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#5 Corey Graves retires due to concussion issues, and takes on the role of an announcer

Before coming to WWE, Corey Graves had been wrestling since 2000, and honed his craft on the independent scene for around 10 years. He signed a developmental contract with WWE around a decade ago, and had brief stints in FCW as well as NXT. In NXT, Graves feuded with the likes of Seth Rollins, The Wyatt Family, and Ascension. Graves suffered two concussions during his stint in WWE, with the second one putting him out of action for several months.

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Corey Graves announced his WWE retirement following his return

Corey Graves made his return on the NXT TakeOver: R Evolution pre-show, and took the WWE Universe by surprise by announcing that he was retiring from active competition. Graves then took on announcing duties on WWE NXT, and later announced for WWE SmackDown and RAW as well. Graves' WWE career came to an unfortunate end due to his concussion issues. Fortunately for him, his skills on the mic guaranteed him a job with WWE following his retirement.

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