10 Wrestling Facts We Didn’t Know Last Week (Dec 6)

5. Corey Graves Thought Charlotte Flair Carried 'Mania 35

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WWE's 'After The Bell' is everything most other wrestling pods outside the company bubble aren't, and not really in a good way. From the very first episode, it became obvious that Corey Graves was going to mix splashes of kayfabe into his shoot-style audio. It'll work for some fans, probably, but not all.

Good news: Graves had something meaningful to say on this week's show.

He bemoaned the lack of direction for good pal Charlotte Flair's character on Raw before saying he actually thought she carried the load in that Triple Threat headliner at WrestleMania 35. Not Becky Lynch, and not Ronda Rousey. According to Corey, it was 99% Charlotte. She was the glue holding everything together.

That view certainly flies in the face of Becky's positioning as the star of the female ranks. It'd be interesting to find out if anyone else shares Corey's opinion behind the scenes, and it'd be even more special to get Lynch's take on his words.

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