It’s hard to deny that the voice of WWE in the modern era is Michael Cole. Having been around in the company since the Attitude Era, Cole has called some of the biggest matches and moments in the history of the industry, and even today – remains one of the top commentators in the company. For the mass majority of his time in the company, Cole has had the voice of Vince McMahon in his ear throughout the show – and has now opened up about the retirement of Mr. McMahon.
Michael Cole Was Shocked To See Vince McMahon Retire
While appearing as a guest on the Pat McAfee show – Michael Cole would have a chance to open up about how shocking the retirement of Vince McMahon. Cole had the following to say.
“Everything has been great. It’s been a great change of scenery the past couple of months. Things are going wonderfully. Ratings have been good, stories have been great, it’s a different world. I worked under Vince for 25 years and I knew nothing else. He was like a second dad to me in many ways. I grew up in the company. It was a shock when it first happened. I think we’ve all settled in and we’ve realized, hey, the show must go on. That’s what Vince always said. The show is going on and we’re doing well.”
Speaking On Pat McAfee Stepping Away From WWE
Right now, Cole calls the action on Smackdown Live alongside Wade Barrett, who recently replaced McAfee. Pat McAfee is due back to WWE sometime soon, having stepped away to do College GameDay. Cole had the following to say about McAfee stepping away.
“When we had that phone call that night, I was incredibly excited for you because obviously GameDay is GameDay. I hung up that night and it was like I got kicked in my gut because we had developed this amazing chemistry. Then I thought about it for a little bit and I actually called my wife and she’s like, ‘You’re being incredibly selfish here to feel like that.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah. Pat’s my buddy and he’s a real close friend of mine and this is incredible for him.’ Then obviously we had the talk 24 hours later and we moved on and life is good and hopefully, we’ll see you back soon.”
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