The fact that a young upstart ala Ryan Ward isn't booking it doomed it from the get go. When has Vince ever booked a good CW/Jr/Light heavy division.When Vince feels the need to be hands on
Lets have a discussion about the RAW Cruiserweight Division / 205 Live
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This is the best solution. If they can film shows with the UK midgets, how come they just don't film the 205 Live shows during the NXT tapings/tours? I guess it costs money to take filming equipment around, but fukk they got cameras at random house shows all the time, and and they can film 3-4 shows at once with crowds that would actually give a shyt about these guys.
Rayzah
I'm Everywhere you ain't never there
That and the fact that they use SD as the play in but advertise them on raw is beyond ridiculous and confusing. Also why would they think they could take unknown Indy guys and give them a live show infront of big crowds when the popular Indy guys on nxt are performing in front of small taped audiences? They set that show up to fail just so they can say the little guys don't belong in wwe. There is no way they actually thought this could work the way they have it now.
All they had to do was put it on Wednesday with nxt and give it that same cwc U.K. Tournament feel in the small snark arena. Have the nxt guys that are never going to make it on the main roster go there instead. And get them another belt.
AquaCityBoy
Veteran
If they did the show at the performance center that would mean they'd have to take the Cruiserweights off Raw.
The problem is they have no real interesting storylines. No stables, no gimmick matches, not even an announce table spot or two to make use of the post Smackdown time slot. What's the biggest storyline right now in the Cruiserweight division? TJP being Neville's bytch? Alicia Fox being a jump off? Kendrick and Tozawa?
I still know absolutely nothing about guys like Tony Nese, Drew Gulak, Mustafa Ali, or Lince Dorado, and that's a problem. It's been almost a year.
The problem is they have no real interesting storylines. No stables, no gimmick matches, not even an announce table spot or two to make use of the post Smackdown time slot. What's the biggest storyline right now in the Cruiserweight division? TJP being Neville's bytch? Alicia Fox being a jump off? Kendrick and Tozawa?
I still know absolutely nothing about guys like Tony Nese, Drew Gulak, Mustafa Ali, or Lince Dorado, and that's a problem. It's been almost a year.
205 Live wasn't even in the top 20 watched shows this week:
1. Backlash PPV
2. NXT Takeover Chicago
3. Talking Smack post-game show after Backlash
4. Backlash pre-show
5. NXT on 5/17
6. WWE 24 Finn Balor
7. WWE U.K. special
8. WrestleMania 33
9. Taking Smack for 5/16;
10. 2017 Payback PPV.
The 1998 Halloween Havoc Replay did better than 205 Live
These old ass Ride Along reruns did better
These old ass Tables for 3 reruns did better
And it's affecting Talkin Smack because that show has to go on after 205.... smh
1. Backlash PPV
2. NXT Takeover Chicago
3. Talking Smack post-game show after Backlash
4. Backlash pre-show
5. NXT on 5/17
6. WWE 24 Finn Balor
7. WWE U.K. special
8. WrestleMania 33
9. Taking Smack for 5/16;
10. 2017 Payback PPV.
The 1998 Halloween Havoc Replay did better than 205 Live
These old ass Ride Along reruns did better
These old ass Tables for 3 reruns did better
And it's affecting Talkin Smack because that show has to go on after 205.... smh
Big boss status. It is a huge dissapointment.
WWE Surveys Fans On Their Interest In WWE 205 Live - WrestlingInc.com
Tuesdays WWE 205 Live episode marked one year since the show went live. WWE issued a Fan Council survey to mark the milestone and gauge fan interest on the show.
Below are questions from the survey, which have led to speculation on the future of the show:
* How familiar are you with a weekly WWE Network show called WWE 205 Live? (Very familiar, somewhat familiar, A little bit familiar, Heard of but do not know much about, Never heard of WWE 205 Live)
* How often, if ever, do you watch WWE 205 Live? (Regularly watch, Occasionally watch, Used to watch but do not any more, Have never watched)
* How have you watched WWE 205 Live? (Using someone else's WWE Network subscription, Using my WWE Network subscription, Viewing social media sites, Viewing segments/episodes on YouTube, Viewing segments on WWE.com or WWE app, Viewing segments/episodes on non-WWE websites, Other)
* How do you primarily watch WWE 205 Live on WWE Network? (Watch on demand, Watch live)
* Why have you not watched or are not regularly watching WWE 205 Live? (Busy when the show initially airs and forget to watch at a later time, Matches are repetitive, Announce team is not that interesting, Prefer watching other weekly WWE shows instead, Watching cruiserweight matches on other WWE shows is enough for me, WWE Cruiserweight Superstars on that show are not that interesting, WWE 205 Live slips my mind/I forget to watch, WWE Cruiserweight Superstars do not have a significant role in WWE pay-per-view events/RAW, Not interested in a WWE Cruiserweight division, Watch enough WWE shows and do not have time)
* Of the following reasons, what is the primary reason why you have not watched (or are not regularly watching) WWE 205 Live? (WWE Cruiserweight Superstars do not have a significant role in WWE pay-per-view events/RAW)
* In your own words, please share why you have not watched or are not regularly watching WWE 205 Live?
* If WWE Superstars from RAW or SmackDown were to engage more frequently with WWE Cruiserweight Superstars on the WWE 205 Live show, how would this impact your viewing of WWE 205 Live? (Much more likely to watch, Somewhat more likely to watch, No impact, Somewhat less likely to watch, Much less likely to watch)
* How interested are you in watching the following WWE weekly shows? (Monday Night RAW, WWE NXT, WWE 205 Live, WWE SmackDown - Very interested, Somewhat interested, A little bit interested, Not at all interested, Don't know)
* How often do you watch the following WWE weekly shows? (Monday Night RAW, SmackDown, NXT - Every week, 2 of 3 weeks per month, Once per month, Once every other month, Less often than once every other month, Do not watch)
Tuesdays WWE 205 Live episode marked one year since the show went live. WWE issued a Fan Council survey to mark the milestone and gauge fan interest on the show.
Below are questions from the survey, which have led to speculation on the future of the show:
* How familiar are you with a weekly WWE Network show called WWE 205 Live? (Very familiar, somewhat familiar, A little bit familiar, Heard of but do not know much about, Never heard of WWE 205 Live)
* How often, if ever, do you watch WWE 205 Live? (Regularly watch, Occasionally watch, Used to watch but do not any more, Have never watched)
* How have you watched WWE 205 Live? (Using someone else's WWE Network subscription, Using my WWE Network subscription, Viewing social media sites, Viewing segments/episodes on YouTube, Viewing segments on WWE.com or WWE app, Viewing segments/episodes on non-WWE websites, Other)
* How do you primarily watch WWE 205 Live on WWE Network? (Watch on demand, Watch live)
* Why have you not watched or are not regularly watching WWE 205 Live? (Busy when the show initially airs and forget to watch at a later time, Matches are repetitive, Announce team is not that interesting, Prefer watching other weekly WWE shows instead, Watching cruiserweight matches on other WWE shows is enough for me, WWE Cruiserweight Superstars on that show are not that interesting, WWE 205 Live slips my mind/I forget to watch, WWE Cruiserweight Superstars do not have a significant role in WWE pay-per-view events/RAW, Not interested in a WWE Cruiserweight division, Watch enough WWE shows and do not have time)
* Of the following reasons, what is the primary reason why you have not watched (or are not regularly watching) WWE 205 Live? (WWE Cruiserweight Superstars do not have a significant role in WWE pay-per-view events/RAW)
* In your own words, please share why you have not watched or are not regularly watching WWE 205 Live?
* If WWE Superstars from RAW or SmackDown were to engage more frequently with WWE Cruiserweight Superstars on the WWE 205 Live show, how would this impact your viewing of WWE 205 Live? (Much more likely to watch, Somewhat more likely to watch, No impact, Somewhat less likely to watch, Much less likely to watch)
* How interested are you in watching the following WWE weekly shows? (Monday Night RAW, WWE NXT, WWE 205 Live, WWE SmackDown - Very interested, Somewhat interested, A little bit interested, Not at all interested, Don't know)
* How often do you watch the following WWE weekly shows? (Monday Night RAW, SmackDown, NXT - Every week, 2 of 3 weeks per month, Once per month, Once every other month, Less often than once every other month, Do not watch)
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
They're already DOA by even having to make that survey.