#2 Neville has exceeded expectations as a heel
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Ever since the announcement of the return of the Cruiserweight division, the fans were hoping it would turn out to be a significant resurgence for Neville’s career. After being a great NXT Champion for so long, it was a tad disappointing to see where he ended up on the main roster. The only highlights of his initial run involved an exciting match with Seth Rollins on Raw and an angle involving him, Cody Rhodes and Stephen Amell.
Due to injury, Neville wasn’t able to help get the division off the ground initially, but upon his return, he was thrown right into the mix and soon became the ‘King of the Cruiserweights’. The only problem was that the former high-flying babyface was brought in as a heel. Even in the Cruiserweight Division, it's hard to master the heel gimmick when your moves are so crowd-pleasing, and this was a worry for some.
Thankfully, however, Neville seems to have accepted his fate like a pro and has now really tapped into something as the arrogant heel character he portrays. He is believable as a heel because he’s still by far the most well-known performer in the division, apart from maybe Austin Aries. He thus has the advantage of looking down at his opponents like pretenders to his crown. I think a lot of respect needs to be headed the guy’s way as this was not what a lot of people expected of him.
