8 Amazing Wrestling Gimmicks That Died Too Soon
3. Tyler Breeze & Fandango As The Fashion Police
The tidal wave of TMZ-style programming that clogged up US television like an un-flushable turd in the 2010s was as unavoidable as it was deplorable. It is pro wrestling's duty to reflect the current zeitgeist, and the team of Tyler Breeze and Fandango did an excellent job of transitioning from their decent Breezango team to parodying the mean-spirited commentary of people's appearance with their Fashion Police gimmick.
This gimmick would come into its own during their 'Fashion Files' skits. Aping the fonts and themes of shows like 'Law and Order SVU', Breeze and "Deputy 'dango" would endeavour to take down members of the roster based on their fashion faux pas. It was spectacularly over the top, but this wasn't just goofy hijinks. Their timing and things they would say could muster genuine belly laughs.
When Shawn Michaels and Triple H would bemoan Vince McMahon being out of touch in the late 90s, this would only be exacerbated over time. By the 2010s, a gimmick that was as perfectly timed as The Fashion Police could not really get the rewards that it so richly deserved, and so was pulled from our screens way too prematurely.