Grayson Waller

**Matthew Farrelly** (born 21 March 1990) is an Australian professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT 2.0 brand under the ring name **Grayson Waller**. Before signing to WWE, he previously wrestled on the independent circuit under the ring name **Matty Wahlberg**.

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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 ring name Matty Wahlberg, losing to SnapChad. Wahlberg would form a tag team with Carter Deams, 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, Orange Cassidy in the semi-finals, and Travis Banks 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.

### WWE (2021–present)

#### NXT (2021–present)

On 14 March 2021, it was reported that Farrelly had signed with WWE. On 11 June episode of 205 Live, he made his WWE debut under the ring nameGrayson Waller, defeating Sunil Singh.On 28 September episode NXT, Waller unsuccessfully challenged Roderick Strong for the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. On 9 November episode of NXT, he lost to Solo Sikoa in a triple threat match which also included L. A. Knight.

On 23 November episode of NXT, Waller berated the fans, thus turning heel. At NXT WarGames, he teamed up with Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, and Tony D'Angelo as Team 2.0, where they defeated Team Black & Gold (Johnny Gargano, L. A. Knight, Pete Dunne, and Tommaso Ciampa) in a WarGames match. 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 21 December episode of NXT, he attacked Dexter Lumis after the latter's match and announces that he will dismantle the old NXT one by one, and he then confronted AJ Styles whom he had criticized on social networks a few days before. At NXT: New Years Evil, Styles once again confronted Waller, resulting into a brawl between the pair. The following week on the 11 January episode of NXT 2.0, Waller lost to Styles. After the match, he was attacked by the returning L. A. Knight.

#### Cruiserweight Classic 2 (2022–present)

On January 29, 2022, Waller was announced one of the 32 participants in the Cruiserweight Classic 2 to crown a new WWE Cruiserweight Champion. He was place in block a. And on January 31, 2022. He lost to Angel Garza after he try to cheats. His cousin push Waller in the face. And allowing his cousin to beat Waller.

## Other mediaEdit

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 TV. 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 Ric Flair.

## Championships and accomplishmentsEdit

* **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
* **Pro Wrestling Illustrated**
	+ Ranked No. 439 of the top singles wrestlers in the PWI 500in 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) - Dalton Castle vs Matty Wahlberg vs Ricky South
		- Rivalry of the Year (2018) - Matty Wahlberg vs Ricky South