10 Most Disappointing WWE Moments Of 2016

10. Cruiserweight Omissions

Almost everything about WWE’s revived Cruiserweight Division has been extremely disappointing. For the most part, WWE have failed at bringing the Cruiserweight Classic’s magic to the mainstream, and those epic Match of the Year candidates between guys like Kota Ibushi, Cedric Alexander, and Gran Metalik seem like a world away. The Cruiserweight division has diluted everything that made the tournament special, and 205 Live’s debut offered few glimmers of hope.

Distilling the Cruiserweight Division’s failings into individual moments is difficult, but the omission of wrestlers like Neville and Kalisto sits near the top of the list. Neville looked like a readymade divisional star when its return was announced, but he’s barely been on television lately, and has never entered the division. He’s one of the company’s best all-round wrestlers and a guy who’d be an ideal figurehead for the Cruisers, yet he’s stuck at home.

Kalisto, meanwhile, was placed into a Cruiserweight Title match at Survivor Series that should’ve brought the division to SmackDown, but Baron Corbin put an end to that. He’s another talented WWE star who could be drawing eyes to 205 Live’s fledgling division, but he’s playing David to Corbin’s Goliath instead.

Their lack of involvement sums-up all that’s rotten with the Cruiserweight Division, which may already be beyond salvation.