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Fightful spoke to Grayson Waller for a new interview ahead of NXT New Year's Evil on January 10.

Waller, a veteran of Survivor, noted that The Challenge is his favorite show, and that he's open to appearing at it one day, but he's focused on wrestling right now. With a significant wrestling/Challenge crossover, that's certainly possible. During the pandemic, a lot of television production was moved to Australia because it was safer than the United States, and he ended up landing the Ric Flair role on Young Rock. Already being trained to wrestle and having blonde hair at the time ended up working in his favor. He says Young Rock casting prefers to work with wrestlers as to not train them to do everything.

Waller said he's watched every Bron Breakker match, whether it's been TV, live events or PC Live, and has been preparing for him accordingly. Much of the interview was in character, but he said that he wanted to main event the Charlotte and LA NXT PLE shows.

Waller wrestled Akira Tozawa on Main Event recently. He said the experience was "the best" and there was a benefit in wrestling in front of different people after competing in front of the same NXT crowds. He loves being thrown in different kinds of matches because it challenges him and the company trusts him in those spots.