#4 Smaller wrestlers being given more respect
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Historically, the WWE has always been like the Land of the Giants. Smaller wrestlers have always found it hard to get to the top, and although it has been done – Rey Mysterio and Daniel Bryan come to mind – it’s pretty rare.
Most notably, WWE has never really respected a Cruiserweight division, while they’ve implemented it on numerous occasions including right now, they always allow it to degenerate into the smaller wrestlers against the bigger ones, with bigger always winning.
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Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels are often used as an example of smaller wrestlers rising to the top, but here’s a wild fact for you: even if you take a few pounds off their billed weights, both men would at the smallest be considered Light-Heavyweights in MMA!
The idea that anyone under around 180lbs could be the top star in WWE is almost inconceivable, and yet if you look at the UFC, two of their biggest ever PPV draws – Georges St-Pierre and Conor McGregor – fought at 170lbs and 145lbs respectively.
The UFC has never really favoured any weight class over another, usually going by the size of personality and character rather than actual weight to determine who to push as a superstar. They have showcased Heavyweight fights over and above the smaller weight classes before, but that’s usually because HW fights are more likely to end in violence, even if it’s a little sloppy.
Generally, all weight classes are equal in the UFC.
Would Dana White implement this idea in the WWE? I think so, yeah. While the idea of a David vs. Goliath match is a pro-wrestling staple, perhaps we’d see bigger stars – maybe Sami Zayn, AJ Styles or Finn Balor – placed in the Cruiserweight division, which could then get equal billing.
Maybe we’d even see the title be named the ‘WWE World Cruiserweight Title’ to go along with the ‘WWE World Heavyweight Title’.
It’s an idea that I think could definitely push WWE’s smaller wrestlers onto another level, and I think as a great promoter who’s had success in the past with smaller fighters, Dana would agree.
