Who is The Masked Man in WWE?
Right now, the masked man in WWE is still officially a mystery, but the strongest clues point to a Grayson Waller body under the hood and a Seth Rollins story waiting at the end of it.
WWE hasn’t pulled the trigger on a reveal yet, but between the moves being used, the timing, and a couple of reliable reports, fans have some pretty reasonable working theories.
What makes this angle fun is that it isn’t just a one‑night stunt. The masked attacker has now hit Bron Breakker at the Royal Rumble and Austin Theory on Raw, helped LA Knight qualify for the Elimination Chamber, and become the one thing both The Vision and Adam Pearce are losing sleep over.
It’s that old‑school “who done it?” vibe, but with stomps, hoodies, and a lot of Twitter slow‑motion replays.
How The Masked Man Story Started
The masked man story really took shape at the 2026 Royal Rumble, when Bron Breakker was jumped on the entrance ramp before he could even start his run in the match.
A hooded figure in all black came out of nowhere and drove Breakker’s head into the floor with a stomp that looked a whole lot like Seth Rollins’ Curb Stomp.
In storyline, that attack left Breakker dazed and ripe for elimination, and later on Raw, the injury was described as part of why he’s now out with a hernia.
From there, the mystery followed everyone back to Monday nights. Paul Heyman outright blamed Seth Rollins backstage, pointing to the stomp and the bad blood between Rollins and The Vision.
Adam Pearce, in turn, started throwing suspicious looks at Austin Theory, partly because Theory once played a similar “masked man” role for The Vision in an earlier storyline.
Then came Raw’s triple threat Elimination Chamber qualifier: LA Knight vs Austin Theory vs Penta. When The Vision, Bronson Reed, and Logan Paul interfered and almost gifted Theory the win, the masked man hopped the barricade, nailed Theory with a kick and a stomp, and slid him back into the ring for Knight to finish with the BFT.
It was basically a copy‑paste of the Rumble ambush, but now turned directly against a Vision member.
Why Fans Think Grayson Waller Is Under The Hood
The first big twist in this saga is that several outlets and rumor round‑ups are now saying the person physically under the mask at the Rumble was Grayson Waller.
The High Spots / HSP Podcast reported that Waller was quietly pulled from NXT live events and flown to Riyadh for Royal Rumble weekend, working a dark match with The New Day that never made TV.
That detail lines up with what a lot of fans noticed: the attacker’s size, posture, and movement looked more like Waller than like Rollins or Logan Paul. Add in the history:
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Waller and Austin Theory were once a team (A‑Town Down Under), and Theory’s long absence left Waller on his own.
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Turning Waller into the guy who literally stomps Theory’s new faction into chaos would be a neat bit of payback.
Plenty of fans online have grabbed screenshots of the stance, the way the attacker plants his feet before the stomp, even the way he bails through the crowd, and said, “Yeah, that’s Grayson.” It wouldn’t be the first time WWE used one wrestler as a stand‑in while teasing a bigger name in promos and commentary.
Disclaimer:
The information above is based on WWE television storylines, fan observations, and media or podcast reports available at the time of writing. WWE frequently uses misdirection and surprise reveals, so the identity of the masked man may change or be officially revealed differently in future episodes. Readers should treat the details as speculation and ongoing storyline developments rather than confirmed facts.
