There's something magical about a segment/act being so undeniably brilliant and universally loved that it becomes the highlight of the wrestling week. For several months in the summer of 2017, the misadventures of Tyler Breeze and Fandango were exactly that.
Parodying a different television show every week as they worked to solve crimes petty and powerful within the SmackDown Live
Intelligently written stupid comedy, the tastes of both men felt palpable within their hilarious exchanges as legitimately funny dialogue played to a background set loaded with in-jokes and sight gags. Only broadly transferrable to in-ring thanks to the very-f*cking-serious tag team wrestling revolution taking place at the time, they'd have surely been given the doubles straps in a different time. As was, they donated months of memorable material to the archives that will surely stand up to rewatch.
Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett
