Grayson Waller says there is a reason why he has not been wrestling since he moved to WWE SmackDown.
Waller became one of NXT's top stars during his time on the brand. He challenged for the NXT Championship on multiple occasions, including the April 25 episode of WWE NXT. There, Carmelo Hayes beat him to retain the gold. During the 2023 WWE Draft, Waller was selected by WWE SmackDown. He then made his debut on the May 12 episode of WWE SmackDown, and he has been appearing on the show regularly ever since.
In a tweet, Grayson Waller revealed that he suffered a broken leg during his match against Hayes, so he has been unable to wrestle. However, he highlighted the success of his talk show, The Grayson Waller Effect, since he moved to the blue brand.
"In my last match on NXT against Carmelo Hayes, I broke my leg. Clean break to the fibula. But because I’m a straight-up gangster, I kept going, and I was moments away from becoming NXT Champion. Fast forward two weeks, I hobble on crutches into the WWE Draft. SmackDown, with the steal of the entire draft, chooses Grayson Waller. Despite the fact that I couldn’t wrestle. I could barely even walk. The reality is, Grayson Waller on one leg has more value than 99% of wrestlers with two. So what did I do? Week after week on FOX, I entertain millions with the Grayson Waller Effect, the hottest talk show in all of pro wrestling, rubbing shoulders with the biggest stars in the game. AJ Styles, Charlotte Flair, Asuka, the next tag team champions, Pretty Deadly. This Friday on FOX, I have the biggest star in the entire industry, Logan Paul," Waller said.
Waller then described how he has seen people talking about his lack of wrestling online and wondering if he is just a talk show host. Waller stated that, if he was, he would be the greatest talk show host in WWE history. However, he stated that he is better in the ring, and he has been working hard to get ready for his return to action. He also teased that fans will find out when he will return to the ring soon.
"Let’s stop talking about the talk show for a bit because I keep seeing what everyone is saying online. Am I just a talk show host now? If I was, I guarantee I’d be the greatest talk show host in the history of this company. But as good as I am on the Grayson Waller Effect, as good as I am on the microphone, I’m better in the ring. So the question is, when am I back? Well, I have good news, but I have bad news. The bad news is, I don’t owe a thing to you social media flops. What I’ve learned the last eight weeks, all the pain, all the suffering, all the rehab, doing everything I could possibly do to make sure when I come back, I’m in the best shape of my life, people online couldn’t care less. The fans couldn’t care less. They didn’t celebrate the fact that I was SmackDown every week. They bitched and they complained because I wasn’t wrestling. So I’m not gonna tell you. But the good news is, you will get an answer very, very soon. It’s just gonna be on my time because that is the Grayson Waller Effect," Waller said.
As of this writing, there is no word on when Waller will return to the ring. Fightful will provide more information as it becomes available.
Waller will host the Grayson Waller Effect, with Logan Paul as his special guest, on the June 30 episode of WWE SmackDown. Check out the card here. Fightful will have live coverage of the show as it airs.
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