5 WWE Superstars whose careers were cut short due to injuries

#4 Corey Graves

Corey Graves and Adrian Neville as NXT Tag Team Champions.2013. pic.twitter.com/3UrNyMuA62
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As one of the voices of SmackDown, Corey Graves has proven his worth as a commentator. He also has his own weekly podcast where top WWE Superstars and Legends appear and discuss interesting backstage stories. Overall, Graves is a valuable asset to the company.

But before he became a full-time commentator, Corey Graves was actually a prominent wrestler on NXT. Between 2012 and 2014, Graves feuded with the likes of The Wyatt Family, Sami Zayn, and The Shield. He even won the Tag Team titles with Neville (PAC) during his time on the Black and Gold brand.

However, after dropping the tag team gold, Graves and Neville entered into a heated feud with each other, during the course of which, the former suffered a serious concussion.

While Corey Graves was able to return to WWE NXT in 2014, he suffered another concussion shortly after, sidelining him from the action once again.

Due to the severity and frequency of the injuries, Corey Graves had to wrap up his in-ring career in WWE at the age of 30.

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Ali Siddiqui is a listicle and feature writer for Sportskeeda Wrestling since 2018. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he decided to write for Sportskeeda Wrestling after learning about it through a friend. He briefly worked for The Sportster as well.

Ali's love for pro wrestling dates back to when Randy Orton won a Battle Royal to become the #1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004. His current favorite wrestler is Cody Rhodes because he's the ultimate throwback babyface. He believes Rhodes has the Surfer Sting's passion, Bret Hart's prop-gifting schtick, a catchy theme like Hogan's, and a kid-friendly demeanor akin to John Cena's.

When he is not doing research for his articles on Google or catching up with the latest in pro wrestling, Ali can be found honing his Data Science and AI skills as he strives to get back into tech in the near future.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram