Tyler Breeze

Photo credit: World Wrestling Entertainment

Real name: Mattias Clement
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 195 lbs
Date of birth: January 19, 1988
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Pro debut: 2007
Trained by: Lance Storm, FCW
Finishing move: Beauty Shot

Biography

– Clement began his career as ‘Mattias Wild’
– On April 25, 2007, Wild wrestled his debut match, defeating Rage O’Riley
– At the PWA 9th Anniversary Show, Wild & Dan Myers defeated The Nightmares (#2 & #4) to retain the PWA Canadian Tag Team Titles
– In November 2010, Clement signed a WWE development deal and was assigned to FCW
– On December 2, 2010, Clement (as Matt Clements) made his FCW debut in a 10-Man Tag Team Match
– After spells competing as Matt Clements and Mike McGrath, Clement finally settled into the ringname ‘Mike Dalton’
– On February 2, 2012, Dalton defeated Leo Kruger to win the FCW Heavyweight Title
– Dalton continued competing in WWE developmental following the NXT rebrand
– On June 15, 2012, Dalton & Leakee defeated Corey Graves & Jake Carter to win the FCW Tag Team Titles
– On July 24, 2013, Clement debuted a new male model gimmick under the name ‘Tyler Breeze’
– On May 29, 2014, Breeze defeated Sami Zayn to become number one contender to the NXT Title, but lost his title match against Adrian Neville by DQ
– On September 8, 2014, Breeze made his Raw debut, teaming with Tyson Kidd in a loss to Adrian Neville & Sami Zayn
– In late 2014, Breeze began feuding with Hideo Itami
– In December 2014, Breeze replaced Heath Slater on WWE Live events following Slater’s legal troubles
– On October 22, 2015, Breeze made his main roster debut, aligning with Summer Rae and beginning a feud with Dolph Ziggler
– At Survivor Series ’15, Breeze defeated Ziggler
– In 2016, Breeze formed the imaginatively named ‘Breezango’ alongside Fandango
– In the 2016 WWE draft, Breezango were allocated to Smackdown
– In a dark match prior to Battleground ’16, Breezango defeated The Usos (Jimmy & Jey)
– At Money In The Bank ’17, Breezango defeated The Ascension (Konnor & Viktor)
– On the Fastlane ’18 pre-show, Breezango & Tye Dillinger defeated Mojo Rawley, Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin
– In the 2018 Superstar Shakeup, Breezango were drafted to Raw
– Fandango suffered a shoulder injury in the summer of 2018, forcing Breeze to go solo
– At WWE’s When Worlds Collide event in April 2019, Breeze defeated Roderick Strong
– On June 25, 2021, Breeze was released by WWE
– On July 8, 2023, Breeze defeated Matt Cross to win the NGW Title
– Breeze returned to WWE as a trainer in late 2023