10 greatest WWE feuds of 2017

The WWE has had a bit of an odd year. We've dragged ourselves through the dismal Jinder Mahal experiment, trudged through the boring and bewildering feud between Bray Wyatt and Finn Balor, and sat through the "epic" clash at No Mercy between The Beast and The Monster Among Men that really missed the mark.

But even with these serious flaws, WWE has delivered some truly spectacular feuds this year. Both Raw and Smackdown Live reached new heights with the tag team division, NXT has continued to thrive, and despite rarely showing up, the Universal Champion Brock Lesnar has obviously stepped up his game (his bout against Braun Strowman excluded).

As we head into 2018, there is no point in reminding ourselves too much of this year's biggest duds, so let's focus on everything that WWE got absolutely spot-on.

#10 Neville Vs. Austin Aries

The two cruiserweights might have been frustrated with their place in the company (and on the card), but it didn't stop them from putting on a great series of matches in a feud that should have been given a significantly higher standing than it did.

Heading into WrestleMania season, Neville declared there was no one worthy left to challenge him for the Cruiserweight Championship. Austin Aries disagreed and laid down the gauntlet. Their match on the 'Mania pre-show was everything it needed to be. Aries and Neville provided plenty of high-flying action and a great ground game too. Neville had to resort to heel-ish underhanded tactics to win by raking at his opponent's damaged eye socket, cementing himself as a very dangerous champion.

Their following matches at Extreme Rules and Payback also hit the nail on the head in terms of in-ring work and story, the Submission Match, in particular, showcased just how good each man really is between the ropes. It's a shame neither Neville nor Aries will be competing on 205 Live for the foreseeable future, as they added the serious star-power the show desperately needs.