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When Bron Breakker debuted in the WWE Universe as a member of NXT back in 2021, it was clear the promotion had him earmarked as its next great Superstar.
On paper, it made sense, right? He had a cup of coffee in the NFL, came from a prolific wrestling family, and stood 6 foot tall, which shouldn't really be a big deal, but considering Vince McMahon was still standing atop the WWE Universe at the time, it might have been the most important attribute of them all. Factor in his impressive look and unique charisma, and it made all the sense in the world why he ended up winning the NXT Championship in only his ninth match on television.
While it's understandable that Breakker was interested in trying his hand at football before jumping head-first into the family business, as even average NFL players can make more over a decade in the NFL than a wrestler can make in 30, when it came time to pivot to wrestling, the running back born Bronson Rechsteiner had a pretty good name in his corner in Kevin Nash, who put a good word in with his former Kliq pal Paul “Triple H” Levesque, as “Big Daddy Cool Desiel” pointed out on his Kliq This podcast.
“He ran, in the NFL, he was a running back at I think Kennesaw State University, and if I'm not mistaken, he ran like a 4.23 [40-yard dash] or something like that, and he's a big f**king kid,” Kevin Nash explained on Kliq This via 411 Mania. “I talked to him, and I talked to [Rick Steiner], his father, and [Rick] wanted him to, because he was going to Baltimore as a free agent. I called Paul [Triple H] and I said, ‘We got a Steiner that runs a f**king 4.23. He's impressive as f**k.' I've known him forever. My son played with him when they were little kids. So I'm apprehensive because I'm like ah, he's one of my good friend's kids, I've known him forever. But it's like f**k that, man. He's a stud. Him getting in [Adam Pearce's] face saying, ‘Why wasn't I in King of the Ring?' I'm like, ‘Yeah, motherf**ker. Why wasn't he in King of the Ring?'”
Unfortunately for Nash, he was incorrect about Breakker's 40 time, as he ran a 4.48 at the Kennesaw State pro day, not a 4.23. While running a 4.23 would have been an incredible number and likely would have him still playing in the NFL to this day due to his near-record-breaking speed, in the end, Breakker ended up where he needed to be, and the WWE Universe is better off for it.
Kevin Nash believes Damian Priest is one of WWE's big Superstars.
Elsewhere on his Kliq This podcast, Kevin Nash discussed Damian Priest's run as the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion as he prepares to take on Drew McIntyre at Clash at the Castle later this month. While McIntyre may be the heavy favorite to win the belt in front of his home country, Nash still believes Priest looks like a true star, as he's elevated his game to the title, instead of taking things the other direction.
“I just think that Damian [Priest] has really f**king risen to the occasion. When he went toe to toe [with Drew McIntyre], Drew's a big f**ker, [but] Damian's star power gave him the appearance of being bigger than he actually is. He just looked like a star, he looked so comfortable. He looked like he should have that belt,” Kevin Nash said via 411 Mania.
“How much of that is the fact of Rhea [Ripley] is so good. She's a once-in-a-generation talent, so when you're packaged with her, and she's doing a lot of the mic work, how much of that is, now he's carrying the torch along with the strap. You don't have to hit a curveball, you don't have to hit 100 miles an hour. It's whatever is f**king written on a piece of paper happens, and if you just so happen to f**king click with what they're doing, the sky's the limit. Priest is, to me, as big a star as they've got right now.”
When Priest won the Money in the Bank briefcase last summer over LA Knight, fans questioned the decision to push the “Archer of Infamy” instead of a certified “Megastar” who had the entire crowd behind him. While the final review of Priest's reign can't be filed until he drops the belt at some point in the future, in the end, Nash is a fan, and considering he too is a massive WWE Superstar who held the top belt while he wasn't the most popular member of the faction, in the end, he can likely relate to his situation more than most.
