8 Booking Steps To Save The WWE Cruiserweight Title

5. Book An Easy Tournament (And Do It Properly This Time)

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WWE's own attitude towards Cruiserweight wrestling has been an issue since the '90s. Look back to the Light-Heavyweight Title tournament from 1997 and it's clear Vince McMahon didn't have much time for small dudes flipping around his ring. That's why matches like Taka Michinoku vs. Brian Christopher were booked like they were.

Taka vs. Christopher was slow, methodical and a million miles away from the rapid, exciting action fans could see over in WCW's more successful Cruiserweight division. This desire to move away from what makes cruiser wrestling so fun has crept back into WWE's routine in 2017/18.

Cruiserweights in WWE don't wrestle like they used to.

The CWC remedied some of this by displaying a wide range of in-ring styles, but that hasn't carried over onto the main roster. Flying has been restricted, and this removes much of the cruiserweight division's appeal. If WWE were going to book another tournament that fills the vacant title slot, they'd have to take the training wheels off and let their cruisers fly.

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