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My Take
Corey Graves, born Matthew Polinsky, is exactly the kind of second act I root for. He took the body he punished in the ring and turned it into a voice in the broadcast booth, and somewhere in there he also became a university professor. That trifecta tells me he respects his craft enough to keep evolving rather than coasting. Commentary from someone who actually felt the fear and pain of the bumps just lands differently to my ear, with a weight that pure announcers can't fake. I see a craftsman who treats retirement as a doorway, not an ending, and that mindset earns my respect.
Overview
Matthew Polinsky (born February 24, 1984) is an American wrestling color commentator, retired professional wrestler, and university professor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Corey Graves as the color commentator on the Raw brand as well as the English play-by-play commentator in its sister promotion, Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Corey Graves
- Name (Japanese)
- マット・ポリンスキー
- Reading
- まっと・ぽりんすきー
- Born
- February 24, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler / actor / television presenter / color commentator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.