Corey Graves announced that he was now medically cleared to compete earlier this week, meaning that for the first time in eight years, the former Champion can step back in a WWE ring.


Graves was initially signed to WWE as a wrestler and performed on the NXT brand, where he is a former NXT Tag Team Champion. His concussion issues became a real problem early in his career, and he was then sidelined.



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Graves has since taken up residence behind the commentary table and whilst he has become a popular star with the WWE Universe in this position, the company will likely want him back in the ring.


Even though it's been eight years since his last match, several current and former WWE Superstars would be happy to step into a feud with Graves.


#5. Corey Graves could make his return against Booker T

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Booker T calling Corey Graves a Wood Rat everyone from the hood would try to beat with a stick.

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Booker T is a former World Champion and someone who has remained part of the company as a personality in recent years.


Booker is a two-time Hall of Famer and it's been made clear in recent years that the star could step back in the ring if needed. There were rumors regarding his inclusion in the Royal Rumble match but it turned out otherwise.


Booker T and Graves were known to have backstage heat in the company back in 2018 when the former Champion unleashed this rant on his Hall of Fame podcast.


“He’s the reason I’m not on Monday Night Raw right now. A lot of people in the company thought I was going to jump on him, I was going to do something bad to him, I was going to drag him, I was going to take him out to the woods and beat that man so bad, I was going to beat this man until he said, ‘Please, please, just don’t beat me anymore.’ That’s how hot I was getting,” via WrestleTalk.


WWE is all for bringing back legends for WrestleMania and even SummerSlam, is it too much of a stretch to see Booker T and Corey Graves settling their differences in the ring?

#4. Corey Graves could face Pat McAfee in his return match

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I need Corey Graves vs Pat McAfree at #WrestleMania

Just have them talk smack about each other for the next few weeks. Or have them meet in the ring at MSG to start it off

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Corey Graves and Pat McAfee have become two of WWE's best-known commentators in recent years and are both able to step into the ring if needed.


Whilst Graves was initially signed to WWE as a superstar, McAfee has proved that he has the athletic ability to make the switch if needed and has impressed WWE officials with his work on NXT.


It would be an interesting idea if the company decided to keep the brand split following WrestleMania. The RAW and SmackDown commentators could end up facing each other at this year's Survivor Series.


Now that Corey has been cleared to compete, he is able to step back in whenever needed, but he did note that he isn't going to rush into it. Survivor Series is still a few months away and would allow both stars to get into peak physical condition ahead of the bout.


WWE has been looking for a way to boost Survivor Series for several years and this could be one way of making the stakes a little higher.


#3. Corey Graves could return to WWE in a mixed tag match with Carmella

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The first trailer for Corey & Carmella is here!


Watch @WWEGraves & @CarmellaWWE's new reality series, premiering next Monday on WWE's official YouTube channel.

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Corey Graves and Carmella have become a well-known WWE couple in recent years and have their own reality TV series making its debut on YouTube this week.


Carmella is currently one half of the Women's Tag Team Champions, but it's likely that she will drop the titles to Team Bad after their recent reunion.The company will then concentrate on promoting her new reality series.


Much like with Total Divas, it's likely that Carmella and Corey will team up to take on someone like The Miz and Maryse since there will most likely be a feud over who has the best reality TV show.


Miz and Maryse have wrestled with several WWE couples in the past and appear to be the company's main duo when needed for these kinds of storylines.


It's interesting that WWE hasn't started promoting their series as part of Monday Night RAW already, but something like this is expected now that Graves is able to officially compete for the company once again.

#2. Corey Graves could return to pick up his feud with Seth Rollins

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I kinda wanna wrestle again.

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Long-term WWE fans may not be aware of the rivalry between Seth Rollins and Corey Graves that first began whilst they were working in NXT.


Graves challenged Rollins for the NXT Championship and much like Rollins' recent match with Reigns, Graves was victorious but only via disqualification.


The star's retirement from the ring meant that the WWE Universe was denied a main roster feud between the two stars, despite several teases when they were working in developmental.


It's well-known that Rollins and Graves want to wrestle one another if given the opportunity, since Rollins Tweeted a response to Graves publicly when the former Champion announced that he wanted to wrestle again.


"I’ll gladly whoop that a** one more time. #filthparade," replied via Seth Rollins Twitter

Let's be honest, if Seth Rollins doesn't win the RAW Tag Team Championships with Kevin Owens then he has no WrestleMania match, could Corey Graves step in and offer The Visionary a place at the biggest show of the year?

#1. Corey Graves could face the debuting Ulysses Diaz

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Corey Graves BURIES Dana Brooke on Raw 🪦 💀

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For wrestling fans who are unaware, Ulysses Diaz is a professional boxer and martial artist who is currently engaged to Dana Brooke.


Corey Graves and Dana Brooke were recently part of an interesting back and forth after Graves decided to rip into the star about her work ethic as part of commentary on RAW.


It was an odd thing to do and many believed that it was building towards something. Perhaps it was? Ulysses Diaz has already made it clear that he would like to come to WWE after the star recently revealed the following to Fightful.


"I think that sounds awesome. Being in the WWE would be a dream come true. As a kid everybody grows up watching that, you know? I would love some little Monster Maniacs," said Diaz

Could Diaz be set to turn up on RAW in the future to reignite the issues between Brooke and Graves, or at the very least keep Reggie at bay? There has to be a reason why Brooke has continued to wear her engagement ring throughout their recent segments.