Grayson Waller Recalls His ‘Low Point’ Over The Past Year In WWE

Grayson Waller is on top of the world in NXT, but he had a rough year beforehand and recently recalled his low point. The new NXT Champion had a bumpy road on the main roster over the last year, ending up allied with the New Day but not doing much in the ring after the breakup of his tag team with Austin Theory.

Waller spoke with Cheap Heat in SiriusXM after his title win and was asked about his low point. He noted that not being part of the company’s Australian broadcasts was a hard moment for him to take. You can see highlights below, courtesy of Fightful:

On His Low Point Over the Past Year:

“It was Australia. It was Australia. I’m the Aussie Icon. We got Rhea (Ripley) and Bronson (Reed) but no one reps Australia like I do. No one does media for Australia like I do. I’ve got the flag on all my gear. I love where I’m from… There was three shows in Australia: SmackDown, Raw and a PLE. ‘Sorry Grayson, we don’t have anything for you. There’s no story.’ Lad! I’m Australian! That is the story! I’m the Aussie Icon.”

On What Helped Him After That:

I think what raised me from that point is when I had a Main Event match with (Rey) Fenix… Fenix is very good at what he does. But I went out before that show, and anyone who was there that first night of SmackDown, I might have had the biggest reaction of the entire weekend. So you can say what you want but when I walked out there, it felt great to be like, ‘I told you.’

“If you put me in the places that I was supposed to be, this could have been huge so, I was a little upset that we had three shows and you didn’t have a spot for Grayson Waller but that’s okay because we’re going back and I’ve told myself the next time we’re in Australia, I’m gonna make sure that I’m on that card and I’m doing something big and that’s what I’m doing. I’m putting in the work and I’m making it happen.”