Corey Graves says WWE can make "big money"  with returning SmackDown star

On the newest edition of WWE commentator Corey Graves' After The Bell podcast, the commentator made a bold prediction about AJ Francis.

Hit Row made their return last week on SmackDown. Although Swerve Strickland wasn't a part of the reunion as he's signed to AEW, fans saw Francis, Ashante "Thee" Adonis and B-Fab reunite on the blue brand. Adonis and Francis were also in tag-team action on SmackDown, and they squashed two local competitors.

While giving a shoutout during his latest podcast, Graves predicted that WWE can make "big money" with Francis:

"Shoutout to AJ Francis of Hit Row, big money waiting to be made there," said Graves [13:20 to 13:27]

Triple H's message to AJ Francis ahead of WWE return

During a recent appearance on Busted Open, AJ Francis opened up about his return to the company and what Triple H told him during their conversation. Francis revealed that The Game had assured him that the company was a "new place" and wanted to make sure there weren't hard feelings from his side about his 2021 release:

"In the conversations I had with Triple H, he was like, 'Man, I don’t know what happened before, and to be honest with you, I don’t care. It’s a new place. I want you to understand that you have a clean slate, there’s no hard feelings on this side, and I hope that you come with no hard feelings on your side.' To me, it was just like a breath of fresh air because it was like I was down, man." said Top Dolla. [H/T WrestleZone]

Hit Row could be a part of SmackDown on FOX later tonight, although no official announcement has been made as of now.

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