Just a week after his emotional social media rant, WWE announcer Corey Graves made his return to NXT. PWInsider reported his return before the show went on the air. Graves was reportedly “booked late” on January 20, 2025, to return to WWE NXT.

A week after sharing his issues with being assigned to the third brand after Pat McAfee returned to Raw, Graves returned on Tuesday night with a wink to the controversy but no sign it will be mentioned in-story.

Corey Graves captured plenty of headlines last week, and it doesn't appear the WWE announcer will be back on television to provide any clarity this week. PWInsi

Tonight's episode of NXT featured some main roster talent and surprises from WWE Superstars. Find out who showed up and what they did!

Corey Graves está de vuelta en #WWENXT y Vic Joseph bromea con su situación diciendo que no es IA: "Solo los hambrientos sobreviven y el Pro Wrestling sigue siendo guay". Cerrando de una vez la polémica y demás. pic.twitter.com/2I0w0Exj4V

Unless an earlier report that says the announcer won’t be back is correct. Either way, all eyes are on the Jan. 21 episode, one week after Graves was allegedly pulled because of social media posts expressing his unhappiness at being assigned to NXT rather than Raw.