1. Tyler Breeze - Eliminated By Roman Reigns & AJ Styles
On the season finale of Breaking Ground, the production team made you think Tyler Breeze was on his way to superstardom. After years in Florida, he'd created the Breeze gimmick and made it work, having some of the best matches on NXT and owning his character. Triple H has talked about only bringing guys to the main roster when there's a long term plan. Breeze debuted on SmackDown in October and had a two month rivalry with Dolph Ziggler where they traded wins back and forth like a game of ping pong. Since then, Breeze has been trading more wins and losses with Neville and Goldust. Breeze got some offence in at the Rumble but it didn't last long as Reigns and Styles made short work of Prince Pretty. Given Vince McMahon's historical hard-on for musclebound giants, Breeze has to work much harder to get McMahon on side which at the moment doesn't seem to be working. Tyler Breeze shines in a 15-20 minute match, but at the moment he's not getting the chance to do it. Breeze needs a rivalry that clicks with the audience soon or he'll be seeing a lot more of Superstars and Main Event rather than RAW and SmackDown.
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