Mauro Ranallo called the action at the NXT TakeOver: War Games pay-per-view, but he was not in attendance for Survivor Series the next night.
Corey Graves criticized Mauro Ranallo’s TakeOver performance on Twitter, and Mauro then deactivated his Twitter account. Michael Cole claimed during Survivor Series that Mauro didn’t work the event because he blew his voice out calling TakeOver.
Cole also claimed that Mauro would return for the next episode of NXT last Wednesday, but he did not appear on the show.
Now Pro Wrestling Sheet is reporting that Mauro Ranallo will be returning to NXT for Wednesday’s episode.
Following Mauro’s hiatus, Corey Graves later issued an apology on the After The Bell podcast when he said the following:
“This past Saturday, during the ‘Takeover: WarGames’ event, I sent out a tweet. It was an unpopular opinion, as I often do with the intention of just stirring up a little controversy, maybe have something fun to talk about on TV or here on the show. It was maybe not the most professional way to go about things, and it was never meant to offend or disrespect or disparage anybody. That was never my intention. If it was taken as such, I apologize deeply. That was not my intention. I would never intentionally cause anybody undue stress, especially a co-worker. So, I apologize.”
