He admits that it was a big transition moving from NXT to WWE. On the main roster there are so many more people in your ear at all times, and there are other things to consider such as countdowns to commercials breaks.
There are also a lot more rules when you commentate on the main roster. Edge asks him when it’s okay to talk about what the crowd is doing during a show. Graves’ rule of thumb in that case is if it shows up on his monitor, it’s fair game for him to talk about.
Christian asks Graves about the differences commentating Smackdown versus RAW. Graves points out that Smackdown is much faster paced than RAW, and it feels like they’re always rushing to throw to commercial or cue video packages. He has more fun on RAW because he can tell stories, whereas Smackdown feels more like an informercial sometimes.
Speaking about his occasional on-air criticism of Booker T, Graves informs that he actually loves Booker T, and Booker T has helped him tremendously during his young commentating career. Regardless, he doesn’t have a clue what Booker T’s saying sometimes.
