Around Quote by Pete Dunne

There's not so many 'big names' in cruiserweight that would interest me.

— Jimi Manuwa

I call myself 'The Bruiserweight'. I fit the weight category of a cruiserweight, but I don't wrestle like your average cruiserweight.

— Pete Dunne

When I created the Cruiserweight division in WCW, nobody called them cruiserweights in the industry at that point. That was a boxing term, not…

— Eric Bischoff

I have fallen in love with American names, the sharp, gaunt names that never get fat.

— Stephen Vincent Benet

If WCW and Eric Bischoff hadn't brought in the cruiserweights, I don't think the company would have ever gotten to where it was.

— Diamond Dallas Page

Prior to the Cruiserweight Classic, I had a tryout with WWE in 2013 and was told that I wasn't what they were looking for…

— Mustafa Ali

I have fallen in love with American names, the sharp names that never get fat.

— Stephen Vincent Benet

At boarding school you had to wear your name across your chest and your back, and obviously I had a pretty funny name. It…

— Diane Cilento

Guys like Rey Mysterio Jr., Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, guys like that, they've inspired me. They made me want to do this. Those guys…

— Rich Swann

When I first came up in the wrestling business, there was a movie called 'The California Dolls' about a female tag team - girls…

— Paige

I nicknamed everyone in the gym. It was easier than remembering their names.

— Joe Gold

It was always important for me not to be pigeonholed as a cruiserweight-style wrestler.

— Austin Aries