Spoilers: Cruiserweight title match set for WWE Survivor Series

[cero2k]

Source: f4wonline.com

The fate of the WWE cruiserweight division will be on the line at Survivor Series.

It was announced at today's SmackDown tapings in Glasgow, Scotland that Brian Kendrick would defend his WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Kalisto at the upcoming co-branded Survivor Series pay-per-view. If Kalisto captures the title, the cruiserweight division will move to SmackDown.

The updated card for Survivor Series on November 20th in Toronto, Canada is:

Brock Lesnar vs. Goldberg

Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler defending against Sami Zayn

WWE Cruiserweight Champion Brian Kendrick vs. Kalisto (SmackDown gets the cruiserweight division if Kalisto wins)

WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Braun Strowman
vs.
WWE World Champion AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt & Baron Corbin in an elimination tag match

Raw Women's Champion Charlotte, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Nia Jax & Alicia Fox
vs.
SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss, Carmella & Naomi in an elimination tag match

Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, Enzo Amore & Big Cass, The Shining Stars and Cesaro & Sheamus
vs.
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Rhyno, American Alpha, The Hype Bros, The Usos and a team to be announced in an elimination tag match

[Big Red Machine]

But... Rich Swann just pinned him, while Kalisto hasn't even been on TV in months!

[Bulletclubfan2014]

But... Rich Swann just pinned him, while Kalisto hasn't even been on TV in months!

It's cuz of the agreement where Zayn gets a shot at the IC Title and in return the only guy under 205 on Smackdown gets a Cruiserweight Title shot. Swann will get his title shot afterwards

[cero2k]

my take, Kalisto wins as they're taping 205 Live after Smackdown every Tuesday.

[Big Red Machine]

my take, Kalisto wins as they're taping 205 Live after Smackdown every Tuesday.

So do you think that means Zayn is beating Ziggler, too?

[Big Red Machine]

But... Rich Swann just pinned him, while Kalisto hasn't even been on TV in months!

It's cuz of the agreement where Zayn gets a shot at the IC Title and in return the only guy under 205 on Smackdown gets a Cruiserweight Title shot. Swann will get his title shot afterwards

To me both matches come across as throw-away matches. I'm sure they'll be entertaining while they're on my TV, but I don't think most people think they will switch either title (and you almost know what the result of the second will be once you know the result of the first.

[KILLdozer]

Yep, a full force double title switch in this "new era" !

[cero2k]

my take, Kalisto wins as they're taping 205 Live after Smackdown every Tuesday.

So do you think that means Zayn is beating Ziggler, too?

well, wasn't there something that if Miz lost a match, Dragon would trade Zayn for him or something? I don't think RAW will take both US and IC, I just think they'll send the cruiserweights to Smackdown and finally make Smackdown (technically) a 3 hr show

edit: now that i think about it. I like the idea of no midcard title in Smackdown. Gives more importance to one single title, more space for tag teams, cruiserweight have their own show, and womans. I hope Zayn does win the title and stays in RAW.

[Big Red Machine]

my take, Kalisto wins as they're taping 205 Live after Smackdown every Tuesday.

So do you think that means Zayn is beating Ziggler, too?

well, wasn't there something that if Miz lost a match, Dragon would trade Zayn for him or something? I don't think RAW will take both US and IC, I just think they'll send the cruiserweights to Smackdown and finally make Smackdown (technically) a 3 hr show

edit: now that i think about it. I like the idea of no midcard title in Smackdown. Gives more importance to one single title, more space for tag teams, cruiserweight have their own show, and womans. I hope Zayn does win the title and stays in RAW.

This sounded good to me at first but the truth is that since Cesaro and Sheamus got shifted to the tag division and Neville became a cruiserweight, the entirety of Raw's midcard right now is Sami Zayn and Rusev. Smackdown has Miz, Dolph, Kane, Crews, and Corbin (and maybe Kalisto) (and I guess Swagger)
I think the big mistake was trying to run two full divisions of tag teams. If they hadn't done that they would have Sheamus, Cesaro, Ryder, and Rhyno to add to the mix (plus Henry and Big Show whenever they're on the road) and you could have a solid midcard on each show. Instead we've got two tag division that feel completely worn out already (and I'd say the same for the women as well. I mean... I guess we haven't seen Nia vs. anyone but Bayley and we haven't seen Alexa vs. Nikki, but that's not much). It would have been much better to do a traveling champion for the men, use the mid-card singles titles as upper mid-card/low main event titles, stick the women on one show, the tag teams on another and stick the cruiserweights on Raw (for time purposes).

Personally I would have preferred a traveling champion for all division, but I think the tag division and definitely the women's division are too small to split up without running through your feuds way too fast.

[KILLdozer]

Yeah, they should have just had all champions on both shows at all times.