Vic Joseph gives Michael Cole his flowers.
Michael Cole has been with WWE since 1997. He is widely considered to be the voice of WWE, as he has been the lead commentator on Raw and SmackDown at different points. Cole was previously promoted to Vice President of Announcing in 2020.
Speaking with Scott Fishman of TV Insider, NXT commentator Vic Joseph was asked to discuss what learning from Michael Cole has been like.
"Michael Cole is the greatest of all time. I’ll say it again. He is the greatest of all time. I’ve learned so much from him. Here’s the thing about Michael Cole. He doesn’t want me to be Michael Cole. He doesn’t want Corey Graves to be Michael Cole. We all have our own distinct voices. It’s how you as a listener hear it. When I went to NXT, I didn’t want to be Mauro [Ranallo]. I don’t want to be Michael Cole. I want to be myself. But if you’re the greatest of all time why would you not want to pick a few things from them? There is no quarterback in the world that’s not looking at Tom Brady’s mechanics or Patrick Mahomes’ footwork. If you don’t study people who are the greatest, I think it’s foolish if you don’t. I will take as much as I can from Michael Cole and Corey Graves, for that matter, and mold it into my own. Then hopefully get to their level," Joseph said.
Michael Cole recently discussed the changes to WWE commentary. Check out his comments here.
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