10 best WWE feuds of 2017

#3 Aleister Black vs. Velveteen Dream

"Say my name!"

I can't say enough good things about this feud. Their match at NXT TakeOver: War Games came close to stealing the year, but that wasn't surprising, given how great everything was leading up to it.

Since his debut in Orlando, Aleister Black was booked as NXT's mysterious, dark, dangerous, fighter. The "Ominous Man from Amsterdam" didn't say much. He just kicked the heads off of anyone who got in his way. He was day and night, both fire and ice. You never knew what was on his mind.

That seemed to change in the fall, when he would address the NXT Universe for the first time. His speech was short-lived. He was interrupted by a young upstart. Velveteen Dream, whose flamboyance contrasted instantly with Black's stoic demeanour, wanted Aleister Black's attention but didn't get it. Vowing that he would get the Ominous Man from Amsterdam to say his name, Velveteen Dream did whatever it took to get his attention. Nothing worked, including direct attacks.

Finally, the struggle for attention moved into the big match itself, with Velveteen Dream doing everything he could to get his opponent to recognize him, from the Rick Rude-inspired tights to demanding that the referee tell Black to say his name while he applied submission holds.

Aleister Black would go on to get the win and then, at long last, say Velveteen Dream's name.

The psychology behind this feud was amazing, centring on a simple desire that we all have - the need for recognition. The two polar opposite personalities involved took that psychology to a fever pitch. Most importantly of all, it elevated Velveteen Dream, at the young age of 22, into the spotlight. When he's this good already, look for him to have a massive future with WWE.