NXT Champion Grayson Waller Unloads On TNA Locker Room: "Put Your Action Figures Down"

Newly crowned NXT Champion Grayson Waller is continuing his verbal crusade against TNA Wrestling, taking direct shots at their roster and poking fun at Brian Myers during an appearance on Busted Open After Dark.

Waller’s latest jabs follow comments he made during the September 1 broadcast of WWE NXT on The CW, where he dismissed contender Cruz Montana by telling him he was merely “TNA good.”

“Put Your Action Figures Down, Lad”

When asked by host Bully Ray which of the contenders who confronted him on NXT posed the biggest threat to his reign, Waller brought up Montana and acknowledged his two decades of ring experience. Bully Ray pushed back, questioning how much respect Waller truly had after dismissing him on television.

“Cruz has 20 years of history, so I don’t think I need to talk about him. He’s shown the world what he can do,” Waller stated before Bully Ray interrupted.

“You obviously don’t have that much respect for what Cruz Montana has done because you told him, ‘You are good. You’re just TNA good,’” Bully Ray pointed out.

Waller laughed off the pushback and immediately directed his attention toward TNA veteran Brian Myers, mocking Myers’ known passion for wrestling action figure collecting.

“That’s such a good line, and I know Brian Myers is going to freak out. He was playing with his action figures and went, ‘Hey, that’s where I work,’” Waller joked.

The NXT Champion then issued a blanket challenge to the entire TNA locker room, dismissing their online responses to his comments.

“Put your action figures down, lad, and do something about it. All these little dweebs in TNA—what are you going to do? All you do is tweet. I ain’t stressed about you. Let’s not worry about that company,” Waller declared.

Waller Suggests WWE May Need To Raid Other Promotions

Waller didn’t restrict his comments to TNA, claiming that the current NXT roster may not have anyone capable of dethroning him. He suggested NXT management might have to search outside the company to find a credible challenger.

“I’m going to run through these guys. They’re going to have to find someone else. They’re going to have to raid TNA. They’re going to have to find some indie flop who’s taller than five-foot-six, which is very difficult to find. Maybe they can find some Japanese guy who hits hard. You’re going to have to delve deep into the trenches to find someone who can take my championship,” Waller said.

Waller captured the NXT Championship at NXT Heatwave 2026 in a Fatal 4-Way match against Cruz Montana, Tony D’Angelo, and Zilla Fatu.

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