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I am starting to like Michael Cole!

Agreed. He is very entertaining. I miss the days of butting announcers. Just like in wrestling, the announce table needs a heel and a face. Think of Mr. Perfect or Bobby Heenan. They make the announcing actually have purpose because two people with different points of view can sell both sides of the angle. All the geeks on these sites that hate Cole blow my mind! He's actually saying a lot of the things they complain about, but they hate him for it. I said it before on these forums, but with the world of DVR, I fast forward a lot through stuff (especially wrestling, I do have a life). Cole and even the influx of guest commentators (A-Ri sounded very good tonight by the way) keep me from doing that, which is saying a lot.
 
I think the NEW Michael Cole is awesome. He's so much more entertaining than he used to be, and he really seems to be enjoying himself. He has a passion and excitement that we have never seen from him before.

Some people argue that there's no point in getting heat on an announcer. But has anyone considered that Michael Cole may possibly be revealed as the "anonymous" Raw GM? Michael Cole already gets an insane amount of heat, be it "legitimate" heat or "xpac" heat. Why not let him go out there and really piss off the crowd?

When Vicki first started, she got "XPac" heat too...now people like her because she gets such a huge reaction from the fans. Michael Cole is well on his way to being one of the biggest heels in the company.
 
Remember the potential King vs Cole match for all those saying that Cole never gets his but kicked. The more people want to see him get whats coming the more pop his match with Jerry will get.

I personally can't wait for it.
 
It's actually nice to see some personality with Cole acting heelish. A lot of his 'heelish' comments are actually quite funny and true. I really enjoyed how he picked on R-Truth about his "Green Bay" mishap, and even insulted Natalya and told her to quit respecting everyone, since that gets you nowhere.

Everyone in WWE needs some sort of personality, and some guys in the ring have a ton of talent, but no real "personality", and Cole was one of those annoying guys who replaced a passionate announcer (Ross), and was quite boring.

So, I'm going to admit it, I am actually liking the personality of Cole, just like I always loved the bantering that went on between McMahon/Lawler; Venture/McMahon; Heenan/any announcer... these guys made the broadcast somewhat interesting.

Anyone else agree?

see he is failing at "heel announcer" for one simple reason, Ventura, Lawler, Perfect, & Heenan, as heel announcers wouldnt completely bury talent, they could say negative things and still be a non-burial, and their efforts didn't make the commentary suffer. I been witching since the first WrestleMania and this is the first time I ever wanted to mute the commentary because cole has become unbearable to listen to.

when you're supposed to be the straight man, its the color analyst who should be heel... Play by play guy is supposed to remain neutral
 
This is the first Raw I've watched in MONTHS. I've been reading about Cole's heel change and stuff and was actually excited, but honestly annoyed the shit out of me. We get it, they're not in Green Bay.

I felt he took the bit with Natalya a little too far though. I've never seen an announcer just blatantly diss a talent like that.
 
People hated Michael Coles cheesy commentating when he was just a normal announcer without all the heelish acts. He always botched with his play-by-play announcing like
"double leg lift" for a dropkick, and "triple h's husband" in Backlash 09 and shit like that.

But I agree with rowingisgood11 and that he forces his heel acts on and he makes it look so kayfabe.
 
COMPLETELY AGREE

does anyone remember the match between swagger and daniel bryan when jr was calling.

HE WAS CALLING MATCH. not a miz blowjob session by michael cole. i mean u cud literally not watch the match and know wat was going on by hearing the commentary.

cole was like tht when he was on smackdown and before tht. infact even when he came to raw he was like tht. but when his heel persona came up... u know the rest
 
I'm sick to death of Cole, his heel shit is terrible and forced, yes I wanted Natalya to punch him tonight but mainly because he was distracting from the match. He should get a copy of some matches with Bobby Heenan and Jesse Ventura commentating and get an idea of how it's done, less is more!

Right now he doesn't have "Good heat", he has "Fuck off and die" heat, he's a weasley looking little jerk who talks trash about guys who could hand him his ass, and most of it comes off stupid rather than entertaining,

None of this would be so bad if he was an actual wrestler that could turn this into an pay-off with some big matches, but he's not, and the sooner heel Cole ends the better.
 
I gotta go with the Anti-Cole sentiment on this one. Last night was ridiculous. Heel announcers have also been pro-heel and would rationalize what the heels did. With Cole, he slobbers over every heel (especially The Miz) and then antagonizes every face there is.

It is just getting very old. It seems like half the time he is just ranting and venting and in my opinion, it takes away from the match when you are watching the action in the ring and all you hear is Cole screaming in the background.

Another thing that bothers me is him essentially making stuff up. I get a heel announcer defending the heels. "If you aren't caught it isn't cheating". "He slipped when he hit him with the chair." Stuff like that. But to just make stuff up is crazy. Last night, The Miz takes a swing at Lawler (who didn't move), Lawler ducks, and then clobbers The Miz, only to have Cole almost have a seizure about Lawler taking a cheap shot. To quote the Miz, "Really? Really?"
 
My problem with Cole, is he isn't creative. For example in every Daniel Bryan match he calls him a geek about 30 times. Come up with a new insult, you don't need to keep calling him a geek, we heard you the first time.

I understand he is trying to get us to hate him, but I don't hate him because of who he's siding with, I hate him because not talented an annoying. He is a terrible play by play guy, and never tells you what’s going on in the match. His insults are just cruel most of the time and not funny.

He already has the heat as the heel commentator, but he is just trying to hard and pissing people off. The show would loss nothing by losing Cole.
 
The only thing me and Cole sees eye to eye on is The Miz. Other then that I can't stand Cole ever since day one when he was a commentator on Smackdown when Smackdown first made it's debut.
 
So you liked Michael Cole last night did you OP? Well I sure as hell didn't. It is the exact same thing I have complained about for months now. His act was no different from any other time he's been playing the heel and his annoyance factor for me is still at an all time high. It's seriously at the point right before I snap and hit the old mute button. How anyone can find Heel Cole entertaining in any degree is beyond me and I'm glad these threads keep popping up because that means I get to have fun by posting yet another Cole bashing session.

First off why does he feel the need to take away from the action in the ring? Instead of being an actual announcer and calling the matches straight forward like you think a play-by-play guy would do, Cole goes out of his way to put himself over as a heel at any chance he can get during air time. He will start an argument with a face color commentator without being provoked at all, he'll overly ass kiss heels (mainly The Miz) to the point where you think to yourself "We get it you like this person, now shut the fuck up about it". When you distract from the actual performances in the ring that means you are failing to sell the product and you are not doing your job. We don't listen to commentary to here Michael Cole bitch with his colleges for two hours, no commentary is supposed to give you an audio perspective of the action in the ring. What does Cole do though he slanders and buries wrestlers through a microphone and makes the product look bad because he's talking shit about it.

Every time you hear him talk you do not believe a single word that comes out of his mouth and for good reason. Every mark out over a heel is always over the top and is so forced. Also I don't recall any good heel commentators loving a wrestler so much that they actually interfered in a match on their behalf, so why does Cole feel the need to do this? Everything he does is cheap heat at it's blatant best.

Also no heel should ever make you want to mute your television or force you to change the channel because they fail their own job if they make you do either of those two options. Michael Cole's consistent efforts at making sure his heel character gets over completely over shadows what's going on in the ring and sure we could hit the mute button to shut his ass up but we shouldn't be getting annoyed to the point where we would need to do that.

Also Michael Cole not suffering any consequences for his actions is a somewhat sickening story to tell. It basically says so you can be this slimy little prick and act however you want and fuck around but don't worry no one will ever get the chance to extract revenge on you or else they will suffer consequences. What the fuck kind of lesson is that? So we hear this guy bury wrestlers and spew slander for months and yet in storyline RAW's management is on his side to protect him? It's a mind boggling thing that we have gotten no payoff for our misery of having to listen to his commentary, so far the only payoff we've had was one RKO, thats it. We need to see the complete annihilation of Michael Cole for this to be worth listening to every week.

All in all, the man is not doing his rightful duty as a play-by-play commentator. Which his job is to sell the product through calling matches but instead he resorts to having bitchy arguments with the other commentators, and buries wrestlers for their botches and/or own personal weaknesses. Therefore he makes the product look bad and this is why a lot of us hate this heel stage he's in. And like The Brain said earlier don't spew the "He's being a good heel if he gets under your skin" line because in the end it's more than just him playing a heel, it's about him making everything he calls from behind the announcer's desk look bad.
 
As much as I hate to admit it...him ripping on R-Truth for fucking up the hometown name was pretty funny. I mean yes Cole is annoying, but he was so right to call Truth on screwing up. I was practically shouting "We're in Milwauke Dumbass!" myself lol. Maybe it might not be so bad..aside from his constant verbal blowjobs at Miz and Alex Riley and Nexus. He's definitely gotten somewhat better. I just wish he'd make up his mind on what his alignment is. Though I wonder whats gonna happen when its both of his favorites in that ring, then we'll see who it is he cheers for.
 
I nothing Michael Cole. That's right, I said I nothing him.

The fact of the matter is that Michael Cole Is just another performer and thus far, he has not made me want to go in either direction of emotion. He doesn't do enough to make me hate him and he doesn't do it well enough to make me like that I hate him. To be honest, I think that he has taken something on that he deserved to attempt and he has made the most of it. People actually hate him and it is getting to the point where him and Vickie Guerrero would have a hard time finding out who the live crowds hate more. I guess, in that respect, Michael Cole has been a tremendous success as a hell commentator and that can only be credited to the WWE and Michael Cole himself.

To be honest, I like that he has managed to slowly transition into the most hated man in the industry. His feud with Bryan and his love of The Miz have worked for everyone. The Miz gets a nice little rub and comment throughout every match so that people don't forget about him, Michael Cole gets some recognition as more than the nerdy guy behind the commentary desk and the fans get someone to hate on. For that reason, I like him too.

The problem with Michael Cole is that he was tossed into a situation that he didn't really belong in and is yet to convince me that he has the goods to follow through on it. I know that he has become a hated heel but it is due to cheap heel tactics and I, for one, am not buying it... Yet. In the future, I guess I could come to like him for being a heel in the same way that Randy Orton developed into a heel with his actions. Right now though, the point is to hate him and if you are starting to like him, then the notion of Michael Cole is lot on you.
 
Maaan, Cole was on FIRE last night, he had me in stitches!! When Natalya was at the table I thought it was hilarious the stuff he was coming out with.
I do agree he takes the focus off of whats happening in the ring at times but I still like the heel Cole.
He wouldnt leave it alone when R Truth messed up, haha good stuff!
 
Well, We do have our opinions... I hate Cole, He wants me to scream "SHUT THE F**K UP!" really loud to my TV, I hate his "Man crush" For Miz, I mean everytime miz will run away he'll say "GREAT JOB MIZ THAT'S SO SMART!" and when another person runs away.... "OH, LOOK AT THAT MORON." I mean really. I wish they would fire him. :2up:
 
Cole is useless...his commentary distracts me from matches and his Miz fetish is ridiculous...spots are being done and are never commentated on because he is either making Miz sound like God or Lawler has to answer his awful rants...and I know this is a Raw thread but he's even worse on Smackdown...Matthews and T have no chance calling half the matches because Cole is always reminding us that he would do anything to be in Alex Riley's shoes or that Vickie is a cougar...the term you are looking for is MILF, Cole...if you want a real example, watch American Pie! :banghead:
 
Cole is useless...his commentary distracts me from matches and his Miz fetish is ridiculous...spots are being done and are never commentated on because he is either making Miz sound like God or Lawler has to answer his awful rants...and I know this is a Raw thread but he's even worse on Smackdown...Matthews and T have no chance calling half the matches because Cole is always reminding us that he would do anything to be in Alex Riley's shoes or that Vickie is a cougar...the term you are looking for is MILF, Cole...if you want a real example, watch American Pie! :banghead:


Finally, someone who agrees with me! I would rather have Jim Ross here, He is actually enertaining and has skills and deserves to sit in the annoucer chair, Cole makes me want to change the channel every Monday, He is "And I Quote" better as backstage interviewer than an annoucer. :angry:
 
Jim Ross is old news to me. He was constantly messing up the names of moves for the past two or three years when he was announcing. The Jim Ross of the late 90's and early 00's isn't walking through that door. Cole is one of the best three characters in the WWE today and he's gotten more heat for the Miz than Miz himself. I heard that a play-by-play guy is supposed to be neutral and that is what Cole is criticized for. Jim Ross wasn't always a neutral play-by-play guy.
 
Jim Ross is old news to me. He was constantly messing up the names of moves for the past two or three years when he was announcing. The Jim Ross of the late 90's and early 00's isn't walking through that door. Cole is one of the best three characters in the WWE today and he's gotten more heat for the Miz than Miz himself. I heard that a play-by-play guy is supposed to be neutral and that is what Cole is criticized for. Jim Ross wasn't always a neutral play-by-play guy.


I don't think it is that people want Cole to be neutral. Just not so over-the-top and ridiculous. We all get that the heel announcer is supposed to rationalize the things the heels do and comment on how "it was an accident" and other excuses when they cheat, but Cole goes so far beyond that.

On Raw, The Miz swung at Lawler, who ducked and countered with a shot that landed, and Cole is screaming "another sucker punch by Lawler!" It just doesn't make any sense. You don't just make stuff up.

On Smackdown!, one of the other posters is correct. He completely takes away from the viewing experience by screaming at Booker and Mathews the whole time.
 
I don't understand people's hatred for Michael Cole.

He's really entertaining. And now it's seems like he may be going full blown heel is great.

He is a good heel announcer his love for the Miz is hilarious. In his eyes, Miz can do no wrong. It's like Jerry Lawler during 03-04 with Triple H, it's the same thing.

I'm so happy Cole now has a personality, and that's he's a annoying little prick. His over-the-top love for himself and his obnoxious "And I Qoute," is fantastic.
 
I don't understand people's hatred for Michael Cole.

He's really entertaining. And now it's seems like he may be going full blown heel is great.

He is a good heel announcer his love for the Miz is hilarious. In his eyes, Miz can do no wrong. It's like Jerry Lawler during 03-04 with Triple H, it's the same thing.

I'm so happy Cole now has a personality, and that's he's a annoying little prick. His over-the-top love for himself and his obnoxious "And I Qoute," is fantastic.

But that is just the point. All the stuff you reference is fine. He loves the Miz, loves being the Mystery GM Conduit, and has his beef with Lawler (mostly over Lawler's issues with The Miz). All that works.

But lately, he is just yelling the whole time. Screaming at Lawler, Mathews, and now Booker. He insults EVERY face that is in the ring. He is constantly talking/yelling over the other announcers and, in my opinion (and clearly others as well) it makes the commentary unbearable and actually detracts from the viewing experience. It's just constant. You never get a break.
 
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.
 
i just watched some old wrestlemania footage and i got to say that heenan sucks as a commentator, he got even worse on wcw.

cole however has been around for quite a while and i never thought he was brilliant or anything but nor did i ever see fans complain about him.

what is great is that his angle is working, the fact that it pisses some people off just shows how good he is as being an ass.

lastly - cole vs alex riley coming soon.
 
Michael Cole makes me want to mute my television all the time. Damn I am lucky that I have been watching wrestling for so long that I can know most of the moves that are being performed. The casual viewer will be lost as hell, they never call a damn thing. The only thing that they do call is a person's finisher and that is only if Michael Cole is not drowning them out with ridiculous Miz ball sucking commentary. Damn I can't wait until Michael Cole gets his. I am waiting with baited breath. Until then I will be keeping my t.v on mute for awhile.
 

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