Something terrible happened last night at WWE No Mercy: Enzo Amore defeated Neville to become the new WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
The #RealestGuyInTheRoom is OFFICIALLY The #RealestChampionInTheRoom!!! @real1 is the NEW #CruiserweightChampion! #WWENoMercy#AndNewpic.twitter.com/ysjcreAxp3
— WWE (@WWE) September 25, 2017
Before I comment any further on this debauchery, I’d like to point out that Enzo’s win was completely dirty. After grabbing the Cruiserweight Title to taunt Neville at ringside – at which point the referee stopped his count-out – Enzo slithered back into the ring like the snake he is and hit Neville with a low blow while the ref’s back was turned, thus resulting in his victory and the death of part of my soul.
Enzo Amore, drunk off of your tears, shows off his new title. pic.twitter.com/cffRWb4vNb
— Adam Pacitti (@adampacitti) September 25, 2017
But I was far from the only member of the WWE Universe unhappy with Enzo’s title win. A cursory glance at Twitter shows that virtually no one is okay with this.
Enzo… won?
This is the darkest timeline. #WWENoMercy pic.twitter.com/Um7vcxDfxB
— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) September 25, 2017
Enzo Amore and his 3 fans after he won the title… pic.twitter.com/q0jTRF5V2C
— Desháun?☄ (@PunksXAngel) September 25, 2017
Enzo Amore is the NEW cruiserweight champion, #205Live is officially a train wreck #WWENoMercy pic.twitter.com/nmqA7pWlVp
— SmackTalk (@_smacktalk) September 25, 2017
“Enzo Amore is the new cruiserweight champ” pic.twitter.com/C0hpqW680F
— julia (@SETHRElGNS) September 25, 2017
When you realize Austin Aries lost three times to Neville but Enzo Amore just beat Neville in his first shot #WWENoMercypic.twitter.com/9Yyiu15K2U
— Graham Matthews (@WrestleRant) September 25, 2017
Dave Meltzer also sounded off on Enzo’s win – and he did not hold back. “The story of the match is that Enzo sucks, but he still won the championship,” Meltzer stated – and he’s 100% correct. Enzo’s NOT a heel, so the fact that he resorted to a low blow to win proves nothing outside of the fact that he can’t legitimately compete with Neville or any of the other cruiserweights. And why would the WWE want to put the title on someone who isn’t up to par?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egvw68EFeqQ
But even more telling than the WWE Universe’s reaction to Enzo’s win is the reaction of the 205 Live roster…