Fans have taken notice of positive changes made to the feel of WWE commentary, and there's a noticeable difference behind the scenes.
Since Paul "Triple H" Levesque earned the role of WWE Chief Content Officer, the company has been praised for a more realistic tone in the commentary. While there is some back-and-forth banter between face and heel commentators, the focus is clearly on the action and the chemistry seems to be at an all-time high.
Perhaps this one change has played a big part in the improvement.
Appearing on Awful Announcing's "Short and to the Point" podcast, Friday Night SmackDown play-by-play ace Corey Graves revealed one key change that Levesque has made to how he handles commentary on WWE TV.
"I've been on TV for, I think, seven years on Raw and SmackDown and in the last few months I think my headsets have been as quiet and lucid as they have been, ever [laughs]. I only hear from him [Levesque] if I'm doing something terribly wrong, which knock on wood doesn't happen too frequently, or the other time I hear from him pretty regularly is if, much like Michael Cole, if a joke lands," Graves said. "If I say something and it gets him, he'll go, 'Oh, that was really good,' or he'll double down. He'll follow up on my joke in my headset and sometimes I would go, 'Oh man, I wish I could tell people this but it doesn't fit.'"
Graves also mentioned that under the "Triple H" regime, he has a lot more freedom when it comes to his style of commentary. He praised "The Game" for realizing that the commentators also grew up as wrestling fans.
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