# A-Town Down Under
**A-Town Down Under** was a professional wrestling tag team in WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) composed of [Austin Theory](https://www.edgepedia.org/austin-theory) and [Grayson Waller](https://www.edgepedia.org/grayson-waller). The pair joined up in September 2023 on the SmackDown brand, won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship in a six-team ladder match at [WrestleMania XL](https://www.edgepedia.org/wrestlemania-xl) in April 2024, and were dissolved in July 2025 when Waller announced on Raw that Theory was out injured.[1](https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/a-town-down-under-breakup-announced/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Members | Austin Theory (Austin Tyler White) and Grayson Waller[2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/) • [5](https://wrestlingprofiles.com/wrestler/austin-theory/) |
| Active years | September 2023 to July 2025, all in WWE[1](https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/a-town-down-under-breakup-announced/) • [11](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=12006) |
| Championship | WWE (formerly SmackDown) Tag Team Championship, won April 6, 2024 at WrestleMania XL in a six-pack ladder match[2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/) |
| Reign length | 90 days, ending with a loss to #DIY on the July 5, 2024 SmackDown[3](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1712804/grayson-waller-explains-got-paired-austin-theory-wwe/) • [7](https://wrestlingprofiles.com/title-belt/wwe-tag-team-championship/) |
| Character portrayal | A heel (villain) partnership built on two cocky, energetic personas[3](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1712804/grayson-waller-explains-got-paired-austin-theory-wwe/) |
| End of the team | Breakup confirmed during the July 21, 2025 episode of Raw, with Waller citing Theory's injury[1](https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/a-town-down-under-breakup-announced/) |
## Formation and name
Theory and Waller began working together after a television segment involving [Pat McAfee](https://www.edgepedia.org/pat-mcafee) and The Rock, and they first teamed as a unit in September 2023 on SmackDown.[10](https://prowrestlingsource.com/wwe-superstars/austin-theory/) • [1](https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/a-town-down-under-breakup-announced/) Their first recorded teaming came on the September 1, 2023 episode, when they defeated the LWO team of Rey Mysterio Jr. and [Santos Escobar](https://www.edgepedia.org/santos-escobar).[2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/)
The team name joins Theory's signature finishing move, the A-Town Down, with "Down Under," the familiar nickname for Australia.[4](https://www.wwe.com/superstars/austin-theory) Waller later said the pairing was not planned as a long-term arrangement. Appearing on the "Insight" podcast, he explained that he and Theory had met a few times before his main-roster call-up, got along immediately, and shared similar mindsets about the business: "I don't think it was a long-term plan, but it's one of those things that just worked so well that it stuck."[3](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1712804/grayson-waller-explains-got-paired-austin-theory-wwe/)
Through late 2023 the team worked a running program against [Kevin Owens](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-owens) and [LA Knight](https://www.edgepedia.org/la-knight), with mixed results: they lost tag matches to Owens and Knight in November 2023, and Owens, at one point wrestling with a broken hand, beat Waller on the December 1, 2023 SmackDown.[2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/) On the January 12, 2024 SmackDown, Theory faced NXT's Carmelo Hayes in a match that ended in a rare shoot no-contest after both men landed on their heads falling from the top rope and the referee stopped the contest; Theory won the rematch two weeks later.[2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/)
## Championship reign
**WrestleMania XL.** In March 2024 the team qualified for a tag team title ladder match by beating The OC ([Karl Anderson](https://www.edgepedia.org/karl-anderson) and Luke Gallows) and then the [Street Profits](https://www.edgepedia.org/street-profits) ([Angelo Dawkins](https://www.edgepedia.org/angelo-dawkins) and Montez Ford) in contender matches on SmackDown.[2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/) On the Saturday card of WrestleMania XL, April 6, 2024, A-Town Down Under and Awesome Truth (R-Truth and The Miz) defeated The Judgment Day (Damian Priest and Finn Balor), #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), and New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate) in a six-pack ladder match, with Theory and Waller taking the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.[2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/) • [6](https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/A-Town_Down_Under) The title was renamed the WWE Tag Team Championship on April 19, 2024.[7](https://wrestlingprofiles.com/title-belt/wwe-tag-team-championship/)
The 90-day reign included a televised defense against the Street Profits on the May 3, 2024 SmackDown.[9](https://whatculture.com/amp/wwe/a-town-down-under-breaks-up-off-screen-confirmed-during-raw-wwe-news) • [2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/) It ended on the July 5, 2024 SmackDown, the go-home show before Money in the Bank in Toronto, when #DIY won the titles.[3](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1712804/grayson-waller-explains-got-paired-austin-theory-wwe/) • [7](https://wrestlingprofiles.com/title-belt/wwe-tag-team-championship/) The finish fed the team's internal storyline: Waller accidentally punched Theory, then pulled him into a kick that took him out, and Waller was caught in a submission and forced to tap out.[12](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=95860)
## Later activity and tensions
After losing the titles, A-Town Down Under appeared across brands. On a special NXT edition of "The Grayson Waller Effect" in September 2024, they challenged NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer and Axiom to a future title match; on the October 8, 2024 NXT, Frazer and Axiom beat them to retain the titles.[8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsdiE6Wm2nE) • [2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/) On the November 8, 2024 SmackDown, the reigning WWE tag team champions, the Motor City Machine Guns ([Alex Shelley](https://www.edgepedia.org/alex-shelley) and [Chris Sabin](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-sabin)), defeated them in a non-title match.[2](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/)
Friction between the two became an on-screen storyline in early 2025. On the February 11, 2025 NXT, Theory told Waller he was the only one with singles accolades such as the [WWE United States Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/wwe-united-states-championship), while Waller countered that he was the reason they won the tag titles at WrestleMania XL; after trading harsh words they attacked NXT Champion Oba Femi, setting up a Vengeance Day triple-threat match in which Femi defended the [NXT Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/nxt-championship) against both members of the team.[13](https://www.enforcethesport.com/blog/the-slow-demise-of-a-town-down-under) On the main roster, the team had only two matches in 2025 before the split: a January loss to the Motor City Machine Guns and a March loss to the Usos.[9](https://whatculture.com/amp/wwe/a-town-down-under-breaks-up-off-screen-confirmed-during-raw-wwe-news)
## Breakup and aftermath
The team ended off screen. On the Monday, July 21, 2025 episode of Raw, Waller revealed the breakup in a backstage comedy skit in which he offered his services as a gopher for The New Day and announced that Theory was out injured; Theory did not appear in the segment. Waller followed up on social media with a post titled "A-Town Down n Out" in which he mocked "all five of Austin Theory's fans" and took credit for saving his former partner's career. WWE did not disclose the nature or expected length of Theory's injury.[1](https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/a-town-down-under-breakup-announced/)
Both members moved on quickly. Theory joined the faction The Vision, and with [Logan Paul](https://www.edgepedia.org/logan-paul) he won the World Tag Team Title weeks before WrestleMania 42.[4](https://www.wwe.com/superstars/austin-theory) Waller later held the NXT Championship.[4](https://www.wwe.com/superstars/austin-theory)
## Reception
Viewer ratings on the CAGEMATCH database tracked the team's arc: A-Town Down Under holds an average rating of 7.04 from 55 votes, averaging 7.39 for 2024, the championship year, and 6.24 for 2025, the year of the split.[11](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=12006)
## References
1. [Breakup of former WWE Tag Team Champions announced, F4W/Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Ethan Renner, July 21, 2025)](https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/a-town-down-under-breakup-announced/)
2. [A-Town Down Under, Online World of Wrestling profile](https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/a-town-down-under/)
3. [Grayson Waller Explains How He Got Paired With Austin Theory In WWE, Wrestling Inc (Julien D'Alessandro, November 13, 2024)](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1712804/grayson-waller-explains-got-paired-austin-theory-wwe/)
4. [Austin Theory, WWE.com official profile](https://www.wwe.com/superstars/austin-theory)
5. [Austin Theory, Wrestler Profile, Career, Titles & Gimmicks, WrestlingProfiles](https://wrestlingprofiles.com/wrestler/austin-theory/)
6. [A-Town Down Under, Pro Wrestling Fandom](https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/A-Town_Down_Under)
7. [WWE Tag Team Championship, Championship History & Title Reigns, WrestlingProfiles](https://wrestlingprofiles.com/title-belt/wwe-tag-team-championship/)
8. [A-Town Down Under clash with Nathan Frazer and Axiom: NXT highlights, Sept. 24, 2024, WWE on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsdiE6Wm2nE)
9. [A-Town Down Under Breaks Up OFF SCREEN, Confirmed During Raw, WhatCulture](https://whatculture.com/amp/wwe/a-town-down-under-breaks-up-off-screen-confirmed-during-raw-wwe-news)
10. [Austin Theory Bio, WWE SmackDown Roster, Pro Wrestling Source](https://prowrestlingsource.com/wwe-superstars/austin-theory/)
11. [A-Town Down Under, CAGEMATCH tag team database](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=12006)
12. [Austin Theory & Grayson Waller vs. Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa, CAGEMATCH match database](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=95860)
13. [The Slow Demise of A-Town Down Under, Enforce the Sport (Keith Brunner Jr.)](https://www.enforcethesport.com/blog/the-slow-demise-of-a-town-down-under)
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