The 205 Live show was started back in the mid-2016 eyeing to garner more audience based on the high-flying actions performed by the Cruiserweight superstars. They are incredible talents who do not always get the spotlight which is why they were given a separate show.
Furthermore, the success of the Cruiserweight Classic was an added reason behind this show’s launch.
As always, Vince McMahon was in charge of the show which airs every Tuesday Night on the WWE Network. Despite all the efforts, this one did not turn out to be a successful creation of the company. The viewership witnessed major declines in ratings. The lack of star power was also a reason behind the same.
Apparently, McMahon is not happy with the show’s status for quite sometimes. He has reached the boiling point after the former Cruiserweight Champion involved in a rape incident and got fired by the company.
The incident that happened on the day of WWE Raw 25th anniversary made the Boss so unhappy that he even wanted to cancel the show, forever.
However, it was not the case as the officials convinced him, later. However, he stepped down as the person-in-charge of the show.
As reported by stillrealtous.com, the duties were handed over to Triple H who will be seeing the ongoing around the Cruiserweights from now onwards.
With that being said, the structure and feel around this WWE-Network event is going to change in due course. The vision of Triple H and Vince McMahon with this particular show is totally different. While Vince was looking for more of a character-oriented show, the Game will emphasize on the in-ring work of the talents.
Check out more updates from the source on the primary focus of the show, as per McMahon:
“McMahon believed that making 205 Live a character-driven show was the right approach, hence why Enzo Amore was given the Cruiserweight Championship.
“Even though Enzo Amore did get more eyes on the show before he was fired, there were some who argued that 205 Live should have more of a CWC feel as doing a character based show similar to Raw or SmackDown wasn’t showcasing the 205 Live stars in the right light.”
After taking NXT under his wings, Triple H was able to make the product to a totally new package for the last several years.
So, now that him being in-charge, we do expect that the Cruiserweights will definitely not be overseen and get a better platform.
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