Prior to joining WWE, Corey Graves performed in India as Sterling James Keena, winning titles and catching the eye of WWE. He would later make his in-ring debut for the promotion Velocity in 2006 before eventually moving to WWE NXT in 2012. Unfortunately, in 2014, Graves announced his retirement after a few shocks in the ring, moving on to a successful career as a color commentator.
Now, according to Graves, he may have a future at 42. “I… had a medical checkup a few years ago. It looked like there would be a chance. Obviously plans change because things change in the industry,” he explained during the interview.The Mark Hawke Show“.
Graves then admitted that he’s been physically stagnant for a while since his return, but claims he’s been back in the gym for the past few months and suggested that AAA could be a great place for him to return, especially since his younger brother Sam Adonis wrestles there. “So maybe I’d actually follow in his footsteps, which might be kind of fun, but never say never.”
At the end of last year, Graves and his wife, former WWE star Carmella, welcomed their second childwhile the WWE commentator has not been idle professionally either. Taking a role as a professor in the Department of Communication at Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
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