Here's why I hate Michal Cole. Because he's such a friggin mark for himself, that it's nausiating! I mean he doesen't just poke fun at the faces or cheer against them, sometmes he tries to outright bury him, like all of the Hart-clan for crying out loud. He constantly drowns out other announcers to keep himself in the spotlight, it's annoying to listen too.
Poor Booker T, the guy is clearly green on commentary, and rather than help him along like someone like JR would, Cole constantly JUMPS DOWN HIS THROAT about everything, how's Booker supposed to get any better. The whole R-Truth thing was mildly amusing for a bit this past week, but after awhile it just got old!!!
Heel announcers are supposed to be witty, quick with a quip, and put over the heels. The thing that made Ventura, Heenan and even the early days of the King, so great to listen too, is that they didn't drown out everyone else. I swear, it's like listening to a bunch of bozos arguing over a hand in Euchre when I hear Cole, Striker & King during a PPV. It takes away from so much of the focus....
All the traits that those commentators I just named have, Cole possesses NONE of them! He's not funny, he's at times, mildly amusing, like he was on NXT! But really, it does nothing for nobody....he's way too over the top, obnoxious, and has to make a point of enhancing every little uneccesarry thing. To me, outside of the Miz, he gets NOTHING over!
HOWEVER...if this at the very LEAST leads to Cole getting some come uppance at 'Mania, then whatever, fine, it was worth going through. But if not, who really cares...because right now, nobody buys a ticket to see Michael Cole, he's not the one people are willing to pay to see (these days who is really, moreso referring to PPV).
Some try to liken hm to being Raw's Vickie Guerrero....with one major difference. Vickie is a GREAT charachter and is marvellous in her role. That said however...nobody buys a ticket to see her, and when we think she's gettng her come uppance...it NEVER happens.