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A-Town Down Under
A-Town Down Under (Grayson Waller (left) and Austin Theory (right)) in August 2024
Tag team
MembersAustin Theory
Grayson Waller
Name(s)A-Town Down Under
Austin Theory and Grayson Waller
Billed heightsTheory: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Waller: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Combined
billed weight		424 lb (192 kg)
Theory: 220 lb (100 kg)
Waller: 204 lb (93 kg)
DebutSeptember 1, 2023
Years active2023–present

A-Town Down Under is a villainous professional wrestling tag team consisting of Austin Theory of America and Grayson Waller of Australia. The team is currently performing in WWE on the SmackDown brand, where they are former one-time WWE Tag Team Champions.

History

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Formation (2023–2024)

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On the September 22, 2023 episode of SmackDown, Theory and Waller teamed up to defeat The Brawling Brutes (Butch and Ridge Holland) in a match. On the October 13 episode of SmackDown, Theory and Waller challenged Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship in a losing effort.[1] On the November 10 episode of SmackDown, Waller and Theory provoked the newest member of the SmackDown roster Kevin Owens, resulting in Owens attacking both of them and being kayfabe suspended by the WWE.[2] On the December 15 episode of SmackDown, both Waller and Theory lost in the first rounds of the United States Championship #1 Contender Tournament to Carmelo Hayes and Owens respectively.[3]

On the January 12, 2024 episode of SmackDown, Theory faced Hayes, but their match ended in a shoot no-contest after both of them landed on their heads from the top rope.[4] WWE later announced that they only suffered face contusions and Theory proceeded to defeat Hayes in their rematch on the January 26 episode of SmackDown after interference from Waller.[5][6]

WWE Tag Team Champions (2024)

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On February 24 at Elimination Chamber: Perth, Theory and Waller co-hosted The Grayson Waller Effect featuring Cody Rhodes and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. After imitating The Rock, Rhodes and Rollins attacked Theory while Waller did not get involved, teasing the dissolution of A-Town Down Under.[7] Nevertheless, Theory and Waller entered a tag team tournament, defeating The O.C. (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows) on the March 22 episode of SmackDown and The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) in the finals a week later to qualify for the six-pack ladder match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania XL.[8][9] At Night 1 of WrestleMania XL, Waller retrieved the SmackDown Tag Team Championship for A-Town Down Under to become the new champions, although they failed to win the Raw Tag Team Championship as that was won by The Awesome Truth (R-Truth and The Miz).[10] On the April 19 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 chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque and SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis.[11] On the May 3 episode of SmackDown, A-Town Down Under defeated The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) in their first title defense.[12] On the July 5 episode of SmackDown, A-Town Down Under lost the titles to #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), ending their reign at 90 days.[13] Austin Theory and Grayson Waller also had previously feuded with #DIY weeks before the title loss.[14][15][16] They failed to win the titles in a rematch on the following episode of SmackDown, ending their feud. After a promo on twitter A-Town Down Under got a NXT tag title shot Oct 8th.[17]

On the September 6, 2024 episode of SmackDown A-Town Down Under faced Kevin Owens in a 2-on-1 handicap match but we're unsuccessful as Theory was pinned, after the match Waller carried on the attack on Kevin Owens & the two double teamed Owens and then left.[18] On the September 13, 2024 episode of SmackDown Austin Theory & Grayson Waller faced Kevin Owens & his mystery partner Randy Orton in a tag team match but we're unsuccessful.[19]

After a promo on social media the previous week, Theory and Waller returned to NXT on September 24, challenging Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer and Axiom) for the NXT Tag Team Championship, which they accepted. Later that night, they defeated Cedric Alexander and Je'Von Evans following a backstage confrontation.[20] On the October 8 episode of NXT, they failed to win the titles from Fraxiom.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

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A-Town Down Under (Austin Theory and Grayson Waller) are 1-time WWE Tag Team Champions.

Notes

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  1. ^ They won the WWE Tag Team Championship as the title had it's original name which was the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship. The title was renamed on April 19, 2024 during their reign.

References

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  1. ^ Barnett, Jake (October 13, 2023). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (10/13): Barnett's review of the season premiere with Roman Reigns, Triple H, and John Cena, Pretty Deadly vs. Ridge Holland and Butch". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kevin Owens Suspended For His Actions On 11/10 WWE SmackDown". Yahoo Entertainment. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  3. ^ Mrosko, Geno (2023-12-15). "Carmelo Hayes, Kevin Owens advance in United States Title Tournament". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  4. ^ Barnett, Jake (January 12, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (1/12): Barnett's review of Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight's appearances, Bianca Belair vs. Bayley, Grayson Waller vs. Cameron Grimes". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  5. ^ Chiari, Mike (January 14, 2024). "Carmelo Hayes, Austin Theory Avoid Major Injuries After Scary Fall on WWE SmackDown". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Barnett, Jake (January 26, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (1/26): Barnett's review of the Royal Rumble go-home show, LA Knight vs. Solo Sikoa, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance vs. Kabuki Warriors for the WWE Women's Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "McIntyre and Lynch punch their ticket to WrestleMania inside the Elimination Chamber". WWE. Archived from the original on March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Barnett, Jake (March 22, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (3/22): Barnett's review of Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes, Rey Mysterio vs. Santos Escobar, WWE Women's Champion Iyo Sky vs. Naomi in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  9. ^ Barnett, Jake (March 29, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (3/29): Barnett's review of Jade Cargill's appearance, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens vs. Pretty Deadly, WMXL tag team title ladder match qualifiers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Powell, Jason (April 6, 2024). "WrestleMania XL results: Powell's live review of night one with The Rock and Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch for the Women's World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  11. ^ LAMBERT, JEREMY (April 19, 2024). "New WWE Tag Team Titles Given To Austin Theory And Grayson Waller On 4/19 WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "SmackDown results, May 3, 2024: AJ Styles slaps Cody Rhodes ahead of their title showdown at Backlash France". WWE. May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  13. ^ Thomas, Jeremy. "DIY Capture WWE Tag Team Championships On Smackdown". 411mania.com. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  14. ^ Staff, WWE.con. "Johnny Gargano takes on Grayson Waller". WWE.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Staff, Foxsports.com. "Grayson Waller pulls Austin Theory into harm's way in match vs. Johnny Gargano | WWE on FOX". Foxsports.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  16. ^ Elizabeth, Claire (2024-05-31). "WWE SmackDown results, live blog: Queen of the Ring coronation". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  17. ^ Powell, Jason (July 12, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (7/12): Powell's review of DIY vs. Grayson Waller and Austin Theory for the WWE Tag Titles, Tiffany Stratton celebrates her MITB win, Nia Jax vs. Michin". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on July 13, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  18. ^ Elizabeth, Claire (6 September 2024). "WWE SmackDown results, live blog (Sept. 6, 2024): Cody Rhodes addresses Solo Sikoa". Cagesidedseats.com. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  19. ^ Canton, John (14 September 2024). "WWE SmackDown Results – September 13, 2024". Itrwrestling.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  20. ^ Thomas, Jeremy. "WWE News: A-Town Down Under Defeat Je'Von Evans & Cedric Alexander On NXT, Wes Lee & Zachary Wentz Brawl". 411mania.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  21. ^ Lopez, Joshua (8 October 2024). "WWE NXT Results 10/8/24". Wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  22. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2023". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  23. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2024". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  24. ^ "WWE Tag Team Championship". WWE. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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