10. Neville
Odds: 15-1 Those might seem like long odds for a former NXT Champion, but Neville is working with one major strike against him: he stands at 5-foot-8. Nonetheless, Neville makes this list in part on the basis of precedence. Former world champion Rey Mysterio is two inches shorter, while Daniel Bryan is two inches taller. Neither man would ever be mistaken as one of the greatest WWE world champions on record, but both have been underdogs who overcame the odds to capture the companys top prize. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNgvsu3cKuE In that vein, it makes sense to believe that Neville, who wont turn 30 until next August, could be a guy who scores a major upset win over a bully-type heel champion to win the title for a short period. Neville also has an advantage over the aforementioned Mysterio and Bryan of being built like a strongman. Watch him perform a deadlift German suplex next time he has a match. That definitely helps his cause.
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