Neville Will Exceed All Expectations Following Excellent Main Roster Debut

In recent years, we've been given plenty of evidence to suggest that graduating from NXT to WWE is no easy task.

We've watched Seth Rollins demonstrate that NXT success can be replicated on the main roster, but we've also witnessed Adam Rose sink like a rock. In recent weeks, we've even seen Emma turn her difficult transition to the main roster into a storyline upon her return to NXT.

The point is, an athlete can flourish within the confines of NXT, only to flounder once they're sent to the big leagues. Blame can be put on their presentation or their capabilities, but the end result is a sense of peril for NXT favorites being given their chance to advance to Raw and SmackDown.

Adrian Neville could well have been a casualty. He's not a giant and his skills on the microphone pale in comparison to what he can do in the ring. However, he's refined all his talents during his time in developmental. Now, he's in a prime position to take the main roster by storm.

His Red Arrow has always had the capacity to stun audiences, but a flashy finish isn't enough to carve out a niche in WWE. Thankfully, Neville's war crate is well-stocked—and he's a canny enough performer to keep plenty in reserve, rather than showing viewers everything he has in his first appearance.

Expect to see something new from Neville on a regular basis. Perhaps next week we'll see a standing Shooting Star Press. The next, he might show off his strength with a German suplex. A couple of months down the line, we might be taken aback by his Imploding 450 Splash.

Even better, he doesn't have a winning streak to be concerned with. That technique has been overused to the point of irrelevancy in recent years. Now, a streak only serves to highlight the loss that brings it to a close. It's a tool to legitimize someone else, rather than the performer pulling it off.

Neville suffered his first loss to WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins—and it came at the end of a gripping contest. Many fans were outraged that Rollins picked up the win this Monday, but there's really very little to be upset about.

All wrestlers lose matches. Seeing a talented young superstar take a pin isn't going to turn audiences off. Neville's appeal isn't that he wins all the time or that he's a wacky character. His appeal is that he's "The Man That Gravity Forgot."

There's a long list of wrestlers that can have a great match with Neville. Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler and Luke Harper are just a few of the exciting possibilities. Based on his first two appearances on Raw, fans will already be catching on to the fact that Neville's match will likely be one of the best segments of the night.

The key is to let him show why audiences should care. Someone of Neville's caliber doesn't need much help—although his new pyrotechnics and cape add a bit of spice to his entrance. He'll wow anyone with his in-ring heroics.

Fifteen minutes in the ring against a worthy opponent on a weekly basis is all that Neville needs to shine. Another workhorse was just added to the ever-growing list of wrestlers that can be relied upon to contribute great television matches week-in, week-out.

Neville may be "The Man That Gravity Forgot" in the ring, but fans in the stands won't forget him in a lifetime.

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