10 Most Must-See Matches, Moments, And Segments From WWE This Week
4. The Cruiserweight Division Arrives On Raw
On social media over the past week, skepticism abounded as it pertained to WWE's potential handling of the new Cruiserweight division on Monday Night Raw. Given past history, perhaps the doubt was well-founded. Mick Foley's awkward introduction of the division's well-hyped debut seemed to give the doubters fuel for their pessimistic fire, but once the action in the ring began and the minutes ticked by, it became clearer that, so long as the wrestlers are given the proper opportunity to work, the division does have the ability to add something dynamic to the program.
Rich Swann, Gran Metalik, Brian Kendrick, and Cedric Alexander were given plenty of time to dazzle with their unique brands of in-ring style and the end result was the Match of the Night and a "This is Awesome" chant that, on degree of difficulty plus execution alone, it could at least be argued to have deserved.
The challenge for any current WWE division is in creating compelling reasons for matches to take place and, at least for the first week, the Cruiserweight match was afforded the benefit of a #1 Contender stipulation. As Fatal 4-Ways go, this was a very exciting change of pace for the show.