Corey Graves Corey Graves
Born (1984-02-24 ) February 24, 1984 (age 40) Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States Ring name(s) Corey Graves Sterling James KeenanBilled height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Billed weight 208 lb (94 kg) Billed from The Sunset Strip Iron City, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania Trained by Boomer PayneDory Funk, Jr. Mad Mike Debut March 22, 2000 Retired December 11, 2014
Matt Polinsky (born February 24, 1984) is an American retired professional wrestler . He is better known by his ring name Corey Graves . He is currently signed to the WWE and works as a commentator in their developmental territory NXT .
During his career, Polinsky was a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion with Adrian Neville . He is also known for his work on the independent circuit where he competed under the ring name Sterling James Keenan .
WWE
Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT (2011–present)
On December 11 2014, during the pre-show of NXT Takeover: R Evolution , Graves announced that he was officially retiring from in-ring competition because of his concussion issues. Graves would then announce that he would join the NXT commentary team and that he would start at the beginning at the event.[ 1] He was given a two-year contract by Triple H , which gives him a shot at becoming a guest commentator for either Raw , SmackDown or pay-per-views.
In wrestling
Finishing moves
As Corey Graves
As Sterling James Keenan
Signature moves
As Corey Graves
As Sterling James Keenan
Managers
Nicknames
"The Savior of Misbehavior" [ 6]
Championships
References
↑ "Caldwell's WWE NXT Takeover Results 12/11: Complete virtual-time coverage of Neville vs. Zayn for the NXT Title, Itami & Balor, Charlotte, Kevin Steen/Owens's debut, Corey Graves retires" . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "James's WWE NXT Report 5/15 & 5/22: El Generico debuts, O'Brian beats two NXT releases in same match, Bray Wyatt debuts mask, Natalya vs. Rae, more developments" . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "WWE NXT Report: number one contender match; six Divas in action; The Sheild send a message; The Wyatt Family makes their presence known" . Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "WWE NXT Results – 11/14/13 (Graves/Neville – 2/3 Falls)" . WrestleView. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "FCW Results – 11/21/11" . WrestleView. Archived from the original on 2011-11-24. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "WWE profile" . WWE. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "1PW World Heavyweight Title history" . Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "FCW Florida Tag Team Title history" . Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "!BANG! TV Report" . Dory-funk.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2013" . The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "ZERO1 United States Heavyweight Champion history" . Pro Wrestling Zero1 . Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
↑ "WWE News: NXT spoilers for summer episodes – first NXT Women's champ, Flair, more, plus NXT TV in the U.S.?" . Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2014-12-13 .
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