>>8027459>They actually built the match around their spots and worked them creatively into their sequences with much better execution of the moves.This is something I really miss. WCW really set the bar high and TNA's X-Division carried that torch for awhile but I don't think I've seen actual good cruiserweight wrestling in years, over a decade even. Bear in mind that I specifically miss cruiserweight wrestling, not lucha libre and such. There's something amazing about seeing technical cruiserweights like Dean Malenko clash with luchas like Rey Mysterio who clash with japanese style like Jericho or "rough technical Dynamite Kid"-style wrestlers like Chris Benoit or "japanese luchas" like Ultimo Dragon (my personal favorite). And inbetween you had Kanyon, Lash Leroux, La Parka, Greg Helms, Prince Iakeua, Vampiro, Alex Wright etc.
It's truly saddening watching those matches and 20 years later you see stuff like OPs webm. I honestly even enjoyed and was entertained by Bucks vs Lucha Bros cage match, but it wasn't on a "deep" psychological level like the WCW cruiserweights, it was the spots that made me enjoy the match. I think the potential is there too.
If AEW had a cruiserweight division with some distinct styles like Fenix with his lucha style vs John Silver's "power midget" style they'd be on the right track. Darby Allin's "hardcore" style vs Takeshitas DDT style or Angelico's "South African lucha technical" style would also be very good on a deeper level than spot fests.
Problem is that most cruiserweights doesn't have a distinct style. Sammy Guevara, Jungle Boy, Alan Angels, Lee Moriarty, Daniel Garcia (spamming submission moves doesn't count), Serpentico, Danny Limelight. It doesn't matter if they have different movesets. They are non-descript in my eyes unlike WCW style cruiserweight division
