Just a week after his emotional social media rant, WWE announcer Corey Graves made his return to NXT. PWInsider reported his return before the show went on the air. Graves was reportedly “booked late” on January 20, 2025, to return to WWE NXT.

Saquon Shugars returned from injury ahead of the January 21st episode of WWE NXT. Shugars competed in a dark match against Javier Bernal, who also returned from injury. Shugars had been sidelined since March 2024, saying he "broke his knee off."

Tonight’s episode of NXT got things started with the new NXT Champion Oba Femi, but there was one very conspicuous absence from the set, and it may be tied to some recent critical comments. That missing presence was WWE commentator Corey Graves,

Corey Graves returned to the WWE NXT commentary team on the latest episode, following days of buzz and speculation. At WWE NXT New Year's Evil, Graves was officially introduced as the third member of the commentary team,

Corey Graves está de vuelta en #WWENXT y Vic Joseph bromea con su situación diciendo que no es IA: "Solo los hambrientos sobreviven y el Pro Wrestling sigue siendo guay". Cerrando de una vez la polémica y demás. pic.twitter.com/2I0w0Exj4V

A week after sharing his issues with being assigned to the third brand after Pat McAfee returned to Raw, Graves returned on Tuesday night with a wink to the controversy but no sign it will be mentioned in-story.