After it was revealed that Pat McAfee was going to miss Monday Night Raw for the CFP National Championship, WWE has officially announced his replacement.

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.

Pat McAfee was a regular on the commentary desk with Michael Cole on WWE RAW. However, the star had to be replaced on this week's show three weeks into the new year.

Corey Graves is back on WWE NXT. Graves previously moved to the NXT commentary at NXT New Year’s Evil. In a deleted tweet, he implied that he was told that he’s not famous enough for his job, seemingly referring to Pat McAfee coming back to WWE RAW and Joe Tessitore moving to SmackDown.

After much controversy at the announcing position, it has been reported that WWE announcer Pat McAfee could miss the upcoming episode of Monday Night Raw.

The WWE has overlooked Corey Graves and opt for someone else to temporarily replace Pat McAfee in the commentators table alongside Michael Cole for RAW.

"WWE Raw" commentator Pat McAfee is set to miss Monday's show, as he'll be busy offering live coverage for the College Football Championship.

Wade Barrett (not Corey Graves) will fill in for Pat McAfee on commentary during Monday's "WWE Raw" as McAfee will be working the College Football Championship.

WWE has taken notice of the attempted interception celebration from Mitchell and Cooper DeJean, who were rookies at pulling off Triple H's finishing move.

Gary Woodland had a brief vacation with wife Gabby on the Big Island before coming over to Oahu for the Sony Open. The final passengers to board were in the first row — former President Barrack Obama, his wife and two daughters. “I was surprised he was on a commercial flight.”

Corey Graves has been absent from WWE since he shared his frustrations on social media about being moved from RAW to the NXT broadcast team.

WWE RAW General Manager Adam Pearce took to Twitter today to announce that Bayley has transferred from SmackDown to RAW. She’ll be facing off against Nia Jax on tonight’s show. You can check out the updated lineup for tonight’s episode of WWE RAW below: