After
SmackDown commentator Corey Graves decided to take to social media to criticise Mauro Ranallo's work, the popular NXT commentator ended up missing
Survivor Series and taking a number of weeks off work (it's well-known that he suffers from depression and bipolar disorder).
Ranallo was recently a guest on Vancouver's TSN 1040 for "Bell Let's Talk Day" and revealed that between his busy schedule and turning 50, 2019 proved to be a difficult year for him. He was hospitalised last summer and now receives intensive treatment whenever he's not working. Now, he's finally weighed in on what happened with Graves and why he's left social media:
"It was a blessing in disguise. I have nothing really to say about Corey Graves or anyone else in my professional existence in the sense that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, everyone is able to critique everyone the way they would. I would never do something like that to a co-worker but that has been addressed and if anything, I publicly thank Corey Graves because he was the straw that broke the proverbial back in terms of my social media activity and I will say here and now, I have deactivated all of my social media since November and I would implore everyone (laughs) especially those with mental health issues. Social media is so dangerous to those of us with mental health conditions and I know in the media and our everyday lives now people are being hired and fired by their social media followings or the amount of information they post or how popular they are. I think it’s a disease, so out of that situation with my colleague I am no longer on social media, I will never get back on social media."
Clearly, what Graves said hit Ranallo hard and it understandably doesn't sound like he's ready to just forgive and forget. On the plus side, he appears to be much happier now he's no longer dealing with trolls on Twitter and if that's going to help him in the long run, that's no bad thing.
What do you guys think?