Are WWE’s Cruiserweights better off staying where they started?
#4 Better exposure
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You aren’t going to see Bill Goldberg show up on SmackDown Live
Yes, SD Live is still a top-tier WWE television show, but the company has spent many years making it very clear that RAW is the flagship brand. With that in mind, a move from the flagship to the secondary show is almost like a demotion for these men, who have worked so hard and made it to the big time, only to be shunted down the card to the land of the perceived second-best.
Not only that, but the viewership is lower, and the aforementioned time crunch on SD Live, becomes an issue because they will only get one match and probably no backstage segments. Suddenly the already deprived division stands to lose even more resources.
Even though there’s not a whole log going on with the Cruiserweights on RAW, at least the opportunity easily presents itself. There is no such opportunity on SmackDown Live, which could actually lead to the downfall of a whole set of talented wrestlers, who came to RAW with a tonne of momentum.
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