Grayson Waller Says His New Finisher Is His Answer To The Mexican Destroyer
Grayson Waller discusses his new finisher.
Grayson Waller discusses his new finisher.
While WWE was in Perth, Australia for WWE Crown Jewel last month, Waller would get the opportunity to compete on WWE Main Event before a WWE SmackDown taping. In his Main Event bout, he would take on Rey Fenix and would debut a new finish to score the victory at home.
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While speaking on Insight with Chris Van Vliet, Grayson Waller was asked about his recent new finisher, noting that it was his answer to Penta’s Mexican Destroyer, a move he and The New Day have lobbied to be banned in recent months.
“My thing is I like taking moves that I see and then making them my own. So obviously, the rolling stunner I used to do. The Stunner is sick, but I do it this way. Elbow drop. I do it this way. So I’d seen someone do it standing, just standing in the middle of the ring. Now there’s some big boys in WWE. I don’t think I can do that to everyone. Some of those big boys like to try and get them. I think I’ll probably hurt myself. So then I was like, what if I do it off the second [rope]? There’s some freaks at NXT, who like trying wild stuff. So I went down and tried some stuff out. So I did it two years ago against Melo, I’ve been sitting on it, and it’s one of those ones save it for a special occasion. That’s what they always say. And then sometimes special occasions don’t turn up. So I think Australia was the perfect place to do it. I actually wanted to use it on Penta so I needed a reversal to the Canadian destroyer. So I was like, Maybe I come up with an Australian destroyer. Not that that’s the name, but I was like, I need something flippy, because it’s disrespectful to make someone flip and land on their head. So I did it to his brother instead. Yeah, stupid Lucha flops.”
Elsewhere in the same interview, Waller would state that Austin Theory’s disappearance from WWE television has been a positive thing. You can read more about that here.
