5 Best & 5 Worst WWE Things Of 2018

#4 (BEST): 205 Live

Cruserweight Championship Tournament final was won by Cedric Alexander at WrestleMania

Whereas 2017 was a complete debacle for the cruiserweight division of the WWE, 2018 saw a complete resurgence of the brand known as 205 Live. The company evidently took some drastic measures in 2018 to make sure the division thrived this year.

For starters, they took the division out of their regular weekly segments on RAW. While the idea works on paper to have the performers getting such a big stage to work with, it was painful in execution. Multiple tag matches on the red brand, uninspired writing and drawbacks of a worn-out crowd doomed 205 Live right from the beginning.

While in 2017, for every Neville as the Cruiserweight champion, there was an Enzo Amore too, but this year there have only been two champions yet, and both Cedric Alexander and Buddy Murphy are phenomenal athletes.

What worked in 2018 above all was how WWE let the performers from the purple brand do what they do best, "fly". They were given slots on the main PPV cards rather than the pre-show which resulted in some of the best bouts of the entire night.

Murphy vs. Alexander was by far the best match on the Super Show-Down card and arguably so was Murphy vs. Ali at Survivor Series.

WWE has let the brand of the cruiserweights grow organically this year rather than squeezing a pointless segment or two out of it every week on RAW and it has greatly benefited 205 Live and the performers competing on that brand. Next year should see even better things for the brand.