Corey Graves quickly deletes his tweet criticizing major spot on AEW Dynamite

Corey Graves was understandably critical of a major spot that took place on the latest episode of AEW Dynamite. For unknown reasons, he quickly deleted his tweet despite many people agreeing.

The spot in question was in the Blood & Guts match between Team AEW and Team Elite. It was AEW's answer to Marvel's "Civil War," according to World Champion Swerve Strickland. One of the big spots of the match saw Jack Perry, who was handcuffed to the cage, take a chair shot to the head from Darby Allin. Fans hoped it was a "gimmicked" chair - meaning that it was altered beforehand to minimize the impact on Jack Perry's head. However, most seem to be assuming that it was a legitimate spot.

Chair shots to the head have become taboo in wrestling because of their direct association with CTE. Corey Graves' career ended prematurely because of head damage accumulated over the years. This was right as he was in the stage of eventually moving to the main roster. While it's worked out for him on commentary, he's more of the exception than the rule.

Corey Graves tweeted and deleted a post criticizing the spot where Darby Allin hit Jack Perry on the head. Citing his head injuries as accidental, he emphasized the art of wrestling as being able to protect one another. He also stated that the gaps in memory as a result of head trauma aren't worth the damage.

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Corey Graves revealed earlier this year that he has some unofficial duties.

As mentioned earlier, Corey Graves has likely achieved more on commentary than he would have had he continued as a wrestler. His seamless transition into the commentary role has now allowed him to take on some unofficial responsibilities with television production.

Speaking to Sportskeeda's Bill Apter, Graves revealed the additional new responsibilities he has in WWE:

“I have kind of unofficially taken on some responsibilities in the television studio, and as far as producing little bits and pieces. I don’t have an official role doing any of that, but I kind of get to lend my expertise. or opinion at least on a lot of different things.” [From 01:00 to 01:16]

Many believe that Graves is Michael Cole's heir apparent. Seven years ago, there were rumors that Cole was planning to step back to focus on backstage duties, but he seems to have found a new lease on life on commentary, thanks to his partnership with Pat McAfee and Vince McMahon's departure.