Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese has discussed the early days of 205 Live, revealing Triple H’s original vision for the brand.
Following the 2016 Cruiserweight Classic, the new sub-205lb signees began appearing on their weekly 205 Live show, as well as Monday Night Raw.
Speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Nese noted that The Game wanted the cruiserweight division to have win/loss records, and for the Cruiserweight Classic to become an annual tradition.
Also speculating over early changes to the brand, Nese said:
“We would always say that we were in this wrestling purgatory. Even though I was there, when it comes to the company’s decisions, I’m on the outside looking in. This is all speculation, but it seemed like they had an idea for the show. It was Triple H’s idea, it was his baby. He wanted the show to have a yearly tournament, win/loss records, all that stuff. He wanted it to have a different feel.
“As soon as it was announced that the cruiserweights would be a part of RAW, that was where Vince was like, ‘No, it’s my show now.’ All that other stuff went out the window. We even joked about it. We said, ‘This is RAW lite.’ We got our backs against the wall after all the stars competed . So Vince had control, but after a while, he was like, I’m done playing with this toy. He gave it back to Triple H, who was like, you’re Vince’s boys now. You are tainted to me.
“This is my speculation, but it feels like Triple H didn’t care about it either. We were in this limbo of the show, it had to be booked, but they were just like, whatever, put whatever on and just move on. No matter how much we would fight, they were just like, have a good match and that’s it.”
Nese was released by WWE in June. The Premier Athlete recently confirmed he signed a deal with AEW, after wrestling for the promotion during a recent AEW Dark taping.
Quote via WrestlingNews.Co.
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