6 WWE Superstars Triple H pushed but Vince McMahon did not

#3 Triple H pushed Tyler Breeze but Vince McMahon did not

Tonight @MmmGorgeous makes #Smackdown a much prettier place. Time to show the world what @WWENXT already knows... pic.twitter.com/qRkghBGBn1

— Triple H (@TripleH) October 22, 2015

Nowadays, Triple H likes to refer to NXT as WWE’s third brand and he refrains from using the term “call-up” when somebody leaves to join RAW and/or SmackDown.

Before NXT became a two-hour weekly show on the USA Network, the brand was primarily viewed as a platform to showcase WWE’s future Superstars before they moved on to Vince McMahon’s top two shows.

In the WWE Network series Breaking Ground, Triple H even announced Tyler Breeze’s call-up to the main roster after his hugely successful character progression in NXT.

“Lastly, before we leave, Tyler, can you come down front? Tyler’s been here for a long a** time. He has been a consummate pro. He has been the example of not only taking feedback and creating something new, as his star rose, he was able to reach down and pull guys up with him. I’m thrilled to tell everybody in this room that Tyler Breeze is getting called up to the main roster.”

Breeze received applause from the rest of the NXT Superstars in the room, but it soon became apparent that things were not going to work out for him under Vince McMahon in the same way that they did under Triple H’s guidance.

Welcome home @MmmGorgeous! #PrincePretty makes a surprise appearance in #NXTSanDiego! pic.twitter.com/6jKhEsqTJ1

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) July 27, 2018

After a disappointing four years on the main roster, Breeze returned to NXT in 2019 and he has since been used prominently again on television by Triple H.