Sean Michael Coulthard (born December 8, 1968, Syracuse, New York, United States) is an American professional wrestling commentator and former journalist who wrestles occasionally and is known by his in-ring name Michael Cole. Since 1997, he has been signed to WWE in which he has performed multiple on-screen hosting and commentary roles across his 2-decade plus long career, beginning with WWF LiveWire. Currently, Cole serves as the commentator for SmackDown and since 2020, has served as Vice President of Announcing.
Beginnings
Cole began his career in the media as a journalist, working for CBS Radio. His first high-profile assignment was to cover the 1988 US presidential campaign of Democratic Party nominee Michael Dukakis. In 1992, he reported on the presidential campaign of Bill Clinton. He covered the 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, in 1993. The following year, he spent nine months covering the Yugoslavian civil war. In 1995, Cole was also selected to cover the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. He returned to the presidential campaign trail in 1996 to cover the campaigns of Steve Forbes and Sen. Bob Dole.
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Michael Cole in WWE
Michael Cole started working for WWE in 1997 after being recommended to company officials by Todd Pettengill. He provided voice-overs for promotional videos and later became the host of the LiveWire show. Cole first appeared on-screen on the June 30, 1997, episode of Raw is War, interviewing The Legion of Doom and replaced Todd Pettengill as a backstage interviewer after SummerSlam. In 1997, Cole became one of the three announcers for the first hour of Monday Night Raw, alongside Jim Ross and Kevin Kelly. Eventually, Cole was permanently replaced by Jerry Lawler in mid-1998.
Commentator on RAW
Cole was drafted to RAW in the 2008 WWE Draft and that move effectively ended his 10 year run as SmackDown commentator in which he called every episode except for two. He was attacked by Kane in 2008 before being saved by Jerry Lawler. Cole made his in-ring debut as Lawler’s partner against the tag team of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase which they lost after Cole was pinned by Rhodes. At the 2009 Slammy Awards, Cole won The “Oh My God” Moment of the Year award for vomiting on Chris Jericho at SmackDown’s 10th Anniversary show on October 2.
Who is Michael Cole’s wife?
Michael has been married to Yolanda Coulthard since 1987 and they have been living happily ever since then. There have not been any allegations regarding their marital status because they have led a peaceful life. The couple has two adopted children, namely Calvin Cole and Mark Cole. The couple shares a strong bond between themselves as well as with their children.
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