Sheamus' Suntan
A hound of justice
In light of all the wrestlemania, Daniel Bryan and Batista stories floating around comes a minor yet significant piece of news. That news is that Adrian Neville (aka PAC) has won his second piece of gold in the WWE.
He defeated the 260 day champion, Bo Dallas, in NXT's first live event, in a ladder match to gain his heavyweight championship. It is only NXTs fourth champion, all other title holders have held the title for masses of time.
I'm personally glad and somewhat surprised they ever gave Neville a shot. I'm a big fan of his, and have often said, If given half a shot in WWE he'd go a long way. HHH has gone so far as to say he'd like to face him (in a q and a session hours before the show), showing that Neville has potential to go far. He's also said he won't be bringing Neville up to Raw or SD until he has something of value to do on either show.
If you don't know Neville, he is a highflier from Newcastle, England. I genuinely think that in this age where wrestling talent is starting to factor into how over someone is, Neville can be huge. However, his accent may let him down. He will need, when he's in the WWE, a manager to voice for him as his accent is strong and not the easiest to understand. His accent will be lost on the american crowd.
I'm glad for him though. Only a handful of men have been allowed to hold the title. They've built the NXT title like a meaningful title. They've not hotshotted it or thrown it onto the flavour of the month. In many ways, while it doesn't hold the prestige of the WWE title, to be picked for the NXT title is almost as special as its been given only to the elite since its inception, and those men are viewed as very special in the eyes of the WWE; ergo Seth Rollins and Big E.
So well done and congrats to Adrian Neville, your new NXT champion.
He defeated the 260 day champion, Bo Dallas, in NXT's first live event, in a ladder match to gain his heavyweight championship. It is only NXTs fourth champion, all other title holders have held the title for masses of time.
I'm personally glad and somewhat surprised they ever gave Neville a shot. I'm a big fan of his, and have often said, If given half a shot in WWE he'd go a long way. HHH has gone so far as to say he'd like to face him (in a q and a session hours before the show), showing that Neville has potential to go far. He's also said he won't be bringing Neville up to Raw or SD until he has something of value to do on either show.
If you don't know Neville, he is a highflier from Newcastle, England. I genuinely think that in this age where wrestling talent is starting to factor into how over someone is, Neville can be huge. However, his accent may let him down. He will need, when he's in the WWE, a manager to voice for him as his accent is strong and not the easiest to understand. His accent will be lost on the american crowd.
I'm glad for him though. Only a handful of men have been allowed to hold the title. They've built the NXT title like a meaningful title. They've not hotshotted it or thrown it onto the flavour of the month. In many ways, while it doesn't hold the prestige of the WWE title, to be picked for the NXT title is almost as special as its been given only to the elite since its inception, and those men are viewed as very special in the eyes of the WWE; ergo Seth Rollins and Big E.
So well done and congrats to Adrian Neville, your new NXT champion.