8 Ups & 2 Downs From NXT Stand & Deliver 2022

Downs...

2. Why Did He Hesitate?!

First, some downsides.

Grayson Waller's character is a spotlight hog who wants to use WWE as a way to "go viral". Why did he hesitate to grab some headlines when he was on top of the ladder at Stand & Deliver then? Waller hesitated between going for the North American Title and diving on top of a prone opponent.

Yours truly didn't care for that spot - it makes wrestlers (especially heels) look daft when they're split between popping the crowd or winning a match. Grayson went a little too heavy on the crowd-pleasing stuff throughout the main show's opening ladder bout.

He was Jeff Hardy when he should've been the sort of crafty sod who'd let everyone else break their bodies so he could walk over their mangled frames to scoop the win. Worse, the announcers were made to look foolish for alleging that Waller couldn't make his mind up.