WWE 205 Live Announced

WWE announced the following today:

205 Live premieres Nov. 29 on WWE Network

STAMFORD, Conn. — 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.”

How about use the time on RAW to develop characters instead? The Cruiserweight division has been disappointing so far, to say the least.

Samo wrote:How about use the time on RAW to develop characters instead?  The Cruiserweight division has been disappointing so far, to say the least.

Couldn't agree more. This is just going to make Raw even more diluted and dull. They struggled to fill 3 hours of decent content with the Cruiserweights included. Already moved from the main show to the network, can see this getting further and further down the list of priorities and what could have been amazing just fizzles out and ends up just meaning that the guys can put "Ex-WWE" on future indy bookings.

Apparently they will still appear on Raw and will use the time on Raw to build angles for Tuesday.

Jack Gallagher

Brian Kendrick - theres a name I haven't heard in a while! I can remember when he was TNA's X Division champion, billed as the "Wizard of Odd". Was a lot skinnier than he is now. Had a "hippie" gimmick back then.

I'd like to think WWE 205 will just become the Superstars/Main Event equivalent for the Cruiserweight division. That they'd still get 1 or 2 matches each week on Raw with 3 or 4 on WWE 205 each week to ensure everyone keeps wrestling and fill the void left by the end of the Cruiserweight Classic.