WWE Elimination Chamber 2021: 36 Things You Probably Missed

33. Corey Graves Spoke First

Elimination Chamber 2021
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WWE's commentary formula is so well-established that almost every other company follows it to the letter. You know how it goes: Michael Cole, Tom Phillips or whomever the play-by-play man is welcome fans to the event with a hearty intro.

Not here.

Corey Graves spoke first instead. He yelled, "That's what I'm talking about" as soon as the camera went live and panned over the ThunderDome. This would've stood out to anyone who has been conditioned to WWE's way of doing things for decades.

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