Grayson Waller: We Have A Say In Our Names, Grayson Waller Comes From NBA Player Grayson Allen
Grayson Waller discusses the meaning behind his name.
Before he was Grayson Waller in NXT, Waller performed as Matty Wahlberg in Australia. When he came to NXT, he changed his name, and Grayson Waller was born.
“The cool thing about NXT that people online don’t seem to know, cause they always complain about the NXT names, is that we get to have some say in our names. We basically get to put forward names, which I think is a really cool thing. So, the next time you’re on Twitter/X complaining about someone’s name, just know they probably chose it,” Waller told Danny Stone & Adam Cailler of the Daily Star. “For me, Waller was something that I wanted, something close to Wahlberg to connect to my Australian indie roots. Then, there’s a player in the NBA called Grayson Allen and I think he’s an encapsulation of what Grayson Waller is. He spits on people, he trips people over, that type of vibe. So at the time I felt like Grayson was a perfect fit for me here, and I think its worked quite well.”
Grayson Allen has a reputation as a dirty player in the NBA and has racked up multiple fines and suspensions in his career.
Waller is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions alongside Austin Theory.
