Grayson Waller talks Australian talent that opened the door to WWE for him

[Chris]

Grayson Waller: Disrespecting Triple H, Austin Theory, John Cena Promo, Australian WrestleMania

Grayson Waller: Disrespecting Triple H, Austin Theory, John Cena Promo, Australian WrestleMania

podcast.chrisvanvliet.com

“I didn’t really watch any Australian independent wrestling. I didn’t know it existed. I just saw WWE. Then I got into Ring of Honor, CZW, Chikara, like real random American Indy wrestling. I rarely saw Australians. There would be maybe one or two here or there. It didn’t seem like a possibility. But then when I saw Peyton (Royce) and Billie (Kay) get on NXT – They are from the same school as me – Then I was like, ‘Oh, wow.’ And they came back and did a little seminar, and I’m like, ‘It’s possible.'”

“I think Rhea’s the one who really cemented it. Like, I met her just before she left, and then she was doing such big things. I think she showed the rest of Australia, ‘Hey, this is possible.’ And that opened the door. Then you get Bronson, you got Indy there already, you had TMDK doing really good stuff before they left. There’s so many people and now I think the Australians are seeing, ‘Hey, this is possible. Hey, there’s people there.’ And now we’re going to properly takeover.”

“I don’t think she (Tenille Dashwood) gets enough credit. Obviously, she was one of the first women who really was able to star in NXT. I just hadn’t met her in Australia so I never had that connection of someone I’ve met and seen doing such big things.”