WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 22 Best Internet Reactions To Randy Orton's Win

16. Newcastle Comes Out For Neville

Neville and Rich Swann put a good match on that the crowd simply didn't get into. Admittedly, it was a cool-down match, but it's unforgivable for a company to let a crowd get that uninvested, not least because of how disrespectful it is to the stars. But at least Nevile's win got significant pops in the North East of England.

There's something you have to know about Newcastle - the home town of Neville - it's a wonderfully parochial place; fiercely, staunchly committed to everyone an everything that comes from here, whether it's Greggs, Jimmy Nail or WWE superstars who have been badly mistreated for too long.

The reactions to his Cruiserweight win were particularly loud near the banks of the River Tyne, which is now rightly considered to be one of the hotbeds of British independent wrestling, thanks to WCPW. You're all SO welcome.

And even more importantly, Neville is the right man to lead the Division's revival after WWE have mishandled it almost as badly as they have him.

Maybe they should just shift the Cruiserweights to Newcastle entirely? You know you'd get a crowd on fire if Neville turned up in his Newcastle United strip every time...

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