Aussie WWE star Grayson Waller on Perth’s Elimination Chamber and upcoming video game

Among the celebs on the WWE’s first Australian occasion in six years, is homegrown hero Grayson Waller – a former faculty trainer turned pro-wrestler.

The ‘Aussie Icon’, as Waller’s identified, grew up in Sydney and took on the native wrestling scene whereas educating historical past.

“This event is huge but we want this to keep happening. We want to keep coming back,” Waller advised 9News.com.au.

Since being again in his residence nation from his adopted residence within the US, he says he is caught up with loads of mates and even attended a neighborhood wrestling match.

“It’s fun just to kind of show them all the sacrifice and everything that I’ve done is worth it,” he mentioned.

“I missed my best mate’s wedding last week – I was supposed to be the best man – because Smackdown was on, so things like that really sucked,” he mentioned.

“I know I’m missing a lot of things but there’s a reason why.”

Waller is internet hosting his personal headline act on the Elimination Chamber occasion, The Grayson Waller Effect, which sees Waller interview Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.

“I just try and cause chaos, that’s part of the fun — like you’re a journalist yourself, not as good as me, but I like to ask the questions that kind of push buttons and I like to see how people react to that,” he mentioned.

This is the primary time WWE has been again in Australia since 2018.

Female WWE world champion and Aussie Rhea Ripley can also be going through Nia Jax tonight in a struggle for the title.

“She’s gonna kill it. I think Nia Jax is gonna get thrown to the mat,” Waller advised 9News.com.au.

“Unfortunately for Nia, she’s going to come all this way to basically get beat up by the hometown girl,” he mentioned.

Grayson additionally options within the upcoming WWE 2K24 online game however says he is sad together with his character’s score.

“I think our ratings are a joke,” he mentioned.

Waller says that whereas the sport’s graphics and gameplay shine, he is sad with how the wrestlers are scored.

“If you (WWE 2K) want to give us a 70, that’s okay because we’re the best looking in the game, the most handsome in the game,” he mentioned.

“So we’re not stressed about some fake rating, because in real life we’re 90s.”

Grayson Waller was given a score of 74, decrease than the earlier WWE 2K sport.

WWE 2K24 is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC on March 8.

Watch the video above for extra from our interview with Waller.

9News.com.au went hands-on with WWE 2K24 due to 2K.