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Why is John Cena back in WWE in 2023? Is it to simply collect a paycheck while his union, SAG-AFTRA, is currently on strike? Or is he instead in pursuit of the Intercontinental Championship, the only title keeping him from becoming a Grand Slam Champion in the WWE Universe under the modern rules? No, the […]

Whether Grayson Waller wrestles one more match or 1,000 in the WWE Universe, he will forever get to tell his friends and family that his first match on the main roster came against Edge, the “Rated-R Superstar,” in the main event of SmackDown at Maddison Square Garden. Working a program that was short but sweet, […]

When news broke that Bobby Lashley was going to be the guest on the latest edition of The Grayson Waller Effect, it left more than a few fans circling their calendars to see what the multi-time champion had to say about his on-again, off-again relationship with the Street Profits. Though Waller obviously used his screen […]

After shooting his shot to John Cena and the rest of the WWE Universe that the promotion should book a major Premium Live Event in Australia, Grayson Waller’s wish has been surprisingly granted, sending the entire show Down Under in early 2024, with the Elimination Chamber coming to Optus Stadium in Perth next February. Now […]

After watching one of the more eventful Smackdowns in recent memory, the fans in Denver, Colorado, were treated to an incredible main event segment: “The GOAT” himself, John Cena, as the latest guest on The Grayson Waller Effect. Now granted, was it an odd choice to put Cena in a chair next to Waller instead […]

When Grayson Waller stepped up on John Cena at Money in the Bank in London, England, spared on the mic for the better part of 12 minutes, and living to tell the tale, it effectively made the “Aussie Icon” a “made man” within the WWE Universe. After watching his friend and future A-Town Down Under […]

After getting surprisingly physical on SmackDown in his A-Town Down Under tag team partner Austin’s match with LA Knight, Grayson Waller hit the showers and then the post-show media circuit to see who he could talk to about his goings on. On paper, it makes sense, right? Waller, at least in his presumed opinion, was […]

After watching The Miz earn fantastic reviews for his special interview with “John Cena” on RAW, LA Knight was finally afforded a chance to speak on his Payback opponent and shoot on a man who really wants to but can’t seem to get out of his own way in the pursuit of championship gold. Taking […]

When news broke that a WWE Superstar was going to be traded to SmackDown after Jey Uso was announced as the newest member of the RAW roster at Payback, more than a few fans openly wondered if the performer to be named later would, in fact, be Cody Rhodes, the man who announced the move […]

When Cody Rhodes broke the news that Jey Uso headed to RAW as the newest member of the roster during his appearance on the Grayson Waller effect on Payback, it got fans from around the world even more excited about the future of the Red Brand. Imagine all of the different match combinations, the feuds, […]

When it was announced that Cody Rhodes would be Grayson Waller‘s special guest on his eponymous talk show at Payback, fans had a pretty good idea that there was going to be another shoe to drop before the show came to an end one way or another. Sure, Rhodes could have walked down to the […]

Folks, it’s official, it’s legitimately official: John Cena is returning to WWE, and he’s sticking around for a two-month tour as a member of the SmackDown roster. Soon, Cena will become a regular on FOX for (almost) every Friday in September and October, and, considering he’s booked to wrestle a match with Seth Rollins at […]

In case you haven’t heard, there’s been a good bit of drama surrounding the matches booked – and not booked – for SummerSlam, and no, it’s not that Grayson Waller will be in the Slim Jim Battle Royal instead of getting an automatic match against Austin Theory, who is somehow seven years older than the […]

In professional wrestling like in life, nobody stays at the top forever; even the greatest WWE Superstars will eventually start to show their age, and in their place, young stars like Grayson Waller who are hungry to establish their own legacy will make their main roster debuts in the hopes of taking one of those […]

Though Grayson Waller has wrestled exactly two matches on the main roster in WWE, three if you count house shows, the 0-3 Superstar had title matches on his mind when he stopped by the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, going so far as to name off some very famous people that he would like in […]

Things have been going pretty well for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson since he started beefing with Grayson Waller on Twitter; he captured a ton of goodwill by donating seven figures to SAG-AFTRA, the largest donation to the union in history, landed a “record-breaking payment” for his upcoming movie, Red One, and remains incredibly popular in […]

LA Knight finds himself in a very interesting spot in the WWE Universe. On one hand, he’s arguably the most over babyface on SmackDown, which, considering Jey Uso also calls the Blue Brand home, is a pretty significant compliment, and while he isn’t pushed like, say, Seth Rollins or Cody Rhodes, he remains one of […]

Grayson Waller landed a tough break – literally – when he was drafted onto SmackDown with the final pick in the 2023 WWE Draft, as he was recovering from a broken leg via his match with Carmelo Hayes and, thus, couldn’t actually mix it up with his fellow performers in the ring with his fellow […]

After truly getting into it with the “Great One,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on Twitter, with the former making fun of Rocky Maivia’s outfit from his debut in Madison Square Garden and the certified Hall of Famer firing back with a diss of his own, calling the “Aussie Showoff” a “Outback Jack Off,” surely Grayson […]

Though he may have a, shall we say, prickly exterior, in his heart, Grayson Waller is kind, even generous. When Logan Paul landed himself a spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder match, Waller offered him up a seat on The Grayson Waller Effect to discuss his intentions in London. When Edge returned to […]

After main eventing his debut match on the main roster at Madison Square Garden on SmackDown, Grayson Waller was feeling himself. Sure, in the immediate aftermath of the match, morale wasn’t too high for the “Sydney Stunner,” but as the days have passed and his accomplishments have come into focus, Waller’s in great spirits, announcing […]

July has been very, very, very good to Grayson Waller. Ever since he opened up about his broken leg and welcomed Logan Paul onto a special edition of The Grayson Waller Effect, live from London, England – which technically took place on June 30th, but I digress – the “Down Under Wonder” has worked an […]

After an incredible evening at Madison Square Garden, capped off with a career-spanning appearance on The Grayson Waller Effect and a commanding win over the “Arrogant Aussie” in his main roster debut, Edge was riding high. Twenty-five years after first working a show at the most famous arena in the world, securing a mixed tag […]

After being slow walked onto the main roster due to a broken leg, having to solely take part in talk show segments for The Grayson Waller Effect, Grayson Waller was thrown off the deep end in a major way over the past week, working with Logan Paul, getting in the ring with John Cena sans […]

After taking part in arguably the most important segment of his career at Money in the Bank, going back and forth with John Cena for well over 10 minutes in a conversation with the leader of “Cenation” about which international location would be a better venue for a future WrestleMania, London or Australia, Grayson Waller […]

After watching Cody Rhodes work a rather pointless match with Dominik Mysterio at Money in the Bank, the WWE Universe was afforded an absolute treat when John Cena, the face of the last era of WWE made an unannounced cameo in London to hype up the crowd. But why? What was Cena there to do? […]

After a week of hype and a message to the WWE Universe about his broken leg, Grayson Waller was over-the-moon to have the biggest guest of his SmackDown career on The Grayson Waller Effect, Logan Paul, but what would the social media star have to say? Would he bury the “Arrogant Aussie” in order to […]

When Grayson Waller was drafted onto SmackDown after a very successful run in developmental – even if he never became the NXT Champion – fans were very excited to see the “Arrogant Aussie” showcases everything that makes him special on the main roster. So far, the results have been incomplete. Now sure, Waller has been […]

After booking Pretty Deadly for a special edition of The Grayson Waller Effect live on SmackDown at the Cajundome in Louisiana, Grayson Waller found out that he would be hosting none other than Logan Paul on the final edition of WWE television before Money in the Bank, live from the O2 Arena in London, England. […]

After punching their ticket to the O2 Arena in London for a WWE World Tag Team Championship match with Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, Pretty Deadly found themselves the special guests of The Grayson Waller Effect, the Smackdown-based talk show that just can’t seem to get over with audiences despite the undeniable charisma of its […]

Grayson Waller has been a member of the SmackDown roster for roughly a month, and yet, it’s hard to really judge his tenure one way or another. He’s wrestled exactly zero matches, taken part in some backstage segment work, and held two editions of The Grayson Waller Effect, one with AJ Styles and another with […]

Though it’s been a minute since they shared the ring together, when Grayson Waller brought out AJ Styles as the first guest on his The Grayson Waller Effect, it’s like the duo have been squaring off for years, with no love gained since their first segment together on RAW back in 2021. And yet, of […]

Though he never won “the big one” on NXT, and actually left his multi-year run in developmental without a single new title reign added to his name, it’s hard to argue that Grayson Waller wasn’t one of the biggest stars on Tuesday nights. On paper, Waller had it all; he could talk, he could wrestle, […]

After being added to the SmackDown roster as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 WWE Draft, Grayson Waller officially made his debut on the Blue Brand, being welcomed to the main roster by none other than Adam Pearce backstage. Congratulated for landing on SmackDown by WWE’s Director of Live Events, Waller made his new […]

And in the 2023 WWE Draft, Mr. Irrelevant is… Grayson Waller. That’s right, despite being the most polished prospect in all of NXT, Waller had to watch as a half dozen of his former fellow developmental recruits heard their names called on television, the SmackDown LowDown, or ultimately on RAW Talk before Matt Camp said […]

While taking part in a social media Q&A for WWE to help promote NXT‘s forthcoming “Premium Televised Event,” The Spring Breakin’, Grayson Waller was asked a pretty simple question by Twitter user Warren Rath, “if you could make your mark by facing one of the greatest in WWE history, past or present, who would it […]

While most fans are eagerly counting down the minutes until WrestleMania 39, when the entire WWE Universe descends on Los Angeles to put on two of the biggest shows of the year in terms of audience and proverbial weight, it’s important to remember that “The Showcase of the Immortals” isn’t the only show happening in […]

After having the unfortunate luck of having to explain to his son, Quill, why Daddy was getting choked out on the front lawn while a camera crew filmed it all at the hands of Grayson Waller, Johnny Gargano took to social media to let it be known that he has absolutely no desire to let […]

Though he technically has a WWE contract and is a member of the RAW roster alongside his wife Candice LeRae and Kayfabe son-in-law Dexter Lumis, Johnny Gargano will always be known as Mr. NXT for his incredible in-ring efforts in the developmental promotion. According to Cagematch, Gargano has wrestled 260 matches and counting, which feels […]