Sometimes when you have a radio show, you just need to come up with things to talk about. It seems like this is what happened for Booker T recently when he spoke about Corey Graves on his Heated Conversations radio show and challenged him to a fight while saying that he would catch a beating if he ever caught Graves on the street.
There were shots fired back at Booker T from Graves and Big E even poked some fun at the controversy on SmackDown Live. But it turns out the “hottest angle in WWE” as Corey Graves put it was all for show.
Booker T admitted that not only was he elated to find out that he was being moved off of the Raw announce team but he also found nothing wrong with working fans and having a great time with it too. Corey Graves was all in as well and just wanted to have some fun. They both seemed to thoroughly enjoy the fact that they turned the pro wrestling world upside down for a second but logic dictated that this was all a work from the get-go.
Bryan Alvarez immediately commented on Wrestling Observer Live how this was a worked angle but the issue, of course, was how they were going to pay it off. Graves said during the big reveal that Michael Cole asked him what they were doing because there was no way it could result in a match at WrestleMania. After all, Corey Graves’ in-ring career was tragically cut short due to concussions before he ever stepped foot on the main roster. But they certainly had a great time with this little feud.
Graves even admitted Big E called him when he heard about this news and asked permission to throw some jabs at them during SmackDown Live which is exactly what happened.
You can check out the entire video of the reveal below from Booker T’s radio show as Corey Graves joined him to clear the air. This is yet another lesson learned to anyone who jumped to conclusions thinking there was legit heat there. It was noted Booker T might not appreciate everything Corey Graves said to him while the two were a part of the Raw announce team, but it turns out this was all in fun and both have a deep understanding of the business. Therefore it looks like we’ve been worked again while Booker T and Corey Graves had a great time in the process.
