Now, let me get this out of the way. I'm not a fan of Michael Cole. However, until 2009, I have at least tolerated him. Since the turn of the decade, however, my tolerance for him has waned, especially in 2011. Play-by-play announcers should focus on the action inside the ring and promote the angles. Cole, however, just seems to only put himself over, and although it's basically Vince feeding him this stuff through his headset, I still vent my anger out on him because, well, it's easier to do that. Raw, and even SmackDown, has become unwatchable due to Cole's "commentary".
What really got me wishing that the little creep would just disappear was his match against Jerry "The King" Lawler at WrestleMania XXVII. Now, Lawler is a legend in this business. He has won more titles than any other wrestler in history, and he's also one of the best commentators in history as well. I thought it was nice for Lawler to finally have a match at the Grandest Stage of them All, but what do they do? They have Lawler win, only for the decision to be overturned by the "Anonymous" RAW General Manager and have Cole be declared the winner by disqualification. Not only that, but they continued this STUPID rivalry for another two months, and even after being humbled at Over the Limit, Cole still acted like a jerk at times, and that jerkiness came back full force after Jim Ross' return and subsequent "firing". This whole Cole/JR thing needs to stop.
Another thing I want to talk about is the "Anonymous" Raw General Manager. After the Nexus angle began, instead of hiring an actual human being to be General Manager, Vince had the individual communicate by e-mail, and the e-mails would be read by...Michael Cole. This made absolutely no sense whatsoever, and it became very old very quickly, but they still continued it until July of this year. A lot of fans theorized that it was simply Michael Cole sending himself the e-mails, but I guess we'll never find out, since they've simply abandoned the "Anonymous" General Manager angle after Triple H was named COO.
Michael Cole, go back to war corresponding. Or even better, GO AWAY!!!
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