Grayson Waller discusses Ilja Dragunov.
The two men squared off in singles competition in NXT last year, with the match being a typical intense Dragunov bout.
In a new interview with WWE Die Woche, Grayson Waller spoke about Dragunov, noting that he is absolutely terrifying.
“Ilja’s terrifying. Ilja is actually terrifying. There’s something wrong with him. I don’t know what it is. There’s something wrong with his brain. I wrestled him last year on NXT, and I spoke to Carmelo Hayes this morning about it. When you get across from Ilja, there’s an energy that you see in his eyes, you see in his movements, that this is a different bloke. You can’t go in there and joke around with him. He’s not that kind of guy. You know you’re getting in there and you’re going into a fight, and everything’s gonna hurt. It’s not gonna be a fun experience. I don’t think anyone goes in and goes, ‘Oh, that was so fun.’ There’s nothing fun about wrestling Ilja Dragunov. I think [Carmelo Hayes] found that out. Everything he does is so intense. Even backstage, you might see him the day of your match, and five hours before the show, he is as intense as he is when he goes out there for the match. So I think Ilja is a very talented guy, but he terrifies me. He’s crazy, man. He’s legit insane. I could never have him on the talk show because I don’t think he gets joke. I don’t know if he has jokes. I don’t think even know if he laughs. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen him laugh. He’s gonna have great skin for the rest of his life. He won’t have a wrinkle because that brother never laughs.”
Grayson Waller
Dragunov challenged for the NXT Championship at last weekend’s The Great American Bash in an instant classic, but was unsuccessful in dethroning champion Carmelo Hayes.
We will have to wait and see what comes next for the former NXT UK Champion after losing to the champ.
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