John Bradshaw Layfield’s announcement that he was leaving SmackDown Live was a pretty surprising turn of events. Not a lot of people really saw the move coming even though WWE has apparently known about it since May.
It was announced today that Corey Graves will replace JBL on SmackDown Live. This is a great promotion for Graves and he will finally get to yell: “Kinshasa” once again when ever Shinsuke Nakamura hits his finishing move.
A lot of people were confused about exactly what was going down with Corey Graves and WWE. Some people were under the impression this meant Corey Graves was going to be moved off of Monday Night Raw. Thankfully, The Savior Of Misbehavior cleared things up for the fans.
Graves said he was going to be announcing both Raw and SmackDown Live now so if you’re a fan of Graves then this is going to be very cool. Corey Graves has worked hard to get to the point he is and has become quite a fan favorite. He also made a remark about Shinsuke Nakamura because everyone loves how Graves yells “Kinshasa!” So Shinsuke Nakamura better get that knee ready.
Just to clear up any confusion, I'm NOT leaving #RAW. I'm joining #SDLive too!
Hey @ShinsukeN, get that knee ready!
— Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) September 4, 2017
It sounds like Shinsuke Nakamura is more than ready to unleash a Kinshasa. Then again, he’s always ready to administer a stiff dose of Strong Style via his dangerous knee.
#Kinshasaaaa !!!!!!!! https://t.co/AVLTBCu1nG
— Shinsuke Nakamura (@ShinsukeN) September 4, 2017
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Former WWE star robbed of $50,000 at Public Storage facility
Major name being considered as the headliner for the 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame
WWE is erasing another person from their history
Sasha Banks gets very candid about the way WWE is booking her
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