8 Things We Learned From Tyler Breeze On The Sam Roberts Show

Tyler Breeze is the newest NXT star to make waves on the main roster with his recent call up to the big stage. Paired with Summer Rae - in a tandem previously suggested by this author and unofficially christened "Summer Breeze" - he's been placed in a program with the languishing Dolph Ziggler. There's a good spot for him on the roster if he's able to translate his persona to the much larger TV audience. Breeze has the kind of gimmick that could easily see him wind up stuck in the doldrums of the midcard never to rise above, but we're hoping WWE gives him every opportunity to succeed. He's talented inside the ring and has an incredibly firm grasp on his character, so now it's time for him to sink or swim. Just days before his debut on SmackDown, Breeze sat down with podcast host Sam Roberts for an in-depth interview. He discussed his goals for the future, how he sees his role in the developmental promotion and his thoughts on the compelling new Network series Breaking Ground. It's a fun interview so follow along to see what Prince Pretty had to say.

8. Breaking Ground

Sam Roberts opens up by complementing Breeze on his character being one of the few in wrestling that people are able to get lost in and asks Tyler if he's excited about showing more of his real personality on Breaking Ground or if he's apprehensive about revealing his true self. He replies that he's not worried about disrupting the illusion because people like to suspend disbelief, and he thinks they will want to know more about him. He says the beauty of the show is that it's giving fans an even more intimate glimpse into the superstars and their real lives and he appreciates that he's been on the ground floor of a lot of things WWE has done, including the creation of NXT as it exists today. He calls it the first time people will get to take a peek and see who he is outside of the ring and he's excited about it. Sam asks if he thinks Breaking Ground could have been done prior to the existence of the Performance Center when NXT was still FCW. Breeze says they could have still done the show but it wouldn't have been on the scale that it is now. He says the support behind NXT and what they've built is what allowed them to make the show as great as it's going to be.