7 Reasons WWE's Cruiserweight Division Is Failing

2. Misuse Of Talent

The misuse of the talent at its disposal is another issue plaguing WWE's attempt at reintroducing the cruiserweight division.

T.J. Perkins is a dynamic, flashy young star so pairing him with a more psychology-based worker like Brian Kendrick, whose work is confined to the ground at this point in his career, was a major misstep that hurt Perkins' ability to be the face of the division.

Tony Nese is a super athlete, a wrestler who looks like a star and whose agility is world class. Portraying him as a glorified jobber, losing on a weekly basis to competitors like The Bollywood Boyz and Mustafa Ali is not, in any way, beneficial or effective use of him.

Then there is Drew Gulak, a wrestler so skilled at what he does that WWE officials wanted him to work in the Performance Center, preparing the next generation of stars. instead of positioning him as the badass technician of the division, he joins Nese a bumbling, stumbling jobber whose biggest win to date is a tainted victory over Cedric Alexander.

Failing to recognize the strengths of the talent and utilize them in a way that best suits them has been highly detrimental to the division and may actually keep it from ever succeeding.