Granted I don't think much of the commentary on Impact either...
As a huge Josh Mathews fan, I feel offended.
If Roman Reigns was as big of a draw & as popular as the WWE want
us to believe...the company wouldn't need to get the old men out of bed.
Roman can't sell tickets for Smackdown though.
And the only reason we're getting this whole DX Taker Kane mess is because that rich Saudi dude is a huge nostalgic money mark.
well I think it's obvious to anyone who's listened to a single match that it doesn't work out well. Two people should be the max, there's too many voices competing otherwise, and it's much harder to establish a personal dynamic that fans can connect with. I think King is an abysmal commentator, but I'd still take him and JR as a pairing than the three-person teams that got now because JR and King have a more personable dynamic, giving the commentary and Raw itself, it's own distinct flavour. If Raw & Smackdown Live both still have Corey Graves, then well, there goes any unique flavour the shows could've had between themselves, helping to make the commentary feel sterile across the board.
I disagree with this first point. A 3 man team can work rather well in my opinion. Think of it as having a color, a play by play guy, and a 100 percent neutral play by play guy who calls things how they are instead of the extreme biases the other two will have. Granted, this logic isn't used much or at all by the WWE, but I would say that their current logic of having the two faces to balance out the strong heel actually works (in theory). They just need some better people for Graves to work with.
Your second point I mostly agree with. It's dumb to have separate commentary teams for different brands or shows, but keep Graves as a constant. It makes no sense and does affect brand distinction.
I will say that I love Graves on commentary. I have said before that he is in the same realm as Heenan and Ventura. He might be even higher than them on my list if he actually had someone even half as good as Gorilla on his worst day, but he does great with what he's given to work with.
Ps I know it's not WWE but id just like to say that Tony Schiavionne is still my all time favorite, and his work in MLW is actually what got me intrigued in the company again in the first place. Dude still has it, and may be even better now that he doesn't have all that WCW insanity to deal with.
