Grayson Waller values NXT championship victory over WrestleMania tag title

Grayson Waller identified his recent NXT Championship win at Heatwave as the most significant achievement of his career. Despite capturing the WWE Tag Team Championship alongside Austin Theory at WrestleMania XL, Waller stated that the NXT title represents a personal milestone earned through his own effort. He characterized his return to the NXT brand as a path from the bottom, contrasting it with his previous main roster experiences. Waller acknowledged that critics previously viewed his lack of an NXT title as a weakness in his main roster credibility. Having secured the belt, he indicated that he no longer concerns himself with external opinions regarding his career trajectory. He noted that he doubted he would ever hold the title earlier in his career before earning it on his own terms.

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