Английская Википедия:Grayson Waller

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox professional wrestler Matthew Farrelly (born 21 March 1990) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Grayson Waller. He is currently in a tag team with Austin Theory as A-Town-Down Under. Before signing with WWE, he previously wrestled on the independent circuit under the ring name Matty Wahlberg.

Outside of professional wrestling, Farrelly was a contestant on season six of Australian Survivor.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2017–2021)

On 15 April 2017, at a Newcastle Pro Wrestling event, Farrelly made his debut under the ring name Matty Wahlberg, losing to SnapChad. Wahlberg would form a tag team with Carter Dreams, known as The BABES (Blonde And Blue Eyed Squad), managed by Harley Wonderland. Wahlberg then returned to singles competition and he would receive a PWA Heavyweight Championship match against Caveman Ugg, but lost to Ugg at the PWA Black Label: Wahlberg Vs. Ugg event in March 2019. At the PWA Black Label: Break Their Back & Make Them Rumble event, Wahlberg lost to TJ Perkins. At the PWA Black Label: Colosseum event, Wahlberg won the 2019 Colosseum tournament by defeating Chris Basso in the first round, Orange Cassidy in the semi-finals, and Travis Banks in the final. After the PWA Black Label: It Started Out With A Kiss event went off the air, Wahlberg addressed the live crowd, informing them that he was leaving PWA.

WWE (2021–present)

NXT (2021–2023)

On 14 March 2021, it was reported that Farrelly had signed with WWE. On the 11 June episode of 205 Live, he made his WWE debut under the ring name Grayson Waller, defeating Sunil Singh. On the 28 September episode NXT, Waller unsuccessfully challenged Roderick Strong for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. On the 9 November episode of NXT, he lost to Solo Sikoa in a triple threat match which also included LA Knight.

On the 23 November episode of NXT, Waller berated the fans, thus turning heel. At NXT WarGames, he teamed up with Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, and Tony D'Angelo as Team 2.0, where they defeated Team Black & Gold (Johnny Gargano, LA Knight, Pete Dunne, and Tommaso Ciampa) in a WarGames match. On the following episode of NXT, Waller brutally attacked Johnny Gargano during his farewell promo where he thanked his fans and friends, thus cementing his heel turn. On the 21 December episode of NXT, he attacked Dexter Lumis after the latter's match and announces that he will dismantle the old NXT one by one, and he then confronted AJ Styles, whom he had criticized on social networks a few days before. At NXT: New Years Evil on 4 January 2022, Styles once again confronted Waller, resulting into a brawl between the pair. The following week, Waller lost to Styles. After the match, he was attacked by the returning LA Knight. On the 1 February episode of NXT, Waller, alongside his new "insurance policy" Sanga, interfered in Knight's match against Joe Gacy, causing Knight to lose the match. At NXT: Roadblock on 8 March, Waller defeated Knight in a Last Man Standing match when he used Sanga to make it to his feet and beat the ten count.

At NXT Stand & Deliver, Waller failed to win the NXT North American Championship in a ladder match. Waller and Sanga would enter the tag team gauntlet match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship, where they were eliminated by the Creed Brothers. Waller then turned on Sanga and defeated him a week later on the 19 April episode of NXT. Waller then briefly feuded with the debuting Nathan Frazer, who he lost to at Spring Breakin'. Waller would then pursue the NXT North American Championship by tricking Carmelo Hayes into signing the contract. At NXT: The Great American Bash on 5 July, Waller lost to Hayes due to interference from Trick Williams and Wes Lee. Despite this, Waller blamed his loss on Wes Lee and defeated him on the 26 July episode of NXT due to interference from Williams. Waller then started a rivalry with Apollo Crews, defeating him on the 30 August episode of NXT after "injuring" his eye, but lost to him at NXT Halloween Havoc in a casket match.

At NXT Deadline, Waller won the inaugural Iron Survivor Challenge to become the number one contender for Bron Breakker's NXT Championship. The match was later scheduled for NXT: New Year's Evil on 10 January 2023, where the match ended when the middle rope snapped, causing Waller to fall out of the ring and be counted out, allowing Breakker to retain the title. A steel cage match between the two for the title was subsequently scheduled for NXT Vengeance Day on 4 February, where Waller again failed to win the title.At NXT Roadblock 2023, Grayson Waller hosted The Grayson Waller Effect with Shawn Michaels as the special guest. When trying to challenge Michaels to a match at NXT Stand & Deliver, Michaels said that someone wanted to do it more than him, which turned out to be Johnny Gargano. At the NXT Stand & Deliver event, Waller lost the match in an Unsanctioned Match against Gargano. On the April 11 episode of NXT, a Fatal 4 Way Match was made where the winner would face NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes, which consists of Duke Hudson, Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, and Grayson Waller. Later on that night, Waller won the Fatal 4 Way Match to earn himself a NXT Championship match with Hayes. At the NXT: Spring Breakin' event, Waller failed to win the championship from Hayes in what would be his final match and appearance in NXT.

SmackDown & A-Town Down Under (2023–present)

As part of the 2023 WWE Draft, Waller was drafted to the SmackDown brand. He made his SmackDown debut on 19 May 2023, interviewing AJ Styles on The Grayson Waller Effect. At Money in the Bank, Waller interrupted the returning John Cena, where he confronted and attacked The Cenation Leader before getting hit with an Attitude Adjustment. On the 7 July episode of SmackDown, Waller interviewed Edge on The Grayson Waller Effect. Waller then made his main roster in-ring debut later that night against Edge, who would defeat him. Despite the loss, Edge would praise Waller. On the 15 September episode of SmackDown, Waller interviewed Cena on The Grayson Waller Effect for The Bloodline to come out. On the 10 November episode of SmackDown, Waller and his new tag team partner Austin Theory (who are collectively known as A-Town Down Under) provoked the newest member of the SmackDown roster Kevin Owens. Owens attacked both Waller and Theory and was suspended by the WWE. On the 15 December episode of SmackDown, both Waller and Theory lost in the first rounds of the United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament to former rival Carmelo Hayes and Owens respectively. Waller returned to NXT at NXT: New Year's Evil on 2 January 2024 and was put into a match against Trick Williams for Williams' Iron Survivor Challenge title match opportunity by Hayes. Waller lost the match after interference from Owens.At Elimination Chamber: Perth held in his home country of Australia, Waller co-hosted the Grayson Waller Effect with Austin Theory featuring Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins as his guests. Seth and Cody then attacked Theory and Waller did not get involved, teasing both a face turn and the dissolving of his and Theory’s tag team. On the February 26 episode of Raw, Waller had a match against Cody in which he lost.

Other media

In 2019, Farrelly appeared on Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders 2. He competed on the Contenders team, and garnered attention for his outspoken personality, essentially playing a version of his Matty Wahlberg wrestling character on reality television. He would be eliminated from the competition after several weeks on the island.

Farrelly also made a cameo appearance on Young Rock in 2021, playing the role of Ric Flair.

Farrelly made his first video game appearance in WWE 2K23 as Grayson Waller.

Personal life

Farrelly is a former Golden Gloves boxer in Australia and also worked as a high school history teacher while competing in the Australian independent circuit. He left his teaching job in 2021 when he got signed with the WWE and became a full-time professional wrestler. Farelly is a Sydney Roosters fan.

Championships and accomplishments

• Future Wrestling Australia
  • FWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Newcastle Pro Wrestling
  • Newy Pro Middleweight Championship (1 time)
  • King of the Castles (2018) – with Carter Deams
• Pro Wrestling Australia
  • 2019 PWA Colosseum Winner
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 439 of the top singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
• Wrestling GO!
  • Wrestling GO! Silver Medal Championship (1 time)
  • Wrestling GO! 24/7 Watermelon Championship (1 time)
  • Wrestling GO! Year End Awards (3 times)
    • Male Wrestler of the Year (2018)
    • Match of the Year (2018) – Шаблон:Small
    • Rivalry of the Year (2018) – Шаблон:Small
• WWE
  • Men's Iron Survivor Challenge (2022)

External links

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