Austin Theory and Grayson Waller are tired of the disrespect.
On the August 16th episode of WWE SmackDown, Kevin Owens defeated Grayson Waller. Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes made the save when Waller and Austin Theory attacked Owens after the bell.
In a SmackDown exclusive, A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) were asked about their "rough" night. Theory said that having to carry the top guys every week was rough.
"Rough night for A-Town Down Under? Let me tell you something. What’s been rough? Every week. Us having to carry these top guys because what, they need us. They need us to get a little edge, to be important. But us? What do we get? We get disrespected. We get hit with chairs. But you know what we deserve? To be on the label, to be on everything. SmackDown, it should just be our faces. Grayson Waller and Austin Theory," Theory said.
Waller then stated that he was tired of the disrespect. He noted that they were competing with the best in the world and proving that they belonged. Waller also teased that their feud with Cody Rodess and Kevin Owens was just getting started.
"I’m getting sick and tired of people being disrespectful like you and talking about wins or losses like we’re in the minor leagues. We’re on SmackDown, this is the WWE. The best in the world are here. Week after week, they need Grayson Waller and Austin Theory up against them. I’m not talking about the best right now. I’m talking about the best of all time. We’re in there with future Hall of Famers every week, and we don’t take a backwards step. We compete and we show we belong. Cody and Kevin think they run this show, they think they can hit us with some chairs and we’re done. It’s just the beginning," Waller said.
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