11 Surprising WWE Heel Turns You Never Saw Coming
5. Neville On The Cruiserweight Division (2016)
It's impossible not to laugh at the way Neville switches from applause to assault without breaking stride following his long overdue return to WWE television in 2016.
It's as if he has elected to use the bodies of Rich Swann and TJ Perkins to take out the frustrations he'd felt from the sidelines; missing a WrestleMania, not being fit enough for a groundbreaking Cruiserweight Classic, being neglected for inclusion in an upcoming UK expansion - it all exploded in a cynical beatdown on those he felt most deserving of his scorn.
It triggered an amazing run for the 'Man That Gravity Forgot', in which he'd briefly relight Cruiserweight fires in pay-per-view contests that stole the monthly shows with the greatest of ease despite the lack of direction.
Developing an infuriated drawl that forced the words out of his mouth with bilious rage, Neville's North East accent was at long last a benefit rather than a drawback. It was as though he was regressing as a human being if only to channel his rage and viciousness into the fights in front of him.
His 2016 walkout during the problematic period of Enzo Amore: Cruiserweight Champion came after months of being insultingly overlooked - though he ironically remains trapped in stasis by his frozen contract with the company to this day.