Grayson Waller: I Didn’t Get Demoted To NXT, Shawn Michaels Asked Me To Come Back

On the July 28 episode of WWE NXT, Grayson Waller made a surprise return to WWE NXT, calling out the men’s division in NXT and venting his frustrations over not being used on the main roster in two years.

Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Waller shot down the narrative that he was demoted to Tuesdays.

“I didn’t get sent back to NXT. There is a narrative online that I got demoted. [Sarcastically], ‘Oh, I have to be on national television every Tuesday, that’s so tough.’ There is a narrative online that I got demoted. That is not true. There was a phone call from someone who asked to meet with me. I spoke with him. This is a person I respect more than anyone. His opinion means more than anyone. He asked me to come back to NXT. He asked me because the men’s division wasn’t ready. He didn’t have anyone. No one was causing havoc. Everyone wanted the title; no one needed it. He knows how much I love this place and how much I love wrestling and how much this title meant to me because I never had it. He asked me to come back, and I said, ‘Hell yeah.’ Maybe the way I do things, Shawn isn’t a huge fan of, but he knows the passion I have and the talent I have. I truly believe that Shawn Michaels is the only person who has recently believed in me. I’ll run through a wall for that guy, and that’s what I’m doing right now,” he said.

Waller captured the NXT Championship at NXT Heatwave in a four-way against Zilla Fatu, Cruz Montana, and Tony D’Angelo.

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