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A one-hour, in-ring program called 205 Live, showcasing WWE’s new Cruiserweight division, will premiere Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 10 p.m. ET, exclusively on WWE Network. The live weekly show will be called by Mauro Ranallo, the voice of SmackDown LIVE, and Corey Graves, color commentator for Monday Night Raw.

Coming off the success of WWE Network’s recent Cruiserweight Classic tournament and the formation of the new Cruiserweight division, which airs exclusively on Monday Night Raw, 205 Live will feature Superstars that are 205 pounds and under, including: new WWE Cruiserweight Champion The Brian Kendrick, as well as TJ Perkins, Rich Swann, Noam Dar, HoHo Lun, Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado, Gran Metallik, Tozawa, Jack Gallagher, Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra.

“205 Live is a natural progression to showcase the depth of our roster,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “With world-class talent such as Brian Kendrick, TJ Perkins, and Rich Swann, 205 Live will be a must-see program on WWE Network.”

“With the addition of 205 Live to an already robust programming schedule, WWE continues to enhance the value of WWE Network for our subscribers,” said Michelle Wilson, WWE Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer. “We take pride in listening to our fans and delivering even more live, premium content that they are asking for.”

LittleOzzy wrote:205 Live premieres Nov. 29 on WWE Network

A one-hour, in-ring program called 205 Live, showcasing WWE’s new Cruiserweight division, will premiere Tuesday, Nov. 29, at 10 p.m. ET, exclusively on WWE Network. The live weekly show will be called by Mauro Ranallo, the voice of SmackDown LIVE, and Corey Graves, color commentator for Monday Night Raw.

Coming off the success of WWE Network’s recent Cruiserweight Classic tournament and the formation of the new Cruiserweight division, which airs exclusively on Monday Night Raw, 205 Live will feature Superstars that are 205 pounds and under, including: new WWE Cruiserweight Champion The Brian Kendrick, as well as TJ Perkins, Rich Swann, Noam Dar, HoHo Lun, Cedric Alexander, Lince Dorado, Gran Metallik, Tozawa, Jack Gallagher, Gurv Sihra and Harv Sihra.

“205 Live is a natural progression to showcase the depth of our roster,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “With world-class talent such as Brian Kendrick, TJ Perkins, and Rich Swann, 205 Live will be a must-see program on WWE Network.”

“With the addition of 205 Live to an already robust programming schedule, WWE continues to enhance the value of WWE Network for our subscribers,” said Michelle Wilson, WWE Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer. “We take pride in listening to our fans and delivering even more live, premium content that they are asking for.”

http://www.wwe.com/article/205-live-premieres-nov-29-on-wwe-network?sf40786623=1

I assume this is a direct result of the whole division basically failing on RAW, and them not having enough time for them.

Dunthreevy wrote:They have plenty of time to successfully utilize the Cruiserweights on RAW. Their problem is that they have terrible booking and writers on RAW who don't give a **** about the Cruisers.

My main question with this program is when do they film it? They can't actually expect crowds to stay around after Smackdown finishes and then hang out for another hour+ to watch a glorified version of Main Event.

safi wrote:

Dunthreevy wrote:They have plenty of time to successfully utilize the Cruiserweights on RAW. Their problem is that they have terrible booking and writers on RAW who don't give a **** about the Cruisers.

My main question with this program is when do they film it? They can't actually expect crowds to stay around after Smackdown finishes and then hang out for another hour+ to watch a glorified version of Main Event.

My guess is they'll do bulk tapings at Full Sail like they do NXT.

Dunthreevy wrote:

safi wrote:

Dunthreevy wrote:They have plenty of time to successfully utilize the Cruiserweights on RAW. Their problem is that they have terrible booking and writers on RAW who don't give a **** about the Cruisers.

My main question with this program is when do they film it? They can't actually expect crowds to stay around after Smackdown finishes and then hang out for another hour+ to watch a glorified version of Main Event.

My guess is they'll do bulk tapings at Full Sail like they do NXT.

That was my initial thought as well but then I re-read the opening paragraph and they say it will be a "live weekly show".

Dunthreevy wrote:They have plenty of time to successfully utilize the Cruiserweights on RAW. Their problem is that they have terrible booking and writers on RAW who don't give a **** about the Cruisers.

My main question with this program is when do they film it? They can't actually expect crowds to stay around after Smackdown finishes and then hang out for another hour+ to watch a glorified version of Main Event.

Polk377 wrote:Probably a good idea considering how poorly they have been used on Raw. A big problem is that they have not expanded the roster to use guys like Metalik, Tozawa or Gallagher so we have been seeing the same matchups over and over. 8 guys don't make a division.

WRau1 wrote:Talking Smack is better than Raw, I hope they don't get rid of it.

improper wrote:

WRau1 wrote:Talking Smack is better than Raw, I hope they don't get rid of it.

They'll probably just push it back to 11. They can film it while the cruiserweights are doing their thing and air it after.

BoyzNTheHood wrote:

improper wrote:

WRau1 wrote:Talking Smack is better than Raw, I hope they don't get rid of it.

They'll probably just push it back to 11. They can film it while the cruiserweights are doing their thing and air it after.

205 Live in between Smackdown and Talking Smach makes no sense. They should air it before Smackdown.

improper wrote:

BoyzNTheHood wrote:

improper wrote:
They'll probably just push it back to 11. They can film it while the cruiserweights are doing their thing and air it after.

205 Live in between Smackdown and Talking Smack makes no sense. They should air it before Smackdown.

It will make sense when the entire cruiserweight division moves to Smackdown after Survivor Series and the cruiserweights can appear on Talking Smack as well to talk about anything that happened either on Smackdown or 205 Live.