Over the last few years fans have seen quite a few talents get called up from NXT to the main roster and while some names go on to find success others struggle when they reach Raw or SmackDown.
Tyler Breeze was one of the top stars in NXT, but he seemingly got lost in the shuffle several times after he got called up. At one point he and Fandango were getting over as a tag team, but WWE seemed reluctant to push the duo despite support from the fans.
During a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet former WWE star Tyler Breeze talked about a battle royal that he thought he and Fandango should have won, and when they didn’t pick up the victory he received some interesting advice from Dolph Ziggler.
“There was one time where I thought we should have won something. I think it was a battle royal on SmackDown. The winners would get a tag team title shot, and it was when me and Fandango were really hitting with the fashion files. I think they put over The Hype Bros. I remember feeling that tonight should have been our night. That’s really the only time that I have thought that. In the end I think that people followed me and got behind me because I never really won that… In reality if you look at my career, I never really got that push. I was always there. Dolph Ziggler gave me the perfect thing when I started working with him. He says ‘Look man. It’s very clear who the guy is. If it’s not you, chances are it will never be you. They won’t hand you the ball, but you will work with those guys. Even when you steal the ball from those guys, they still won’t give it to you. But you will always be used because they know they can rely on you.’ That’s why you get this underground following which Dolph did, which I did. The people know that they want something to happen and it just won’t happen. It builds this cult following for you that translates into everything you do. I love being in that category. I think it’s really cool that people get behind you because the machine never did.”
Tyler Breeze and Fandago were both released from WWE on June 25.
