Grayson Waller: Michael Hayes Told Me, ‘It’s All Downhill From Here’ After Edge Match
Grayson Waller recalls his recent bout with Edge.
On the July 7, 2023 episode of WWE SmackDown, a impromptu match between Edge and Grayson Waller took place after the latter hosted Edge in a ‘Grayson Waller Effect’ segment on the same show.
In a new interview with The MMA Hour, Grayson Waller was asked if he was happy with his bout with the ‘Rated R Superstar’.
“Not at all. People backstage were happy, people online thought it was a good match, but for me, I had been out of the ring for eight weeks, even longer, and I hadn’t been able to train at all because of schedule. I just felt I wasn’t at my best. I felt that was Grayson Waller at 60%. I’m not here to be good, I’m here to be great. Watching that match back was hard, but now that I’m starting to get back to 100% healthy, I’m going to improve on my performance. If I ever get in there with Edge again, I’m putting him down for good.”
Waller was then asked about the backstage reception to the bout, to which he recalled a funny joke that Michael Hayes told him.
“Michael Hayes told me, ‘It’s all downhill from here.’ [laughs]. He’s not wrong, I had John Cena at O2 Arena the week before. It was such an emotional rollercoaster after and you stress about it so much and think about it so much, and it happens so quickly. It was cool having some of my friends up there saying congratulations. The one that will stick with me is Michael Hayes saying, ‘it’s all downhill from here.’”
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Elsewhere in the interview, Grayson Waller talked about potentially tagging with Conor McGregor at WrestleMania. Fans can learn more here.
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