In this year’s March, prior to Wrestlemania, the former NXT champion Neville squared off against Chris Jericho in a match on Raw’s March 14th episode. Neville suffered a serious injury that night while sliding between the two legs of Jericho. He was helped backstage by the doctors and medical staffs. The match was abruptly called off that night.
Later it was declared, that the high-flying Superstar suffered a broken ankle and shinbone, which cost him the grandest pay-per-view of the year i.e. Wrestlemania. He was removed from the ladder match for the Intercontinental championship. Since March, he was sidelined from in-ring competition due to the rehab process.
The latest report from cagesideseats.com suggests that the man that Gravity Forgot is set for a return this upcoming week on Raw and will start from right where he left off. The storyline will revolve around his redemption against Chris Jericho who costs him several months.
The 29-year-old Englishman, Neville debuted in WWE in 2012 as part of the NXT roster. He previously was involved in various other promotions like NJPW, TNA before making it big in WWE. He then went on to become the longest reigning NXT champion in history (287 days) until Finn Balor shattered it by holding the championship for 292 days.
Speaking of Finn Balor, the rumors have been running rampant about when will the former NXT champion will step up to the main roster. A report from the same source suggests that Finn Balor is likely joining the main roster by the end of July. PWInsider.com further reports that Balor was present at the WWE Headquarters, this past week to do some promo filming. It further elevates the fact that the Demon is coming to the main roster, very soon.
Finn Balor is scheduled to face international sensation Shinsuke Nakamura on July 13th which may very well be turned as his last match under NXT banner.