With Fandango on the shelf indefinitely, Tyler Breeze is on his own. Not too long removed from his days of being a stalwart in NXT, “Prince Pretty” joining WWE 205 Live could be a mutually beneficial endeavor.
Tyler Breeze will forever be known as one of the biggest names from NXT’s early years. Originally debuting in Florida Championship Wrestling as Mike Dalton, it wasn’t until re-debuting as a self-obsessed supermodel—complete with a selfie stick—that Breeze found his footing.
Breeze’s stock rose from opening act to being a featured part of the show with feuds against Sami Zayn, Neville, Hideo Itami and Finn Balor. Breeze was even picked to face Japanese wrestling legend, Jushin “Thunder” Liger at the inaugural NXT Takeover: Brooklyn event.
Breeze was also a key part of WWE Breaking Ground, a now-defunct Network series focusing on Performance Center recruits and NXT superstars. On the show, footage of him recounting his story of almost getting fired, giving advice to Performance Center trainees, and getting called up to the main roster made it very easy to root for The Gorgeous One.
When Breeze debuted on Smackdown in late 2015, the excitement was high but it gradually went down in the following months due to some alarming warning signs. Atypical to debuting talent, Breeze lost his first match on the main roster to Dean Ambrose. He won his pay-per-view debut against Dolph Ziggler at Survivor Series but followed it up with two losses to Ziggler. The losses continued to pile on along with an underwhelming Royal Rumble debut. Within months, Breeze fell to the bottom of the card.
It wasn’t until Breeze joined forces with Fandango as Breezango that his fortunes started to turn. As members of Smackdown Live, they became a popular act thanks in part to their entertaining series, “The Fashion Files”. After moving to Raw in the Superstar Shakeup, “The Fashion Files” and any momentum Breezango may have had at the time dissipated.
Fandango recently suffered a shoulder injury, leaving Breeze to fend for himself. His quick losses at the hands of Mojo Rawley show that little will change for Breeze as a singles competitor on Monday nights but a move to 205 Live just might.
If the recent success of Hideo Itami and Buddy Murphy have shown anything, it proves that joining 205 Live can be a beneficial move. On the show, Breeze would have the perfect platform to rediscover the narcissism that made him such a star in NXT.
With his solid body of work against Hideo Itami, Breeze could have similar quality matches with the rest of the 205 Live roster.
A few weeks of strong performances could easily place Breeze in contention for the Cruiserweight Title, giving him the opportunity to win his first championship in WWE. Breeze is an incredibly underrated performer and five minute matches against Mojo Rawley isn’t the ideal environment for Prince Pretty to showcase his skills.
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We’ve seen Breeze stand out against the most internationally accomplished talents on the WWE roster. Leaving Raw for 205 Live would afford Breeze the chance to make a massive career turnaround.