CM Punk gives props to Grayson Waller. On Tuesday’s NXT, Grayson Waller opened the show by taking aim at his former partner Austin Theory, the NXT men’s division, TNA, Cruz Montana, and his overall frustrations with how things have gone over the past three years. On his Instagram stories, CM Punk, the man who dropped the original pipebomb, reacted to Waller’s promo. “Frustration distilled and funneled into a bullet aimed at the competition,” Punk captioned over a clip from the promo. CM Punk IG story giving props to Grayson Waller for his promo tonight in NXT ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ilQpkdp17W — Teffo (@Teffo_01) July 29, 2026Waller had been off television since April, but had been working NXT live events.