WWE's Grayson Waller Reflects on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Encounter
WWE star Grayson Waller found himself in a peculiar situation involving Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, revealing the unexpected intensity of Swift's fanbase.
In October 2023, during an episode of WWE’s now-defunct web series The Bump, Waller made headlines with a comment about Kelce's relationship with Swift. “If Travis Kelce is happy settling for a 6, good for him,” he remarked, not anticipating the backlash that would ensue.
Fast forward to November 4, when Waller appeared on the “INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet” podcast. He reflected on the fallout from his comment, saying, “That’s a great line. I was pretty happy with that. But I didn’t even think about it until all of a sudden I have these cringe moms on TikTok who don’t spend time with their kids doing videos on me about how ugly I am. They were saying some wild stuff. Swiftie fans are mean.”
The situation escalated when Waller and fellow WWE wrestlers received an invitation to Tight End University, an event organized by Kelce and other NFL stars. “They did a party one night,” Waller recounted. “Me, Bayley, and Sheamus all went to Nashville. We went to the party. And then [Swift] and Travis Kelce were both there.”
Waller admitted he felt a mix of excitement and apprehension. “In the back of my mind, she doesn’t know who I am. But imagine if at some stage, they’re scrolling through their phone and they’ve seen this idiot Australian has said a really rude thing. I’m a bit like, ‘Man, I’m going to have to fight Travis Kelce.’”
However, upon seeing Kelce in person, Waller reconsidered his bravado. “I’ve said multiple times I’ll fight Travis Kelce,” he boasted. “And then I saw how big tight ends are and how big he was. Man, I’m going to win but it’s going to be a scrap.”
As Kelce approached the group, Waller braced himself for confrontation. “I was like, ‘Here we go,’” he recalled. “But he was super nice… He didn’t have to come over and chat with us. Super chill. Chatted with us for a bit.”
Waller’s encounter with Swift was less direct. “I didn’t get to meet Taylor officially,” he said. “She did walk past me at some stage and I had to move and go, ‘Oh sorry.’ And she said, ‘Thank you.’ So I think that’s the reconciliation.”
He noted his surprise at Swift’s casual demeanor at the party. “I guess in my head I thought, ‘Taylor Swift, she’s going to have all of this security around her.’ She was just sinking beers with the boys, just hanging upstairs. I was like, ‘She’s a good one.’”
Waller had a front-row seat to Swift’s impromptu performance of “Shake It Off” alongside country star Kane Brown but clarified that it didn’t compel him to attend her next tour. “I’m good, I’m good,” he stated. “I went to one. She sung a song in front of us.”
