The ‘Tom Brady of WWE’ is thrilled about his draft status

Night one of the 2024 WWE Draft takes place on tomorrow’s (Apr. 26) episode of SmackDown on FOX. One of the new rules this year is that most champions are not eligible to be drafted. That includes WWE Tag team Champion Grayson Waller.

Here is Waller reflecting on his Tom Brady journey from being an irrelevant draft pick in 2023 to a star who is so talented that he’s now protected this year:

“For most people, getting called up from NXT in the WWE Draft is the best night of their lives, but for Grayson Waller, it was one of the worst. See, I had to sit for two nights, all of SmackDown, all of Raw, with a broken leg on crutches, hearing name after name getting called, watching all these people who weren’t on my level standing up around me, getting to live their dream, until my name finally got called…with the last pick, making me Mr. Irrelevant in WWE.

And I got to be honest, it was embarrassing. The ego took a pretty big hit, but instead of letting it upset me, it put a chip on my shoulder. And what it did is it led to me becoming the Brock Purdy of the WWE. Actually better, it led to me becoming the Tom Brady of the WWE.

‘Cause let’s talk about my last 12 months since I got drafted with the last pick. Hosted the number one talk show in the WWE. Debuted in the main event at Madison Square Garden, which means not only did I main event on SmackDown, but I also main evented on Raw. That’s not even my show! Week after week, stood across from legend after legend, Hall of Famer after Hall Famer, all begging for the Grayson Waller rub, and it all [culminated] at WrestleMania 40, when I became the undefeated WWE tag team champion with my boy Austin Theory and started The Streak 2.0! That’s right, Grayson Waller, undefeated at WrestleMania.

And now this year, I’m not even eligible to be drafted, that’s how talented I am! Because the champ means a lot to SmackDown, and SmackDown doesn’t want to lose a talent like Grayson Waller. So good luck to all the flops trying to get drafted to Raw and SmackDown. But just know if you get drafted to Friday nights, it’s gonna be A-Town Down Under for you.”

This guy is insufferable, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong.

Do you agree that Waller’s ineligible status for the WWE Draft proves just how talented he is? Who has potential to be a breakout star among the final draft picks this year? Let me know what you think in the comments below, Cagesiders.