I think when they went in for the surgery, there were a couple more things that popped up so he ended up being out a lot longer and I was just kind of on my own and not really doing a lot and I thought 'I can do more, I want to do more.' So I actually asked about going to NXT and saying, 'hey, I'm not really doing much here on RAW or Smackdown, is it possible for me to go to NXT and do some stuff there because I think I could have some fun.' It was a little bit of both because initially he got injured and he needed surgery on his shoulder so he was out and then he ended up being out longer than expected.

Was that decision his or did you convince him to come to the black and gold brand? When Fandango arrived in NXT, you already made your return. It seems a lot more like a group effort than just me and Dango so the fact that we're finally here and we're finally NXT champions is a very sweet feeling and it makes us excited to just do more and more and more.

Everybody's been along for the ride so it's kind of very cool where me and Dango have been a tag team for five years and to finally get to that point where we and it's cool because it doesn't feel like it's just us it feels like there's a whole group of people that said, 'yes, they did.' If you've been a fan of mine for a long time, you've been watching, you know the stories, you know the ups and downs and you've watched as I've gone from NXT up to RAW, Smackdown back to NXT. Like you said it's been about 10 years now that I've been in WWE so the fact that we got to where all WWE superstars want to be has been worth it. You've been in the WWE for quite some time. Tyler Breeze (right) hitting Imperium's Marcel Barthel on NXT. Note: This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Newsweek caught up with one half of the NXT Tag Team Champions ahead of their rematch against Imperium this Wednesday to talk about their journey, revival on NXT and the state of tag team wrestling in WWE. 'We found our balance and we're going to show them that we can make you laugh, but also why we're the NXT Tag Team champions.'

'Imperium doesn't enjoy a lot of the funny stuff, they think we make a mockery of wrestling,' Breeze said. The reunited duo with their new, more serious, in-ring attitude, would climb the ranks of the NXT Tag Team division and eventually win the gold. After Fandango was injured in 2018, Tyler Breeze would be off of television until he re-appeared on NXT in early 2019.Īfter a short singles run, Fandango would return from injury on the black and gold brand later that year but suffer another injury that would sideline him until 2020. However, there was a ceiling to their act and they would never capture tag team gold even at their peak of popularity. The duo would become the tag team known as Breezango in 2016 where their comedy stylings and viral backstage sketches called the Fashion Files would garner them praise from WWE fans. 'We have to prove that we can beat them again.'īoth Breeze and Dango had separate stints in NXT before arriving on the main roster as singles stars. 'It's taking us a long time to and just because we beat Imperium once doesn't mean we can do it twice,' Breeze told Newsweek on Tuesday. Capturing gold in the WWE has been a long time coming for NXT superstars Tyler Breeze and Fandango.Īfter defeating Imperium for the NXT Tag Team Championships in August, Breeze and Dango can finally be called champions for the first time in their 10 years in the company.

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