10 Ups And 6 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Nov 2nd)
8. Breezing Through His Debut
Much like any young kid at Christmas time, WWE writers love to get their hands on shiny new toys. In this case, the toys are wrestlers called up from NXT. The problem with this analogy is that much like a kid who plays with his new toys a lot right away and gets tired of it, the same sometimes is true of WWE writers, as they lose focus and direction with new wrestlers. Avoiding overexposure in the early stages helps ward off this problem, which is why its nice to see Tyler Breeze being limited in how much hes done in his first couple weeks on the main roster. Prince Pretty hasnt had an official match on Raw or Smackdown yet, sticking to strutting to ringside and taking up a seat in the VIP section with Summer Rae. Monday, we saw Breeze distract Dolph Ziggler, then enter the ring after the match, hit a Beauty Shot and snap a selfie with Summer and a fallen Dolph. It looks like things are leading to a match at Survivor Series, which might also end up being Breezes official in-ring debut. While it would be nice for non-NXT fans to see what Tyler can do in the ring beforehand, theres something to be said about making a splash at a big show.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
