A year ago, it would have seemed like blasphemy to rate Corey Graves as anything less than WWE’s best color commentator, but a lot has changed.
Since 2016, Graves has served as a primary color commentator for WWE, finding the most success emulating Bobby “The Brain” Heenan and Jerry Lawler as the heel that is not afraid to say anything.
While WWE has often relied upon heel color commentators, Graves has found himself in an era where he cannot get away with the same jabs that Heenan and Lawler did back in the day.
He found his role, particularly working off the no-nonsense Michael Cole, but WWE management clearly felt that better options were available.
In particular, the rise of Wade Barrett and the popularity of Pat McAfee have left Graves as the third man in NXT, barely finding a role until McAfee takes another break from commentary.
Graves has a right to be angry as he is a more stable commentator than McAfee, more tenured than Barrett and more reliable than Booker T.
However, he also had struggled in 2024 on commentary, particularly never finding his footing trying to work play-by-play.
He is one of WWE’s top commentators, but if Graves cannot evolve and find his place in 2025, he may soon be out of a job because he’s “not famous enough”.
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