7. Tyler Breeze
Its come to light recently that Vince McMahon has put the brakes on Tyler Breezes push, which would explain why we havent seen much from Prince Pretty lately, especially considering the huge impact he made taking out Dolph Ziggler during his debut. It is a real shame, since Breeze has been under a developmental contract since the days of FCW, seeing the likes of Rollins, Reigns, Wyatt and several other big names come and go before him. Now that hes had his opportunity to shine, its terrible to see it taken from him so quickly. Tyler Breeze is an extraordinary talent and shows great drive, determination and an ability to adapt in order to progress in the industry. He is one of NXTs best performers to date, and you can see shades of a young Shawn Michaels in him when he speaks. Breeze could easily find a home in the mid-card, challenging for any championship, including the Tag Team titles, as hes proven to work well in a pair before (although going solo suits his character more). The biggest mistake since Tyler's call-up to the main roster was pairing him with with Summer Rae. It made sense initially, as it allowed Breeze to jump right into a feud with Ziggler, but it meant that Breeze was being tossed into the Summer/Ziggler situation immediately after the worst storyline of 2015 between those two, Lana and Rusev had come to a close. By then, nobody cared about Summer, and Ziggler had zero direction. What Breeze needs is to be given a rivalry to keep him busy in the undercard for the next while. Hes not realistically going to come anywhere close to a championship so early in his main roster career, but he should be taking on a veteran like R-Truth or Goldust, as he did on Smackdown recently, in a brief feud, as opposed to a pointless throwaway match that doesnt go anywhere. Hes a great talent, and in order to be able to use that talent in the future, they need to be sure not to neglect him now.
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