5 Ways WWE Can Improve The Cruiserweight Division

5. Make The Cruiserweights Look Like They Belong On The Main Roster

The Cruiserweights just don't seem to belong on Monday nights right now. It isn't really their fault either. Despite the success of the Cruiserweight Classic, their transition to the main roster has been booked poorly and lacks momentum.

Since their debut on the 19 September episode of Raw, they have been treated like a barely tolerated guest on the show, rather than an integral part of it. They were introduced with minimum fanfare and what should have been a monumental moment for the group was nothing short of anticlimactic. It might as well have not happened.

General Manager Mick Foley had to refer to a piece of paper as he introduced the newest members of the Raw roster; he couldn't even be bothered to learn their names. If that wasn't a lousy enough start, TJ Perkins, the newly crowned champion of the division, didn't even appear on the show. He was relegated to a short video put online after Raw ended. It instantly diminished the importance of both the wrestlers and the new championship.

The division's purple colour scheme also holds them back. Initially, it didn't seem like a bad thing, as it set them apart, but this has ended up being to their detriment. If the tag team and women's divisions had their own colour scheme it would be fine. But they don't: the Cruiserweights are the anomaly.

Rather than setting the Cruiserweights apart and signifying something special is about to happen, the purple colour scheme just acts as a barrier between the Cruiserweights and the proper members of the Raw team. The arena changes to purple, the match happens, then everything goes back to the way it was and normal service is resumed. The Cruiserweights deserve better.