Thread: Austin Aries Released by WWE
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Old 07-07-2017, 07:00 PM   #7
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Given that Aries seems happy about it - I'm thinking he was under the impression that WWE weren't ever going to use him outside of the Cruiserweight division. And if that's the case I could see why he'd want to get out of it. They're such a bit part of Raw every week, and while I enjoy 205 Live it's often totally heatless.

Stuff like Titus O'Neil interacting with Tozawa is good because it's a cruiserweight interacting with someone who is part of the "regular" Raw roster. It's a step in the right direction because otherwise it feels like they've totally segregated the cruiserweights from the rest of the show, what with switching the ropes and presentation style just for their segments. Not all of the cruiserweights need to mingle with people outside of the division, but a guy like Aries easily could've stepped into a midcard feud with somebody else and not miss a beat.
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