Rich Swann Vs. Neville Signed For WWE Royal Rumble 2017
Cruiserweight Championship on the line!
On Tuesday evening's episode of 205 Live, a new match was signed for the 2017 Royal Rumble. At the show, Rich Swann will defend the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Neville.
After months without being used on television, Neville made his Raw brand return at Roadblock: End of the Line following Swann's victory over TJ Perkins and Brian Kendrick. Shockingly, Neville attacked Swann, turning heel for the first time in his WWE career.
Since then, the former NXT Champion has been terrorizing Swann and the entire division, proclaiming himself "King of the Cruiserweights" and accusing the WWE Universe of forgetting about him. He first clashed with the Cruiserweight Champion in a non-title match on the December 27th episode of 205 Live - a match that saw Neville score a victory over Swann.
The 2017 Royal Rumble airs live on the WWE Network on Sunday, January 29 at 7:00 PM ET. Also announced for the show are WWE Champion AJ Styles versus John Cena, Universal Champion Kevin Owens versus Roman Reigns, Raw Women's Champion Charlotte against Bayley, and the titular 30-man battle royal.