WWE Higher-Up Addresses Corey Graves Frustration

A WWE higher-up’s comments on the situation surrounding Corey Graves have now been revealed in a new report.

There has been some confusion online following Graves voicing his frustrations on Twitter, with some fans confused about whether the situation is a legitimate shoot or a storyline work.

Dave Meltzer shared comments from ‘one person high up in WWE’ in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The quote about Corey Graves read:

“He may be telling everyone it’s a work. And it may turn into one. But it was a total shoot when it was happening.”

Meltzer then clarified:

“To make it completely clear, he isn’t saying that publicly as in this situation he’s probably not going to publicly talk about it for a long time, until long after it blows over, unless they do an angle from it, or if the relationship with the company were to end.

“It’s very clear that whatever it was, WWE was not happy with how it turned out and the way it was covered and the reaction to it, because they wanted it done away with.”

For more details on the backstage reaction to Corey Graves’ outburst, click here.

A comment from a WWE higher-up regarding the situation with Corey Graves:

"He may be telling everyone it's a work. And it may turn into one. But it was a total shoot when it was happening."

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