Austin Theory Discusses Joining The Vision, Admits He Was Clinging To Accolades He Accomplished Early In WWE Career

Theory is officially a member of the group.

There was a masked individual who got involved in the men’s WarGames match at WWE Survivor Series and ‘Curb Stomped’ World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and assisted the team of Logan Paul, Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed to victory. That masked individual would ultimately be revealed as Austin Theory.

Theory had not been on WWE programming since early 2025. On the 12/29 episode of Monday Night Raw, Theory was officially welcomed into The Vision stable and is now paired with Heyman, Logan Paul, Breakker, and Reed.

Following his match against Rey Mysterio on the show, Theory appeared on Raw Recap. He spoke about joining The Vision.

“Well, to me, it’s about the future and that’s exactly what The Vision’s about, and it’s about taking and that’s what I’m all about now. I’m not waiting for opportunities, I’m not looking at my past and saying, hey, I beat John Cena. Give me something. Somebody hand me another opportunity. Nah, we just take, and that’s how it feels now being in The Vision. Just gonna take everything.”

Theory went on to discuss the accolades he tallied up early in his WWE run. He admitted that he was clinging to those.

“Yeah, I can admit that. Being the youngest Mr. Money in the Bank, youngest U.S. Champ, beating John Cena at WrestleMania, walking in the U.S. Champ, walking out the U.S. Champ, and I was in a place back then where I just hung on to that stuff so much, and especially the John Cena thing. I don’t know how many times I said his name, and tried to tell everybody that I did this. But it’s one of those things where I’m at now mentally, it’s like, hey, that guy Austin Theory beat John Cena. People should already know that. I shouldn’t have to tell you, and that’s kind of where I’m at now with things. You’re gonna see me accomplish stuff, you’re gonna see me take whatever I want, and I’m not chasing moments anymore. They’re gonna come to me, and when you see that, you’ll know. I don’t have to tell you.”

Before Theory’s hiatus, he had been in a tag team with Grayson Waller known as ‘A-Town Down Under.’ Waller is on the Raw brand as well and is paired with The New Day (Xavier Woods & Kofi Kingston).

If the quotes in this article are used, please credit Raw Recap with an H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.