Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso is reporting Neville’s walkout on WWE before last week’s WWE RAW tapings was due to a number of reasons including the direction of his character, lack of big pay-offs and the difficult WWE schedule.
Barrasso says Neville has been frustrated with his position since January, and cited being cut from the Wrestlemania 33 DVD as well as being moved to the pre-show as a sign of disregard for his talents. According to the report, Neville learned Austin Aries, who also left WWE under slightly different terms, will earn more in the next six weeks on the independent scene than Neville would have in WWE in the same time frame.
It was also noted that Neville reportedly felt that although he was seen as being talented, he was only viewed as a “get-over guy” used to get other talents over.
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville pitch side during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville holds a named Newcastle Shirt pitch side during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville poses for photos in the dressing room during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville sits in front of the advertising boards in the media suite during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville poses in front of the Howay The Lads sign in the tunnel during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville poses in front of the Howay The Lads sign in the tunnel during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville sits in front of the advertising boards in the media suite during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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Neville
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville pitch side during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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Neville
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville pitch side during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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Neville
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville sits in front of the advertising boards in the media suite during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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Neville
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville pitch side during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville being interviewed by his media team pitch side during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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Neville
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville sits in front of the advertising boards in the media suite during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
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Neville
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: WWE wrestler Adrian Neville sits in front of the advertising boards in the media suite during a visit to St.James' Park on November 12, 2014, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)
