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205 Live has been one of WWE's consistently great shows for a number of years now, with the purple brand often delivering the best in-ring work out of all the other shows, like RAW, SmackDown and NXT.
It's also been one of WWE's best pipelines in terms of creating stars that can then transition from developmental to WWE's main roster shows, RAW or SmackDown, with Cedric Alexander, Mustafa Ali and the recently released Buddy Murphy just a few of the purple brand's stars who enjoyed a spotlight on the main roster.
However, WWE's cruiserweight division currently only consists of four superstars as the purple brand was gutted by a set of recent talent releases that saw Curt Stallion, August Grey, The Bollywood Boyz, Tony Nese and Ariya Daivari leave the company.
This presents WWE with a unique opportunity though, as they can now kill two birds with one stone. They can replenish the Cruiserweight Division with stars from the main roster that are under 205 Live, and in doing so, they can give some of their underutilized stars more of a spotlight.
Here are five WWE Superstars who could get a new lease of life on 205 Live
#5. Former WWE Universal and NXT Champion Finn Balor
A lot of people believe that Finn Balor is on his way back to WWE's main roster after seemingly completing his spell in NXT by dropping the NXT title to Karrion Kross.
Finn Balor hasn't wrestled since that match took place in May which also suggests that WWE are biding their time before they bring their first ever Universal Title Champion back into the fold.
But what if they continued Balor's 'journeyman' thing that he's got going on at the moment and had him make his always eagerly anticipated return to the ring take place for 205 Live.
Balor is under 205lbs falling at 190lbs so he certainly fits the weight criteria. He's also one of the most exciting in-ring talents that WWE has and the creative freedom and low-pressure environment of 205 Live will allow him to put on some bangers.
I'd love to see Balor add the NXT Cruiserweight Championship to his growing list of WWE accolades before he returns to his rightful place on the main roster in WWE's main event world title picture.
#4. WWE RAW's Angel Garza
Angel Garza seemingly has all the tools to be a big player in WWE. He has outstanding in-ring talent. He naturally oozes charisma, perhaps more so than any other superstar in the company. Given that WWE is always looking for the next big Latino star, he certainly fits the bill.
However, Garza has struggled to find his footing on WWE's main roster outside of the partnership with Andrade that was under the management of newly returned Zelina Vega. For example, the last time Garza wrestled in singles action on RAW was in May.
At a neat 205lbs, Garza would legitimately be able to compete for WWE's 205 Live and he's certainly someone that can shine on the purple brand with his in-ring work in a similar way to how Cedric Alexander and Mustafa Ali did.
Plus, he'd undoubtedly become a top star in the skeleton-division and would more than likely win the NXT Cruiserweight Title again. Perhaps a mid-card singles title would be exactly what Garza needs to rebuild his confidence and standing in the company to push on to bigger and better things.
#3. Former WWE Tag Team Champion Chad Gable
Chad Gable rose to popularity in WWE as part of the NXT tag team American Alpha but they split up a little while after they made their main roster debuts leaving Chad Gable as a singles wrestler.
Ever since then, people have been clamouring for Gable to have a meaningful singles run given that he's proven himself to be, pound-for-pound, one of WWE's best technical wrestlers on their entire roster.
What the WWE Universe instead got was the infamous 'Shorty G' run, which did more to harm Chad Gable's position than to help it. After that Gable was thrust back into a tag team with Otis, which although entertaining, is not the singles run people want.
Chad Gable on 205 Live would absolutely rock because it gives him a platform to do what he does best and perform in the ring. The purple brand would be the best place to finally give Gable the meaningful singles matches people want to see from him.
#2. Former WWE NXT Cruiserweight Champion Drew Gulak
It's bizarre really, Drew Gulak was someone WWE wanted to bring is as a coach instead of a wrestler, but he impressed them so much they made him part of the Cruiserweight Classic Tournament and then 205 Live's original roster of stars.
Then, through a mixture of fantastic comedy skits and vicious in-ring acumen, Gulak got himself over on 205 Live and WWE brought him up to the main roster and then... well, not a lot happened.
I'm not saying that Gulak needed to be the main event, but there's no reason someone as good as him shouldn't have been a vocal point of any show he was in. Instead, other than a great little feud with Daniel Bryan, Gulak has been relegated to 24/7 title segments with a complete lack of direction.
That's why Drew Gulak should return to the purple brand where he went from being just someone in the crowd to an actual star. Now would be the perfect time also, because 205 Live needs someone to champion it, and the 'For a better 205 Live' campaigner would be perfect for it.
#1. Former WWE World Champion Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio is a multi-time WWE World Champion, an absolute icon in the ring and one of the best wrestlers in the world, not just in WWE, but in general and he absolutely needs to spend some time in 205 Live.
Remember that amazing series of matches that Rey Mysterio had with Andrade that were absolute show-stealers and incredibly entertaining despite happening week-in and week-out? Why wouldn't you want Mysterio to deliver matches like that literally week-in and week-out?
I know that Mysterio is a main roster, main event talent who belongs on WWE's biggest shows. But I would argue that giving Mysterio a leading man run on 205 Live would be one of the best ways to truly treat him like a star and to get the best out of his limited time left in WWE. Plus, it's a great way to get people watching 205 Live.
Mysterio definitely deserves to be the 'Roman Reigns' of a division and he can be that for the Cruiserweights. He could even have Dominik Mysterio as his enforcer in a purple-branded version of Reigns' 'Head of the Table' story.
Who better to reinvigorate 205 Live than one of WWE's best ever Cruiserweights, if not the best ever Cruiserweight they've had. And maybe, just maybe, Mysterio gets a bit of reinvigoration that launches him back into the title picture on Friday Night SmackDown as well!
