Australian WWE star Grayson Waller has broken his silence over a shocking interview he did on Sunrise earlier this year during which he accused co-host Natalie Barr of “disrespecting” his profession.

The professional wrestler, 34, told Canadian podcaster Chris Van Vliet that he lashed out on camera after feeling the Sunrise team was making fun of his work.

‘I hate when people don’t respect what we do and treat it like a joke. His sound guy said he’d “get a punch” from me and I said, “You don’t realize what we do,” Grayson said.

In January, Grayson was welcomed onto Channel Seven’s breakfast show alongside American rival LA Knight, but things took a turn for the worse when the pair began trash-talking each other.

Co-host Barr looked visibly uncomfortable as Grayson’s verbal insults turned heated, telling the wrestlers, “I’m getting a little scared, I’m glad I’m sitting on this side of the couch.”

Grayson told Chris that he decided to “have fun” scaring the Sunrise team after feeling insulted by them.

‘I thought I was going to have a bit of fun with this and they were terrified. We need to protect what we do. If someone is that disrespectful to your face, I’m not going to sit there and take it.

‘I wanted them to respect what I did a little more. They don’t know what wrestling is, they’re not fans. I came to Australia to do the show, I was doing it for them, they weren’t doing it for me.’

Australian WWE star Grayson Waller (pictured) has broken his silence over the shocking interview he did on Sunrise earlier this year, in which he accused co-host Natalie Barr of “disrespecting” her profession .

During the shocking Sunrise interview, Natalie asked Waller and Knight to perform their ‘signature’ WWE moves on each other.

After they refused, she suggested they instead do a demonstration using a Sunrise plant manager.

The crew member then confidently walked onto the set and prepared to confront Waller, who seemed irritated that the man wasn’t taking him seriously.

“I don’t think you understand, because if I go there we’ll have the police here, because I’m not going to fake punch you,” Waller yelled at the man, standing up from his seat.

The professional wrestler, 34, told Canadian podcaster Chris Van Vliet that he lashed out on camera after feeling the Sunrise team was making fun of his work. In the photo of the program

‘I’m going to punch you straight in the jaw. The lack of respect you give me when you act like that is not real. Don’t act harshly. You guys disrespect us, are you kidding?’ continuous.

Natalie was visibly shocked by the outburst and nervously told Waller: “I’m not disrespecting you.”

Meanwhile, co-host Matt Shirvington attempted to calm the situation, doing his best referee impression before escorting the house manager off the set.

Waller then sat down and assured Natalie that he and Knight ‘loved’ the Sunrise host, and they immediately broke up.

Grayson said he decided to “have fun” by scaring the Sunrise team, after feeling insulted by them.