WWE Star Discusses Timing Of Main Roster Debut

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A WWE star has discussed the timing of his main roster debut.

Cameron Grimes wrapped his NXT run in a loss to Joe Gacy on the November 8 episode of WWE NXT.

Though he had long been pegged for a main roster debut following his departure, Grimes did not appear on WWE programming until the May 5 edition of SmackDown, where he appeared in a backstage segment with Baron Corbin and Adam Pearce.

Speaking on Out of Character with Ryan Satin, the former NXT North American Champion was asked whether the long gap between his last NXT match and his SmackDown debut was just waiting for the right creative. He said:

“Yeah, 100%. If you’ve watched our product in the past year, it’s incredible. It’s on top of its game. My last NXT match was in November. Around that time, we’re gearing up to go to the Royal Rumble, we’re gearing up to go to WrestleMania.”

“Like I said, if you watched our product that whole stint going into the Rumble and going into WrestleMania, there has been incredible segments that’s been happening on television.”

“I think I would be insane to say like, ‘You know what, let’s cut five minutes from this Bloodline segment to establish Cameron Grimes right here.’ I feel like it was all timing. I definitely took that down period of time and got in the best shape of my life.”

Grimes continued to elaborate on how he used the long layoff time to get better in other ways, saying:

“I’ve taken advantage of the PC. They have everything. If you’ve ever watched Rocky, like the scene where Drago is in the gym and he’s got all the equipment hooked up to him and the breathing tubes, that’s what they’re doing at the PC now.”

“So I’ve just been completely taking advantage of that and getting ready because I knew that I am at the pinnacle now. I am at the top. There is no higher.”

“You saw me at the bottom, in the super indies. There is no higher. I cannot go any higher now. So the only thing I can do now is stay here and try to make the most out of it.”

Reflecting on his SmackDown debut being an emotional day, Grimes said:

“I’m a big cryer. I’m not afraid to cry. I’m very passionate. So the whole day leading up was pretty bad.”

“Luckily my debut on SmackDown was pretty easy, so I didn’t have to get too worked up over it. But definitely the whole day, just leading up to it, oh yeah, the tears were coming.”

Following his official debut, Cameron Grimes made a huge impact in his in-ring debut when he defeated Baron Corbin in a matter of seconds.

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