Triple H spoke about the current status of former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Neville as well as potentially using him for the upstart WWE NXT UK brand.
“The Game” took part in a media conference call to promote the upcoming NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV event that takes place on Saturday, August 18, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center and will air on the WWE Network.
In this call, he was asked if Neville would be a great fit for that brand, which Triple H noted that he’s not 100% positive about the current status of Neville and would need to go back to look into. However, he did agree that Neville would be a good fit for the division as he thinks that the former Cruiserweight Champion is one of the most talented guys in the world.
He would add that he loved the time that Neville was in NXT as he did a great job while on the brand and building the Cruiserweight division on 205 Live. Triple H finished up his answer by stating that time will see where that ends up regarding Neville’s status.
If you recall, back in mid-October, Neville was initially scheduled to lose to Enzo Amore in a lumberjack match on RAW. However, plans changed to Kalisto wrestling Amore and Neville decided to take time off. WWE has officially denied that he quit the promotion. At the time, it was reported that Neville was frustrated by the direction of his character.
As of a few months ago, the belief within the WWE is that the company would not grant Neville his release and will make him sit out the remainder of his contract. Once that deal has expired, then he will have a 90 days non-compete.
The latest update on this situation is the fact that WWE had decided to freeze his contract until both sides could come to an agreement. In the meantime, Neville is not permitted to wrestle for any outside promotions as he still remains technically under a WWE contract.
