Ah yes, part of what made WCW tick in the late '90s were its cruiserweights. In honor, here you go:
1. Do you think the introduction of the cruiserweight division helped or hurt the wrestlers who were introduced into it from the start?
2. Who is the most influential junior heavyweight/cruiserweight in history in your opinion?
3. Best cruiser match from WCW. Name it.
4. Would the WWE benefit from having a cruiser division today?
5. Who would be the ideal "cruiserweight bully" for a viable jr. division?
1. Do you think the introduction of the cruiserweight division helped or hurt the wrestlers who were introduced into it from the start?
ReplyDelete-Helped. Some guys were pinholed, but guys like Rey and Jericho were initially brought into WCW as cruiserweights and definitely branched beyond that.
2. Who is the most influential junior heavyweight/cruiserweight in history in your opinion?
-For me, it's down to three. The original Tiger Mask, Satoru Sayama, Dynamite Kid and Jushin Liger. To pick one, it'd probably be Liger, both because of the influence he's had and because he's still going today, despite working a much different, toned down style.
3. Best cruiser match from WCW. Name it.
-I haven't watched it in a LONG time, but the Pillman/Liger match from '92, while it happened before the cruiser title was technically born, was really the match that kind of opened the gate for the whole thing in the later part of the decade.
4. Would the WWE benefit from having a cruiser division today?
-Nah, not unless WWE wanted to ditch one or more of its secondary titles in favor of a cruiser division, then let that division have matches that aren't just WWE heavyweight-lite.
5. Who would be the ideal "cruiserweight bully" for a viable jr. division?
-Either Bryan Danielson or KENTA. Both are believable ass-kickers and can play the pissed-off dick role, beating the crap out of all the other smaller men.