but isnt there any way of still using cwm? right now twrp doesnt seem to be the right recovery for me
The closest you can get would be this dual-recovery:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
Philz Touch is based on CWM, and you can disable the touch part, if you want.
Once you get it installed, it will also install an app called NDR Utils. Run it, then choose Philz Touch/CWM to be the default recovery.
If you are powered off and want to boot into Philz Touch, turn on the phone, and after it vibrates, press the volume up button. The notification LED will change from red to green (or maybe it is green to red; can't remember for sure).
If you want to boot into TWRP, press volume down.