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

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.

Corey Graves returned to the WWE NXT commentary team on the latest episode, following days of buzz and speculation. At WWE NXT New Year's Evil, Graves was officially introduced as the third member of the commentary team,

A WWE Hall of Famer and former WWE announcer have given their opinions on the Corey Graves NXT demotion controversy.

Graves was previously in the booth for WWE SmackDown, but when WWE Raw moved to Netflix, Graves moved to NXT for NXT New Year's Evil. It was not clear if the move was permanent. Michael Cole and Pat McAfee called WWE Raw while Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett called WWE SmackDown.

Corey Graves — who also returned to NXT commentary last night — was back calling Speed this week. WWE Main Event commentator Blake Howard had replaced him on last week’s Speed amid the drama Graves created on social media. The Sabin vs. Waller match was taped at SmackDown last Friday with Graves later voicing over his commentary.