPVs
If you watch every WWE pay-per-view, you might have observed that apart from the Cruiserweight Championship, there are no other matches from 205 Live. Even the Championship match takes place on the pre-show most of the time. This shows the level to which WWE ignores its most exciting superstars.
Instead of booking meaningless matches on PPVs from the main roster, WWE can have 1 or 2 matches from the 205 Live show, at least on the B pay-per-views, to give them some spotlight in front of the WWE Universe.