So I have recently been watching some FCW shows online and I have to say that Dusty's commentary is damn good. With the direction that WWE may be going with Cole as GM it very well may be possible that they will need someone to fill in for Cole at the announce table. I say let it be Dusty. He is much more well known than Cole and he could possibly even bring in ratings to some American Dream fans. So what is everyones thoughts on if Dusty should replace Cole?
Should Dusty Rhodes replace Cole on commentary?
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Seeing as there's really no official way of Cole being replaced at the announce table, at least not in the nearest future.
He's not really leaning towards being the General Manager, at least I couldn't see how it'd work, nor would I really like it because he doesn't strike me as the authority figure kind of type.
Nonetheless I think Dusty could do well at the announce table, he's already doing well at it, but he could make use at the main shows, not that I would want him to do it because I have never been that interested in Dusty, his microphone skills is good, but strikes me as rather strange, but nonetheless entertaining.
Dusty would be a decent replacement at least, if Cole was ever to step away from the announce table.
He's not really leaning towards being the General Manager, at least I couldn't see how it'd work, nor would I really like it because he doesn't strike me as the authority figure kind of type.
Nonetheless I think Dusty could do well at the announce table, he's already doing well at it, but he could make use at the main shows, not that I would want him to do it because I have never been that interested in Dusty, his microphone skills is good, but strikes me as rather strange, but nonetheless entertaining.
Dusty would be a decent replacement at least, if Cole was ever to step away from the announce table.
Maybe the Nexus angle can get Cole off the announce table and then Dusty can come up. Dusty is good at what he does and I've been sick of Cole for 10 years. I think that Dusty would bring back some old school fans and I think that that would be good for the WWE. So yes Dusty Rhodes should replace Michael Cole, but will he... No.
Meh.
Don't get me wrong, I like Dusty. He's been pretty good on FCW Commentary, he's a ton of fun to listen to, and he's very charismatic. But he isn't my first choice to replace Cole. That person would be Joey Styles.
That said, I think Dusty would work well in the RAW role. I wouldn't mind hearing him every Monday, as his unique voice adds a sense of flavor to any match he calls. If I can't have Styles back then Dusty would be my second choice. He could have some good interactions with wrestlers, too, like DiBiase or Goldust or even Wade Barrett and the Nexus since he was FCW commentator.
So, sure. Why not?
Don't get me wrong, I like Dusty. He's been pretty good on FCW Commentary, he's a ton of fun to listen to, and he's very charismatic. But he isn't my first choice to replace Cole. That person would be Joey Styles.
That said, I think Dusty would work well in the RAW role. I wouldn't mind hearing him every Monday, as his unique voice adds a sense of flavor to any match he calls. If I can't have Styles back then Dusty would be my second choice. He could have some good interactions with wrestlers, too, like DiBiase or Goldust or even Wade Barrett and the Nexus since he was FCW commentator.
So, sure. Why not?
Mighty NorCal
SHALL WE BEGIN?
Um, FUCK NO he shouldnt
Try checking out an old WCW Clash of the Champions or Saturday Night. Was he hilarious? Of course. Was he absolutely train wreck awfull? Absolutely. Dusty Rhodes on commentary has zero place on WWE programming, especially with how overly legit they have tried to make it over the last couple of years.
No way.
RatedRPiedmont
AWESOME
No. Simply, No.
Have you ever heard some of his commentary? some of it just makes no sense at all. First of all, Cole is play by play, Dusty is color. Second, Cole is a big deal to the WWE decision makers so he isnt going anywhere.
Here is my suggestion. Go to youtube and watch Botchamania. Every so often there is a segment dedicated to Dusty's horrible commentating.
Have you ever heard some of his commentary? some of it just makes no sense at all. First of all, Cole is play by play, Dusty is color. Second, Cole is a big deal to the WWE decision makers so he isnt going anywhere.
Here is my suggestion. Go to youtube and watch Botchamania. Every so often there is a segment dedicated to Dusty's horrible commentating.
I've never heard him on FCW, so forgive my ignorance, but is he a play-by-play guy? I would think he'd be a color guy...but I could be wrong, and I'm sure somebody will tell me if I am. If he is a PBP guy...actually, this would work either way. Have him replace Cole on NXT. Josh Matthews can do PBP or color. Let him establish himself there and then maybe he can move to Raw or SD.
The guy I've always thought would make an excellent color commentator is Michael Hayes. He's always shown himself to be very knowledgable and charismatic in their DVDs and on their roundtable discussions and such.
The guy I've always thought would make an excellent color commentator is Michael Hayes. He's always shown himself to be very knowledgable and charismatic in their DVDs and on their roundtable discussions and such.
kingkong317
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i remember a ways back they wanted to break up lawler and ross, in exchange for someone "younger and better looking." the only name i heard thrown around was michael hayes to replace ross. instead they broke up the teams w/ the draft, sending ross to smackdown and cole to raw. i think if they did replace cole, maybe that would bring in someone like mooney or hayes. dusty as play by play i would like to see, but i doubt it would happen. he's just a great talker overall.
other possibilities for announce positions id say are, michael hayes, arn anderson, striker, maybe even mike rotundo. any opinions on any of these guys?
This leads into a topic that I've wanted to post on for a while. Besides Mike Tenay Micheal Cole is the worst announcer today and possibly ever. Tenay is one of the reasons I can't watch TNA and sometimes Cole does that for me on Raw by ruining segments with his horrible commentary. I realize hes getting fed alot of what he says but he just plain sucks. Heck a couple weeks ago when Nexxus tore apart the ringside area and beat up everyone in sight I was only dissapointed when Cole got away. So I dont mind so much if Dusty takes over but frankly I would prefer just about anyone else over Cole. Bring back Steve "Mongo" McMicheals if it gets him out.
I'd say Dusty Rhodes is much better on promos than commentary, because the guy just sounds over the top, even when he's being serious. He is hilarious but I can't see them putting an old fat guy with a strong Southern accent on commentary, considering they just got rid of another one (JR).
Judah's Lion
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Dusty on commentary isn't a terrible idea. but replacing Cole with Dusty might be. Dusty is great at promos, but commentary is a very, very long promo and it could get a bit overkill with Dusty there.
plus, Dusty is a color guy and Cole is play-by-play. mixing Dusty with Lawler would also be just a bit of a unique mix, but not necessarily an enjoyable one.
play-by-play is a bit tougher to call. my favorite will always be JR, if only because of the personality and the memories of the matches he's called. but he's probably gone forever, so no sense dreaming there.
maybe bring back Tony Shiavone? i always enjoyed his stuff. Joey Styles is another good one. but what do i know? i actually really enjoyed Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff at the announce table. they both have such a knowledge and love of the business and they both have good voices for the job, so i may be heckled to death for any other options.
some of my favorite color commentators have been Al Snow and JBL. i'd say replace Cole with either of those two if it's gonna be a color guy to replace him. more than Dusty for sure.
plus, Dusty is a color guy and Cole is play-by-play. mixing Dusty with Lawler would also be just a bit of a unique mix, but not necessarily an enjoyable one.
play-by-play is a bit tougher to call. my favorite will always be JR, if only because of the personality and the memories of the matches he's called. but he's probably gone forever, so no sense dreaming there.
maybe bring back Tony Shiavone? i always enjoyed his stuff. Joey Styles is another good one. but what do i know? i actually really enjoyed Vince McMahon and Eric Bischoff at the announce table. they both have such a knowledge and love of the business and they both have good voices for the job, so i may be heckled to death for any other options.
some of my favorite color commentators have been Al Snow and JBL. i'd say replace Cole with either of those two if it's gonna be a color guy to replace him. more than Dusty for sure.
Poop Master Flex
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Even as an avid michael cole hater I would much rather have him commentate than Dusty Rhodes. I can't say if he's improved over the years (don't watch much FCW) but from what I remember Dusty was one of the worst commentators I've ever seen. Dusty is great on the mic no doubt, but those talents just don't translate over to the commentary booth, he's no good. His timing is way off when making the calls, he will ramble on about a point for 5 minutes and completely forget he's calling a match, and he does a terrible job of actually putting over the talent.
Sure, Michael Cole sucks and I don't really care for him as a commentator, but at least he's better than Dusty Rhodes. Dusty is great on the mic, great on promos, has a ton of charisma, but the guy is a trainwreck of a commentator. Simply awful.
Sure, Michael Cole sucks and I don't really care for him as a commentator, but at least he's better than Dusty Rhodes. Dusty is great on the mic, great on promos, has a ton of charisma, but the guy is a trainwreck of a commentator. Simply awful.
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I feel what Raw needs is a heel commentator in the likes of Jesse Ventura & Bobby Hennan in the 80s-early 90s and Lawler during the Attiude run. With the exception of Bobby, both Ventura & Lawler were tweener heel commentators. Bobby, well you knew exactly where he stood. I don't see there being a real good heel commentator, but SmackDown had Bradshaw which worked out perfectly for them and got them good ratings I'd assume. I wouldn't want it to be a current wrestler or someone who just recently wrestled, as it wouldn't be that much entertaining, least to me. The heels need backers too. It kinda is borning hearing Lawler & Cole always defending the faces all the time. You throw in someone like say, Ted DiBiase or shoot even a heel Piper and it'd be great. Especially a heel Piper. Is anyone old enough to remember when Piper was doing commentary with Gordon Soile down in the old Georgia Championship Wrestling territory? That was Piper at his absolute best. Dusty wouldn't be as entertaining and he'd go on a ramble and never stop. Piper could be as colorful as he wanted to be and kinda push the envelope w/o going overboad. I mean, he's on the payroll isn't he? Why not put him to work? Ted would be great because of his voice & he could do his famous laugh every time a heel got over. Imagine him correcting Lawler about Sheamus w/his famous laugh. That'd be great.
the problem with the commentary at the moment is surprisingly not Michael Coles announcing.....the problem is the King......he is getting worse every week no one seems to realise......he messes up all the time and clearly has no passion for the business anymore......and why does he ALWAYS have to get involved in fights and brawls.....his fat ass is soo washed up and i dont believe he could beat up anyone that is a third his age.....he needs to go away before Cole
Exactly. King hasn't been a colour commentator since 2006. It's almost like he's there just to keep Michael Cole company. Anyone who says Michael is a horrible commentator is obviously out of their mind.
Marks "R" Us
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Should Cole be replaced? Absolutely, whether he is the GM or not he is awful at commentary. But if he is being replaced it should definately be by Joey Styles, not Dusty Rhodes. I could happily live the rest of my life without hearing how a match has turned into a "fracas" or about anyone doing anything "in public if you weelll"
The 1-2-3 Killam
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Dusty Rhodes would be a great choice to replace Michael Cole at the announce table. Doink the Clown would also be a decent replacement. Vlladamir Koslov, Kamala, and Kane would also be better choices than Michael Cole. I guess what I'm saying is, I would give anything to get Michael "I replaced J.R. and everybody can suck my big gay...oh is this thing on?" Cole out of that chair. And Dusty would actually be a good choice to replace him.
No, I don’t think I would like to see that, to be honest.
I haven’t watched a lot of FCW, so I really couldn’t comment on how well he is doing. However, I know one thing for sure and that is that Michael Cole is not the new GM of Raw. To me, it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. They have had him at the table when emails come through and unless he is shooting them directly at the laptop with the power of his mind, I don’t see that working in any sort of way. With that being said, I don’t even see Michael Cole coming off of the desk any time soon either. In my opinion, he is just hitting his stride. He has worked the heel angle for a while ow and the people literally hate him because of it.
For me, that makes a welcome change because for too long the colour commentator has had to be the one to bare the burden of being the heel. Although I might not like him, Coles is certainly managing to get under my skin with the little jabs at the IWC and Bryan Danielson. To take him off of the desk right now would be a big mistake and as much as I love Dusty Rhodes, he is not the man to replace Michael Cole. Not only would I like Michael Cole to stay on the desk, if he does ever leave it, there is only one man I would want to see replace him and that is Jim Ross.
So yes, Michael may be in line for some sort of off-commentary role but if he was to be replaced, I don’t think that Rhodes is the correct man for that role.
I haven’t watched a lot of FCW, so I really couldn’t comment on how well he is doing. However, I know one thing for sure and that is that Michael Cole is not the new GM of Raw. To me, it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. They have had him at the table when emails come through and unless he is shooting them directly at the laptop with the power of his mind, I don’t see that working in any sort of way. With that being said, I don’t even see Michael Cole coming off of the desk any time soon either. In my opinion, he is just hitting his stride. He has worked the heel angle for a while ow and the people literally hate him because of it.
For me, that makes a welcome change because for too long the colour commentator has had to be the one to bare the burden of being the heel. Although I might not like him, Coles is certainly managing to get under my skin with the little jabs at the IWC and Bryan Danielson. To take him off of the desk right now would be a big mistake and as much as I love Dusty Rhodes, he is not the man to replace Michael Cole. Not only would I like Michael Cole to stay on the desk, if he does ever leave it, there is only one man I would want to see replace him and that is Jim Ross.
So yes, Michael may be in line for some sort of off-commentary role but if he was to be replaced, I don’t think that Rhodes is the correct man for that role.
I've never heard Dusty on commentary, so I can't speak to that. But I'd love for him to be the RAW GM somehow. He's great on the mic and a ton of fun to listen to. Imagine some of the matches he'd make, some of the stipulations he'd put on the heels. It'd be great for him to run RAW for a few months at the very least. And you know, he wouldn't mess up and call it the WWF, or stutter and stammer through his speech like a recently departed GM did.
Sampson2641
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I hate Michael Cole as much as the next person but lets just face it, He is not going anywhere. All you people who hope that he will be replaced forget about it. Don't get me wrong I would mark out if Dusty Rhodes would replace him but its not going to happen.
steveh0481
Columbia's finest
While I may not like Cole's commentating a lot, I have to completely agree with the postors who mentioned King needs to go. King had a decent run, but the fact is that he has no passion anymore. If the WWE paired Cole up with a decent heel commentator (not Striker), I think Cole could flourish. The problem is that King is pretty lame these days so Cole is stuck looking like an idiot a lot of the time.
I know the OP mentioned bringing Dusty in. To answer that... NO. Dusty's commentating is terrible. I know most people have already leaned towards that choice. I would rather have the Ultimate Warrior on commentary than Rhodes, and the Warrior has no brain cells.
I know the OP mentioned bringing Dusty in. To answer that... NO. Dusty's commentating is terrible. I know most people have already leaned towards that choice. I would rather have the Ultimate Warrior on commentary than Rhodes, and the Warrior has no brain cells.
Yes, absolutely. If only for the great unitentional comedy it would produce. He wasn't coherent 15 years ago with WCW. Imagine how much crazier it'd be now? I'd absolutely love it.
Also, the fact that the thought of listening to Cole's voice any longer literally pains me factors in. I don't see how you could do much worse than Cole as the lead announcer for Raw. Why not give Dusty a shot?
Also, the fact that the thought of listening to Cole's voice any longer literally pains me factors in. I don't see how you could do much worse than Cole as the lead announcer for Raw. Why not give Dusty a shot?
Jack-Hammer
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Yeah, I'm not really sure about that. I admit that I haven't heard his stuff in FCW, but I do remember he was just plain awful on commentary in WCW. Is it possible that's improved in the past 30 years or so? Sure, it's certainly possible. However, I don't think that Dusty quite fits the image that Vince wants for WWE commentators. Whether you think that they're good or bad, most of them look like professionals. Jerry Lawler is the exception, but he's a WWE staple and at least he no longer runs around dressed in his wrestling gear complete with the crown, tights and cape.
However, as I've thought about it while typing this, I'm not sure if Dusty would be all that much worse than what's on right now. Maybe a little over the top pizazz, or however you spell it, from the big bull o' the woods could be a breath of fresh air.
However, as I've thought about it while typing this, I'm not sure if Dusty would be all that much worse than what's on right now. Maybe a little over the top pizazz, or however you spell it, from the big bull o' the woods could be a breath of fresh air.