All of the previous action is intended to establish Breeze on the main roster as an arrogant, annoying but intense and talented son-of-a-Rick (Martel), with a heel valet that can kick like a mule. Next, Summer Breeze want to challenge for the Intercontinental Championship but they have competition for that in another recent NXT graduate. Neville needs to get out of the rut hes in, and a competitive feud against the Intercontinental Champion for the companys oldest secondary strap should make him more than just a finishing move with a Lord Of The Rings mugshot. With Neville and Breeze working a long, thrilling number one contenders match on RAW, well be able to see two of NXTs best beating the crap out of each other on WWE basic cable television. Its a win-win, as again, both men get over although Neville definitely needs to get the actual win itself. The alternative (which I really like, but isnt something that WWE does very often, if at all), is that the outcome of the number one contenders match takes place under murky circumstances. A referee error, Summer Rae kicking Neville in the face something like that. For whatever reason, its decided that the matchs result should be held up and the bout rescheduled, so we get the number one contenders match again the following weekand the same thing happens again, this time with the other man getting the disputed win. Held up again, the final number one contenders match is made for the next pay-per-view/special event and then Neville goes over. An actual feud over the contendership sets a precedent for that slot being something to strive for, a reward for hard work, not just something that gets handed to you on a whim (that, in turn means that when it is awarded to a heel on a whim, it gets natural heat with the crowd). Two or more performers absolutely killing themselves to get two out of three matches won, just in order to become the number one contender for a title also gets over the importance of the title itself like gangbusters.
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