BRON BREAKKER

Bron Breakker regained the WWE NXT Championship after defeating Ziggler on the April 4 2022 episode of Monday Night RAW. On the following episode of NXT, he retained the title against Gunther. He then began feuding with Joe Gacy after Gacy kidnapped Rick Steiner. This led to a match between Breakker and Gacy at Spring Breakin’ on May 3rd where Breakker defeated Gacy.

At NXT’s In Your House on June 4th, Bron defeated Gacy in a rematch, with the added stipulation that he would lose the title if he got disqualified. On July 5th, at the  Great American Bash, Breakker retained the title against Cameron Grimes. But, he was attacked by the debuting J. D. McDonagh after the match. Breakker retained the title against McDonagh at Heatwave on August 16. After the match, he was confronted by NXT United Kingdom Champion, Tyler Bate. At Worlds Collide on September 4, Breakker defeated Bate to unify the NXT Championship and NXT United Kingdom Championship. Breakker defeated McDonagh and Ilja Dragunov in a triple threat match to retain the NXT Championship at Halloween Havoc on October 22. He then successfully defended the NXT Championship against Apollo Crews at NXT’s Deadline on December 10.

Breakker Loses NXT Championship

At New Year’s Evil on January 10, 2023, Breakker defeated Grayson Waller via countout to retain the NXT Championship. He defeated Waller again at Vengeance Day on February 4, this time in a cage match. On April 1st, however, Breakker lost the championship to Carmelo Hayes, ending his second reign at 362 days.

At Battleground on May 28, Breakker failed to regain the NXT Championship from Hayes. He unsuccessfully challenged Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship at NXT Gold Rush on June 20. At Heatwave on August 22, Breakker attacked Von Wagner and then on the September 6 episode of NXT, he bludgeoned Wagner with a set of steel steps. Later that month, Breakker took part in the Superstar Spectacle in Hyderabad, India, defeating Odyssey Jones.

 At NXT No Mercy on September 30th, Breakker lost to Baron Corbin. Two weeks later, on the October 10th episode of NXT, Breakker (with Paul Heyman in his corner) lost to Carmelo Hayes (with John Cena in his corner). Following the match, Bron attacked Hayes, prompting The Undertaker to come to the ring and chokeslam Breakker. Later that month, at Halloween Havoc, Breakker defeated Mr. Stone. Breakker defeated Eddy Thorpe to qualify for the Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline, on the November 28 episode of NXT, which was won by Trick Williams.

Bron Breakker Drafted to Main Roster

In January 2024, Bron Breakker entered the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, pairing with Baron Corbin as the “Wolf Dogs.” In the first round, the duo defeated Gallus and Axiom and Nathan Frazer in the semifinals. Later that month, Breakker made his Royal Rumble match debut at the titular event, entering at number 20 and eliminating Jimmy Uso, Finn Bálor, Ivar, and Omos before being eliminated by “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio. At NXT Vengeance Day the following month, Breakker and Corbin defeated Carmelo Hayes and Trick Williams to win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. The following night on RAW, Breakker made his second appearance on the main roster in a backstage segment with Imperium, debating whether he should sign to RAW or SmackDown. On the February 13th episode of NXT, the Wolf Dogs defeated The Family (Tony D’Angelo and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo) to win the NXT Tag Team Championship.

On the February 16, 2024 episode of SmackDown, general manager Nick Aldis announced that Breakker had joined the SmackDown brand. The following week, Breakker made his in-ring debut for SmackDown, defeating Dante Chen.