3 alternative WWE creative directions for Bron Breakker heading into Stand & Deliver

If you're familiar with WWE's NXT brand, Bron Breakker is pretty unavoidable. While that wasn't a problem several months ago, the current NXT Champion seems to be suffering from a noticeable amount of detractors in the NXT Universe these days.

Whether it's due to his lengthy stint as a champion, accusations of favoritism in WWE, or just a flat-out lack of interest, something is certainly amiss.

Here are 3 alternative WWE creative directions for Bron Breakker heading into NXT Stand & Deliver.

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#3 A heel turn (the obvious choice)

A heel turn seems to be the fix for any wrestler who’s receiving a negative reaction. While it isn’t the answer all the time, the turn to the dark side has done wonders for multiple wrestlers, most notably Roman Reigns and Charlotte Flair in this case.

The aforementioned names faced the same issue at one point in their careers. While no one took away from their abilities, many fans felt the wrestlers mentioned above were shoved down the gullets of every Tom, Dick, Jane, Greg, Karren, and Mary who watched Raw or SmackDown on a weekly basis.

Bron has been the champion for quite some time now and has been booked to look unstoppable. Is this a case of Bron Breakker being just like his predecessors? If so, a heel turn may be the way to go.

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#2 A rags-to-riches story (on WWE's main roster)

For anyone who thinks Bron Breakker is a terrible wrestler, it's strongly advised that you take a moment to watch his bouts with the likes of Dolph Ziggler, Tommaso Ciampa, JD McDonagh, and Ilja Dragunov.

On every occasion, the current NXT Champion has held his own and received his fair share of appreciation from the fans.

With that being said, Breakker has held the title for almost an entire year. Unless you're CM Punk, Roman Reigns (post-Big Dog era), Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Gunther, or Toxic Attraction, having a lengthy title stint can easily make the fans grow tired of you quickly.

Fans felt like the names previously mentioned all worked hard enough to earn the marathon championship reigns they received. For now, Breakker doesn't seem to be on that list.

Perhaps this could change with Bron starting from the absolute bottom and working his way up to the top on the main roster by putting on 5-star classics without vying for a WWE Championship.

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#1 The modification of his current face run (an altered personality)

As Jinder Mahal pointed out in a recent promo, Breakker was once getting plenty of cheers from the NXT Universe. However, those same fans who were once barking for Bron are now detractors.

During the same promo, Breakker seemed to shrug off the fact that the fans don’t seem to care for him anymore.

He gave a response you’d here John Cena reply with if it were the year 2008. The Cenation Leader always made it clear that he wasn’t concerned with his haters and only with the people who “wear their colors proud.”

The difference is, when the 16-time world champion made that claim, you could legitimately buy that he meant it. Judging by his body language, can we really say the same about Bron during his recent segment with Mahal?

Interestingly enough, when Roman Reigns was eliciting the go-away heat on a weekly basis in the mid-to-late 2010s, he had a catchphrase, "I'm not a good guy, I'm not a bad guy. I am the guy."

Bron seems to carry the same attitude as his predecessors, but does he truly believe that, or is this just a way for WWE to slowly alter Bron's perspective by having him cut disingenuous promos about the adverse reactions he’s facing not bothering him?