Corey Graves

Matt Polinsky (born February 24, 1984) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is better known by his ring name Corey Graves. He is currently signed to the WWE and works as a commentator for SmackDown.

Corey Graves
Corey Graves
Born	(1984-02-24) February 24, 1984 (age 41) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Corey Graves Sterling James Keenan
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight	208 lb (94 kg)
Billed from	The Sunset Strip Iron City, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Trained by	Boomer Payne Dory Funk, Jr. Mad Mike
Debut	March 22, 2000
Retired	December 11, 2014

During his career, Polinsky was a one-time NXT Tag Team Champion with Adrian Neville. He is also known for his work on the independent circuit where he competed under the ring name Sterling James Keenan.

WWE

Florida Championship Wrestling and NXT (2011–present)

On December 11 2014, during the pre-show of NXT Takeover: R Evolution, Graves announced that he was officially retiring from in-ring competition because of his concussion issues. Graves would then announce that he would join the NXT commentary team and that he would start at the beginning at the event.^[1] He was given a two-year contract by Triple H, which gives him a shot at becoming a guest commentator for either Raw, SmackDown or pay-per-views.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • As Corey Graves
    • Lucky 13 / 13th Step^[2] (Inverted figure-four leglock)
  • As Sterling James Keenan
    • MK Ultra (Back-to-belly piledriver)
• Signature moves
  • As Corey Graves
    • Chop block^[3]
    • Single leg Boston crab^[4]
  • As Sterling James Keenan
    • Dragon suplex
    • Fireman's carry dropped into a backbreaker
    • Helter Skelter (Rope hung triangle choke)
    • STO
    • Tilt-a-whirl powerbomb
• Managers
  • Leah West^[5]
• Nicknames
  • "The Savior of Misbehavior"^[6]

Championships

• 1 Pro Wrestling
  • 1PW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[7]
• Absolute Intense Wrestling
  • AIW Absolute Championship (1 time)
• Ballpark Brawl
  • Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Far North Wrestling
  • FNW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Florida Championship Wrestling
  • FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Jake Carter)^[8]
• Funkin' Conservatory
  • FC Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Chris Cage)^[9]
• International Wrestling Cartel
  • IWC Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • IWC Super Indy Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • He was ranked #118 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2013.^[10]
• Pro Wrestling Zero1
  • Zero-One United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[11]
• Union of Independent Professional wrestlers
  • UIPW Keystone Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)
• WWE NXT
  • NXT Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Adrian Neville)^[12]