During the October 4 episode of RAW, Corey Graves laid into Dana Brooke, criticising everything from her worth ethic to whether she even deserves a place in WWE. Fans were highly critical of the segment, and it's never really led to anything major as Brooke is still being booked the same way.
Many believed it might be Vince McMahon feeding Graves lines, but he finally broke his silence on what happened during a recent appearance on Ryan Satin's Out of Character podcast.
"99.9% of the time, everybody realizes that it’s just me doing what I do. I love walking the line and being provocative. I also make sure, and I try to take great care, that I don’t ever harm anybody from a character perspective," he explained. "I always want to make people better. For instance, the Dana Brooke issue, I actually sent her a text message the next morning saying, ‘Hey, no hard feelings, it wasn’t personal.’"
"Full disclosure, I don’t know what’s going to happen on these shows. I am reacting. That’s my choice," he continued. "There have been times where I sat in production meetings and I have ideas, but I prefer to not know what’s happening because I like to think my reactions are more genuine, I get to use my wit a little bit better."
We have no idea what Graves was actually going for with his comments on RAW, but he'd later claim there was no malice, seemingly comparing himself to legendary heel commentators of old.
However he wants to justify it, there's simply no getting around the fact that Graves did Brooke no favours and didn't help get her over with fans. If anything, he just made her position worse, as those who already view her as a B-player in the women's division were told that by one of the voices of RAW!
What do you guys think?