WWE announcer Corey Graves has apologized for criticizing colleague Mauro Ranallo on Twitter, causing Ranallo to pull out of commentating on Sunday’s “Survivor Series” pay-per-view.
While Ranallo was calling the action of Saturday night’s “NXT TakeOver” event, Graves sent a pair of tweets criticizing Ranallo’s commentary. Ranallo, who has been open about his battle with bipolar disorder, then deactivated his Twitter account and did not take his place at the commentary desk for Survivor Series the following night.
WWE explained away Ranallo’s absence Sunday by saying he had lost his voice and lead commentator Michael Cole said Ranallo would be back on the air for Wednesday’s NXT television broadcast.