The Smackdown commentary team was missing two key members this week. Corey Graves and Byron Saxton both missed the episode.
It was explained by Tom Phillips during Smackdown that Byron missed the episode due to the passing of his father.
We have an update for you on why Corey Graves missed the episode this week.
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider, Corey was filming a movie. Here are some more details:
Corey Graves missed Smackdown as he was in Vancouver filming a role for the WWE Netflix movie “The Main Event.” Kofi Kingston, Sheamus, Renee Young and The Miz are all shooting scenes for the film this week.
Based on this, it seems like Graves will be back next week. Byron, on the other hand, is a question mark. We wish him the best during this difficult time.
On a related note, check out our updated predictions for Summerslam.