Recently the 2023 WWE Draft took place over two nights on SmackDown and Raw and several NXT stars were called up. Grayson Waller is now part of the SmackDown brand, but it sounds like he’s joining the main roster with a chip on his shoulder.
The former NXT star recently spoke to FOX Sports about the 2023 WWE Draft, and he noted that his experience was tough for him. Waller added that he expected to be drafted, but expressed frustrations over the fact that he wasn’t drafted sooner.
“I’m not gonna lie, it was tough. You know, I sat there on the Friday night for you know, four or five hours or however long it was. I saw name after name and Grayson Waller’s name wasn’t picked.
“And you know, not everyone was there. Not everyone was there. I got asked to be there. So I expected to be drafted. And when I wasn’t, I was frustrated. And I had to sit that whole weekend and think about how low I felt.
“And then I turn up that Monday and the same thing happens. I watched the entire episode of Raw and I’m hearing these names picked – and there’s some really talented people in NXT who got drafted, but I’m Grayson Waller. I’m the number one person here. My name should be drafted on television.
“So I was frustrated, and I really thought that I was gonna sit there for two nights and not get picked – and I thought about Tom Brady, and I thought about that, if you watch the documentary, The Brady Six about the six quarterbacks that got picked before Tom – and I know every single person drafted before me. I know every NXT person that was drafted before me.
“And when my name was called last, I wasn’t elated. I wasn’t happy. I wasn’t crying like everyone else. They’re all just happy to get drafted. That’s their goal achieved, they’re done now.”
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