Matthew Farrelly (born 21 March 1990) is an Australian

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. He is signed to

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, where he performs on the Raw

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under the

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Grayson Waller, and is in a

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with

Austin Theory Austin Tyler White (born August 2, 1997) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Bodybuilding, bodybuilder. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring nam ...

as A-Town Down Under, where he is a former one-time WWE Tag Team Champion. Before signing with WWE, he previously performed on the

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under the ring name Matty Wahlberg. Outside of professional wrestling, Farrelly was a contestant on season six of ''

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''.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2017–2021)

On 15 April 2017, at a Newcastle Pro Wrestling event, Farrelly made his debut under the

Matty Wahlberg (a reference to

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actor

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), losing to SnapChad. Wahlberg would form a

with Carter Dreams, known as The BABES (Blonde And Blue Eyed Squad), managed by Harley Wonderland. Wahlberg then returned to singles competition and he would receive a PWA Heavyweight Championship match against Caveman Ugg, but lost to Ugg at the PWA Black Label: Wahlberg Vs. Ugg event in March 2019. At the PWA Black Label: Break Their Back & Make Them Rumble event, Wahlberg lost to TJ Perkins. At the PWA Black Label: Colosseum event, Wahlberg won the 2019 Colosseum tournament by defeating Chris Basso in the first round,

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in the semi-finals, and

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in the final. After the PWA Black Label: It Started Out With A Kiss event went off the air, Wahlberg addressed the live crowd, informing them that he was leaving PWA. On 12 October 2024, Farrelly returned to PWA under his WWE ring name Grayson Waller, defeating Jimmy Townsend during Night One of the Colosseum Tournament.

WWE

NXT (2021–2023)

On 14 March 2021, it was reported that Farrelly had signed with

. On the 11 June episode of ''

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'', he made his WWE debut under the

Grayson Waller, defeating Sunil Singh. He then made his debut for NXT on the 24 August episode of '' NXT'', teaming with

Drake Maverick James Michael Curtin (born 30 January 1983) is an English former Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a writer on WWE Raw, Raw. During his time as an on screen performer in the company, he worked under the ring ...

against

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's Marcel Barthel and

Fabian Aichner Fabian Aichner (born 21 July 1990) is an Italian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Giovanni Vinci. Aichner signed with WWE in 2017 and joined the group Imperium, becoming a two-t ...

, where they lost. On the 28 September episode of ''NXT'', Waller took on newly crowned NXT Cruiserweight Champion

Roderick Strong Christopher Lindsey (born July 26, 1983), better known by his ring name Roderick Strong, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Paragon stable and is a former one-time AEW I ...

for the title after issuing the challenge the week prior, and would go on to lose the match. On the 9 November episode of ''NXT'', he lost to

Solo Sikoa Joseph Yokozuna Fatu (born March 18, 1993) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Solo Sikoa and is the second leader of The Bloodline. After Fatu played college ...

in a

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which also included

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. On the 23 November episode of ''NXT'', Waller berated the fans, thus turning

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. At

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, he teamed up with

Bron Breakker Bronson Rechsteiner (born October 24, 1997) is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Bron Breakker. He is a former two-time WWE Intercontinenta ...

Carmelo Hayes Christian Brigham (born August 1, 1994) is an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Carmelo Hayes. He ...

, and

Tony D'Angelo Joseph Ariola (born June 9, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Tony D'Angelo. Working with a American Mafia, mafia gimmick ...

as Team 2.0, where they defeated Team Black & Gold (

Johnny Gargano John Anthony Nicholas Gargano (born August 14, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. , he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand and is one-half of #DIY with Tommaso Ciampa. Gargano is known for his time in NXT, where ...

, LA Knight,

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, and

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) in a

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. On the following episode of ''NXT'', Waller brutally attacked Johnny Gargano during his farewell promo where he thanked his fans and friends, thus cementing his heel turn. On the 21 December episode of ''NXT'', he attacked

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after the latter's match and announces that he will dismantle the old NXT one by one, and he then confronted

AJ Styles Allen Neal Jones (born June 2, 1977), better known by his ring name AJ Styles (or A.J. Styles), is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, ...

, whom he had criticized on social networks a few days before. At ''NXT'': New Years Evil on 4 January 2022, Styles once again confronted Waller, resulting into a brawl between the pair. The following week, Waller lost to Styles. After the match, he was attacked by the returning

. On the 1 February episode of ''NXT'', Waller, alongside his new "insurance policy"

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, interfered in Knight's match against

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, causing Knight to lose the match. At ''NXT'': Roadblock on 8 March, Waller defeated Knight in a

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when he used Sanga to make it to his feet and beat the ten count. At NXT Stand & Deliver, Waller failed to win the NXT North American Championship in a ladder match. Waller and Sanga would enter the tag team gauntlet match for the vacant NXT Tag Team Championship, where they were eliminated by the Creed Brothers. Waller then turned on Sanga and defeated him a week later on the 19 April episode of ''NXT''. Waller then briefly feuded with the debuting

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, who he lost to at ''Spring Breakin. Waller would then pursue the NXT North American Championship by tricking Carmelo Hayes into signing the contract. At ''NXT'': The Great American Bash on 5 July, Waller lost to Hayes due to interference from Trick Williams and

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. Despite this, Waller blamed his loss on Wes Lee and defeated him on the 26 July episode of ''NXT'' due to interference from Williams. Waller then started a rivalry with Apollo Crews, defeating him on the 30 August episode of ''NXT'' after "injuring" his eye, but lost to him at NXT Halloween Havoc in a

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. At

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, Waller won the inaugural

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to become the number one contender for

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. The match was later scheduled for ''NXT'': New Year's Evil on 10 January 2023, where the match ended when the middle rope snapped, causing Waller to fall out of the ring and be counted out, allowing Breakker to retain the title. A

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between the two for the title was subsequently scheduled for NXT Vengeance Day on 4 February, where Waller again failed to win the title. At NXT Roadblock, Waller hosted The Grayson Waller Effect with Shawn Michaels as the special guest. Waller challenged Michaels to come out of retirement for a match at NXT Stand & Deliver, Michaels said that someone wanted a match with Waller more than him, which was revealed to be the returning

. At NXT Stand and Deliver on 1 April, Waller lost to Gargano via submission in an unsanctioned match. On the 11 April episode of ''NXT'', Waller won a

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to earn an NXT Championship match against

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, where Waller failed to win the championship from Hayes in what would be his final match in NXT. It was later revealed that Waller broke his leg towards the end of the match.

A-Town Down Under (2023–present)

As part of the

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, Waller was drafted to the

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. He made his ''

'' debut on 19 May 2023, interviewing

on ''The Grayson Waller Effect''. At Money in the Bank, Waller interrupted the returning

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, where he confronted and attacked Cena before getting hit with an ''Attitude Adjustment''. On the 7 July episode of ''SmackDown'', Waller interviewed

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on ''The Grayson Waller Effect''. Waller then made his main roster in-ring debut later that night against Edge, who would defeat him. Despite the loss, Edge would praise Waller. On the 15 September episode of ''SmackDown'', Waller interviewed Cena on ''The Grayson Waller Effect'' for The Bloodline to come out. On the 10 November episode of ''SmackDown'', Waller and his new tag team partner

(who are collectively known as A-Town Down Under) provoked the newest member of the SmackDown roster

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. Owens attacked both Waller and Theory and was suspended by the WWE. On the 15 December episode of ''SmackDown'', both Waller and Theory lost in the first rounds of the United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament to former rival Carmelo Hayes and Owens respectively. Waller returned to NXT at ''NXT'': New Year's Evil on 2 January 2024 and was put into a match against

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for Williams' Iron Survivor Challenge title match opportunity by Hayes. Waller lost the match after interference from Owens. At the

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on January 27, Waller entered his first

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at #3, lasting four minutes before being eliminated by Hayes. At Elimination Chamber: Perth held in his home country of

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, Waller co-hosted The Grayson Waller Effect with Theory featuring

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and

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as his guests. Seth and Cody then attacked Theory and Waller did not get involved, teasing the dissolution of their tag team. On the 26 February episode of ''Raw'', Waller, in his debut match on ''Raw,'' was defeated by Rhodes in the main event. Waller and Theory went on to win a tag team tournament, defeating

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(

Karl Anderson Chad Allegra (born January 20, 1980) known by the ring name Karl Anderson , is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is primarily performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is also known for his time in WWE. Ander ...

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) on the 22 March episode of ''SmackDown'' and

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(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) in the finals one week later to qualify for the six-pack ladder match for the

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. At Night 1 of WrestleMania XL, Waller retrieved the

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for A-Town Down Under to become the new champions, thus making it Waller's first championship win in WWE. On the 19 April episode of ''SmackDown'', the SmackDown Tag Team Championship was renamed as the WWE Tag Team Championship and the team was presented with new title belts by WWE's chief content officer

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, and the

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of SmackDown

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. On the May 3 episode of ''SmackDown'', Theory and Waller defeated

(Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) in their first title defense. On the July 5 episode of ''SmackDown'', Grayson Waller and Austin Theory as A-Town Down Under lost the titles to #DIY (

and

), ending their reign at 90 days. Grayson Waller and Austin Theory also had previously feuded with #DIY weeks before the title loss. They failed to win the titles in a rematch on the following episode of ''SmackDown'', ending their feud. After a promo on social media the previous week, Waller and Theory returned to NXT on 24 September, challenging

and

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for the

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, which they accepted. Later that night, they defeated

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and

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following a backstage confrontation. On the 8 October episode of NXT, they failed to win the titles from Fraxiom. On the 13 December episode of ''SmackDown'', Waller and Theory met with

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backstage and asked him to be a guest on ''The Grayson Waller Effect'' next week, which Strowman accepted. On the 20 December episode of ''SmackDown'', Waller hosted ''The Grayson Waller Effect'' alongside Austin Theory with Braun Strowman as the special guest, which was later interrupted by

. On the 24 January 2025 episode of ''SmackDown'', it was announced by SmackDown general manager

that A-Town Down Under would be moving to the Raw brand as part of the

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. On the 28 January episode of ''NXT'', A-Town Down Under hosted a special edition of ''The Grayson Waller Effect'' with the new NXT Champion

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as guest to see if Femi was "worth the hype." Femi then offered to defend the NXT Championship in a triple threat match against A-Town Down Under at NXT Vengeance Day on 15 February, where Femi retained the title after Waller costed Theory the win.

Other media

;Other things In 2019, Farrelly appeared on '' Australian Survivor: Champions vs. Contenders 2''. He competed on the Contenders team, and garnered attention for his outspoken personality, essentially playing a version of his Matty Wahlberg wrestling character on reality television. He would be eliminated from the competition after several weeks on the island. Farrelly also made a cameo appearance on '' Young Rock'' in 2021, playing the role of

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. ;Video games Farrelly made his first video game appearance in '' WWE 2K23'' as Grayson Waller, also returning for '' WWE 2K24''.

Personal life

Farrelly is a former Golden Gloves boxer in Australia, and also worked as a history teacher at De La Salle College Revesby in

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, New South Wales while competing on the Australian independent circuit on the weekends. He left his teaching job in 2021 after signing with WWE and became a full-time professional wrestler. Farrelly is a supporter of the

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, the

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’s

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, and the

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Championships and accomplishments

*Future Wrestling Australia **FWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Newcastle Pro Wrestling **Newy Pro Middleweight Championship (1 time) **King of the Castles (2018) – with Carter Deams *Pro Wrestling Australia **2019 PWA Colosseum Winner *''

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'' **Ranked No. 439 of the top singles wrestlers in the ''

PWI 500 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...

'' in 2021 *Wrestling GO! **Wrestling GO! Silver Medal Championship (1 time) **Wrestling GO! 24/7 Watermelon Championship (1 time) **Wrestling GO! Year End Awards (3 times) ***Male Wrestler of the Year (2018) ***Match of the Year (2018) – ***Rivalry of the Year (2018) – *

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( 1 time) – with

** WrestleMania XL Six-Pack Ladder Match SmackDown Qualifier Tournament (2024) – with Austin Theory **

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(

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)

Notes

References

External links

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