NXT commentator Mauro Ranallo is reportedly still under the weather following the most recent Corey Graves drama incident.
Graves has a propensity for causing stirs here and there but he really crossed the line when he publicly criticized Ranallo's performance at NXT Takeover: War Games on the weekend.
Ranallo has deleted his Twitter account, a move thought to stem from Graves' comments, and missed both Survivor Series and NXT. Michael Cole said he was absent from the former as a result of "blowing his voice out" at the black and yellow brand's PPV, but it's not very hard to see through that, right?
Graves offered an apology at the beginning of the After the Bell podcast this week but there wasn't a whole lot of owning up involved and, given Ranallo's condition, he should have done a lot better in his attempt to show contrition. What's more, he hasn't even deleted the tweets.
According to Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer, Ranallo is in "rough shape." Meltzer added that the Bellator and NXT announcer has been in poor condition over the last few days.
Meanwhile, Ranallo's manager Frank Shamrock has told WWE that he will be back at work when he's able to report in again.
The 49-year-old suffers from bipolar disorder and has made no secret of it. He's also a known mental health advocate.
It's easy to see why something like this would affect him and, while his voice will be missed on NXT programming for the time being, it's important that he takes his time.
Really Poor Taste
Graves, on the other hand, has only served to embellish his reputation as a not-so-great human being. That he called out a colleague who suffers from such a sensitive disorder publicly can't be a one-off, one would have to have some poor character to do something like that.
And to think he had the nerve to challenge Shamrock for responding to him on Twitter instead of doing so man to man. Really dude...?
Source: Wrestling Observer Radio (h/t 411Mania)