Cameron Grimes discusses his move to the main roster.
Former NXT North American Champion Cameron Grimes wrapped up his time in NXT in November; his last match on the November 8 episode of WWE NXT. Though he was reportedly called up to the main roster, Grimes did not appear on WWE TV until the May 5 episode of WWE SmackDown, where he appeared in a backstage segment with Baron Corbin and Adam Pearce.
Speaking on Out of Character with Ryan Satin, Grimes was asked whether the long gap between his last NXT match and his SmackDown debut was a matter of waiting for the right creative. Grimes responded by emphasizing the strength of the WWE product on the road to WrestleMania and noting that it was all about timing.
“Yeah, 100%. If you’ve watched our product in the past year, it’s incredible. It’s on top of its game. My last NXT match was in November. Around that time, we’re gearing up to go to the Royal Rumble, we’re gearing up to go to WrestleMania. Like I said, if you watched our product that whole stint going into the Rumble and going into WrestleMania, there has been incredible segments that’s been happening on television. I think I would be insane to say like, ‘You know what, let’s cut five minutes from this Bloodline segment to establish Cameron Grimes right here.’ I feel like it was all timing. I definitely took that down period of time and got in the best shape of my life. I’ve taken advantage of the PC. They have everything. If you’ve ever watched Rocky, like the scene where Drago is in the gym and he’s got all the equipment hooked up to him and the breathing tubes, that’s what they’re doing at the PC now. So I’ve just been completely taking advantage of that and getting ready because I knew that I am at the pinnacle now. I am at the top. There is no higher. You saw me at the bottom, in the super indies. There is no higher. I cannot go any higher now. So the only thing I can do now is stay here and try to make the most out of it," Grimes said.
Grimes also looked back on hs WWE SmackDown debut. He stated that it was an emotional day, and because he's not afraid to cry, the tears were flowing. Grimes noted that his debut was fairly easy, so he didn't have to get too worked up otherwise.
"I’m a big cryer. I’m not afraid to cry. I’m very passionate. So the whole day leading up was pretty bad. Luckily my debut on SmackDown was pretty easy, so I didn’t have to get too worked up over it. But definitely the whole day, just leading up to it, oh yeah, the tears were coming," Grimes said.
Following his debut, Grimes defeated Baron Corbin on the May 12 episode of WWE SmackDown, and he picked up a win against Ashante "Thee" Adonis the following week. Grimes also attacked Corbin on the June 9 episode.
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