Raw and Smackdown Part 4 - The Paul Levesque Era

[Sheppy]

1. Type Corey Graves into google search.
2. That's it.

 

[Jussi]

You can type Corey Graves into google. Several articles there that pop up instantly.

I just typed "corey graves NXT comments", et voilà.

Seems like a work:



Some comments on some sites suggest this is a set up for a match vs Pat McAfee.

 

[Sensrule]

Don't mess it up Graves. We need Carmella back on our screens.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

There's the way out there illogical armchair bookers that think it's a work to set up an in-ring return against Pat McAfee.

... Seriously doubt WWE wants to blow a McAfee match on a guy that has been medically retired for a decade and was never a wrestler on the main roster.

This isn't really a diss on Corey but I would guess a decent number of WWE fans don't even know that he was a wrestler and had to retire. He could make an in-ring return, I guess, but I don't see it being against McAfee.

 

[Sheppy]

I mean, it could be a work for sure. I found it odd for him to go off like that.

Maybe Corey can instill some excitement into an otherwise dull product in NXT by having a secondary story of him being a disgruntled employee, lol.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

I mean, it could be a work for sure. I found it odd for him to go off like that.

I mean realistically, if that's what happened, it would make sense. He's been doing the main roster for a long time to just be told "Sorry you're the odd man out."

And for some reason people love him but I'm not a fan of Tessitore. Guy doesn't seem to have an excited bone in his body.

 

[Jussi]

There's the way out there illogical armchair bookers that think it's a work to set up an in-ring return against Pat McAfee.

... Seriously doubt WWE wants to blow a McAfee match on a guy that has been medically retired for a decade and was never a wrestler on the main roster.

This isn't really a diss on Corey but I would guess a decent number of WWE fans don't even know that he was a wrestler and had to retire. He could make an in-ring return, I guess, but I don't see it being against McAfee.

I'm seeing some comments that Graves is actually cleared to return. And even Meltzer's saying this is a work.

 

[Sheppy]

I'm seeing some comments that Graves actually cleared to return. And even Meltzer's saying this is a work.

Don't you hate Meltzer and say he's completely untrustworthy?

 

[Jussi]

Don't you hate Meltzer and say he's completely untrustworthy?

Depends on the day.

Via Reddit:

[WOR] Dave Meltzer on Corey Graves' tweet: "I'm not buying it. He has pulled this one before. Knowing WWE and how they react to tweets, if he's fired tomorrow, I'll believe it."

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

I'm seeing some comments that Graves actually cleared to return. And even Meltzer's saying this is a work.

Maybe he is. But citing Dave Meltzer for WWE news in 2025 is laughable.

 

[SoupNazi]

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