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COREY GRAVES SAYS HE WAS TOLD HE WASN'T FAMOUS ENOUGH TO KEEP HIS WWE ANNOUNCING POSITION

Corey Graves took to social media to comment about where he stands in the WWE announcing hierarchy and why, writing the following:

"Imagine chasing your dream. Then being TOLD (not deciding) that you’re no longer physically able to pursue your dream. Then you dedicate your life to something “dream adjacent” and being pretty fucking awesome at it. And then, when it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your labor, being told you’re not famous enough for your own job. Just in case you’ve wondered where I’ve been."

Graves was recently moved to the WWE NXT brand after WWE shuffled the deck with announcing teams with the onset of new TV deals, setting Michael Cole and Pat McAfee as the voices of Raw for the Netflix premiere while Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett became the voices of Smackdown.  This left Graves on the outs, with him shifting to the #3 man on the NXT New Year's Evil broadcast team last week.   

PWInsider.com can confirm there had been rumblings over the last several weeks that Graves wasn't happy with his positioning within the company, something his social media posting would certainly seem to confirm.  Graves' tweet leaves very little to the imagination as he is very clearly placing blame on the fact that he doesn't carry the fame or clout of McAfee and/or Tessitore as the reason he is not on Raw or Smackdown going forward. 

Certainly Graves wasn't moved based on the quality of his work as I don't believe anyone would argue he's NOT good at his job.  Clearly, he is, so something else is going on here.  

We are told Graves is currently scheduled for tonight's NXT broadcast on the CW Network.  Whether his tweet is an indication of bigger issues remains to be seen, but it does not come across as if Graves is happy.   Graves' comment about "where he's been" given he was just on the CW Network within the last week working for the company very much gives that away.  Stay tuned.

Former WWE, AEW, New Japan, Ring of Honor and IWF in Florida announcer Kevin Kelly, responded to Graves' comments on Twitter, writing:

 

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