We never knew Piers Morgan was such a dedicated WWE fan.
Either Morgan was keenly tuned in to WWE Raw this week or else one of his Twitter followers made him aware of the fact that his name made the broadcast.
Morgan was referenced as Enzo Amore made his way into the ring, with commentator Corey Graves saying: “Enzo might be the only guy who is less liked in England than Piers Morgan.”
It was a throwaway line intended to hit home with British viewers but what it did instead was hit a nerve with Morgan, who didn’t hesitate to respond.
You’re the guy who couldn’t make it as a wrestler so turned to (bad..) commentary, right @WWEGraves? #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/sGZn2JXQw9
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 7, 2017
Graves retired from in-ring competition three years ago due to concerns over concussion issues and he’s since moved up the broadcasting ranks to earn his spot a colour commentator for Raw and SmackDown Live.
And he wasn’t too shy to defend himself against the Good Morning Britain presenter with the below response.
I’m sorry, I meant no disrespect. I had no idea who you were. I simply googled “most hated man in England.”
Welcome to relevance though! https://t.co/g0R8dXQs6m
— Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) November 8, 2017
Suggesting Morgan was irrelevant was never going to go down well and the 52-year-old hit back with this little number…
Mate, I have 5.8m more followers than you. When it comes to relevance, I'm John Cena & you're Heath Slater. https://t.co/7IX2U832Lu
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 8, 2017
And that brought about some faux confusion from Graves, who pretended to mistake the Englishman for James Corden, the host of The Late Late Show in America.
I owe you an apology. I actually do like your Carpool Karaoke Show.
My bad….oh, wait. https://t.co/WuALBzmXcZ
— Corey Graves (@WWEGraves) November 8, 2017
This one looks set to run and run…
