10 Impulse Reactions Following WWE Extreme Rules 2017
6. King
Hampered by the stipulation in their third (and presumably final) pay-per-view encounter, Neville and Austin Aries lost some of the mojo they'd had in choice Payback and WrestleMania encounters earlier this year.
The 'Submission' rule was an uneven challenge for the performers to work around, with Aries forced to release holds in rope breaks and unable to profit from Neville's Last Chancery tap out on the arena floor due to not being in the ring.
In actuality, that finish in particular would have suited a show such as this, but WWE have veered away from Extreme Rules really being about anything particularly...extreme.
Ultimately, the chase for the submission undermined the contest, despite the fabulous finish the pair managed to craft. Ducking out of the way of an insane dive from Aries on the floor, Neville rolled the challenger into the ring, hit the Red Arrow directly onto his injured back and immediately transitioned into the Rings of Saturn for the win.
It was a memorable end to a truly forgettable contest, and has to leave Aries frozen out of future title shots. Over nearly five months, 'The King' and the 'Greatest Man That Ever Lived' have carried the Cruiserweight Division on their backs. WWE owe it to both men to nurture them through their next respective feuds.