Top Indie Star Sam Adonis recently appeared on the Shining Wizards Wrestling Podcast, where he talked about his brother, WWE Monday Night RAW commentator Corey Graves, and how Graves has been cleared for in-ring competition for a while now and that if Graves was to return to in-ring action, he would love to be competing alongside his brother.
Sam Adonis said:
“We’ve worked out for a while.” “Every once in a while he comes to hang out with me and train with me and my girlfriend at the facility here in Pittsburgh.” “He’s actually been cleared for a lot longer than anyone’s ever known. That came out right around Royal Rumble time. I sent him a text and I said ‘if I find out you’re in the Rumble and you didn’t tell me, I’m going to be pissed.” It is what it is. He’s so happy where he’s at. He loves WWE.”
“I personally kind of hear both sides of the story. On the independents, you hear people talking terribly about WWE and their situation, but then I talk to my brother and he makes it sound like the best place on Earth. So I’m unbiased to it. I think he’s very happy where he is at. I think he would love to perform again one day. I think if the opportunity presented itself, I’m sure he’d be happy to do it. But all I’m saying is that if he’s going to do it one more time, I need to be in the ring with him because I would love to be able to team with him once or twice. Maybe take on The Briscoes or something like that.”
Sam Adonis also talked about how they have always had a professional rivalry and that he doesn’t know how well their styles would mesh at this point because his career has far surpassed Graves' wrestling career due to experience and not because of ability. Sam Adonis then talked about how if maybe Graves had the same amount of time as him, then that would have been a different situation but he definitely has an unfair advantage over Graves because he has had five or six years extra on Graves.
Sam Adonis said:
“We’ve always had a professional rivalry.” “I don’t know how well our styles would mesh at this point. I hate to say it, but in-ring-wise, my career has far surpassed his. Not ability, but just experience. He did well on the independents and did all that stuff. He had a really good run everywhere, but then he went to WWE, and essentially had the situation happen whereas my career has just kept on running. If maybe we had the same amount of time and could compare that, maybe that’s one thing, but I definitely have an unfair advantage because I’ve had five or six years extra on him in the ring.”
You can check out Sam Adonis' comments at this link. H/T to Wrestling Inc. for transcribing the above quotes.
