Neville on His Cape, Bo Dallas Being Underrated, and More

Heading into the WWE Network exclusive “Elimination Chamber” event on May 31, WWE star Neville spoke to The Mirror. The man who hails from Newcastle spoke to the British newspaper on a number of WWE topics, previewing his match with Bo Dallas at “Elimination Chamber.”

The former NXT Champion spoke fondly of his upcoming opponent, Bo Dallas, calling him “underrated:”

“I think Bo is certainly one of the most underrated superstars on Raw and SmackDown. I think a lot of the time maybe he gets overlooked because maybe he is a bit deluded and a bit of an eccentric character! But the fact of the matter is, when it comes to in-ring action, performing and competing, Bo can certainly go. We have a lot of history and I know what he is capable of. We had some really grueling matches in NXT that really tested me and I’m looking forward to doing the same on Sunday. I think we’re both ready for the challenge and we could both certainly do with the victory.”

Neville was also asked if he has adjusted to wearing a cape. Neville said he likes wearing it, despite receiving a lot of flak for it:

“You know what, especially on Twitter I get a lot of people hating on the cape! But I like the cape. And you know what, kids love capes. So if anything I’m doing it for the children!”

Continuing, Neville revealed he had a lot do with his new, grand entrance for his arrival on the WWE main roster:

“Yeah, I actually had a lot of input. That was a concept I came up with along with a few of the agents. We thought it would be cool. The concept is that it’s like every time I appear on the stage it’s almost as if I have been shot down from somewhere in space, like I’m a meteor that arrives on Earth. More than anything it’s a cool concept and then I got together with the production team and stage crew and we bounced ideas around. I don’t know if you’ve noticed the first few weeks we were kind of hashing around trying different things and I feel like now we’ve really got it down. We’ve got the pyro and the ziplines that look like the meteor hitting Earth and it’s a very cool visual that I’m very happy with.”

Check out the entire interview, here. Neville also discussed getting to wrestle WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins on two separate occasions, his time in NXT, and much more.