Grayson Waller says that he is not here to be a fan.
Over the last few weeks, it has become increasingly clear WWE see a star in Grasyon Waller. With his first two major WWE segments taking place with John Cena and Edge in the same week, the bar has been set very high for the Australian superstar.
Speaking to Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour, Waller was asked if he had made enemies due to his personality backstage, with Grayson explaining he isn’t being a star because he’s a fan of legends.
“I think people understand who and what I do. I think they’ve seen my stuff in NXT and who I’ve worked with and they understand it. That doesn’t mean they’re going to be super polite to me and want me to be around. I get that. I go in there fully knowing that. What does it do for me going up to the main roster, shaking hands and kissing babies and asking, ‘AJ Styles, can I please get a photo with you? You’re my favorite.’ I’m a wrestling fan, I grew up loving wrestling. AJ Styles, Shawn Michaels, these are my favorite wrestlers. I’m on their level now. It does nothing for me to still act like a fan. I would be embarrassed in myself if I made all this effort to get here and to get where I am, and I just want to be a fan of everyone. I don’t think that does anything for me. You see that in MMA too. You get people who fight a legend, and they don’t put in the same performance. They don’t want to put them down. They don’t want to take them behind the shed and put one in the head. I want to. The best respect I can show these legends is to go at them as hard as possible. I’m showing them respect in a different way,”
Grayson Waller
Since making his in ring debut in MSG vs Edge, Waller has been rumored to be treated very highly by WWE creative and is expected to have a major segment on SummerSlam next week.
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