Michael Cole was a recent guest on Logan Paul's podcast and claimed that he would never disparage former WWE chairman Vince McMahon.

Michael Cole got started with WWE in 1997 as a backstage interviewer before transitioning to one of the lead play-by-play announcers. Cole joined WWE with a background at CBS radio, covering Presidential elections, the Yugoslavian civil war, and more. In WWE, Cole was used in a variety of roles under the guidance of Vince McMahon.

Play-by-play announcer Michael Cole will be hosting half-hour episodes that will feature WWE superstars and legends.

Michael Cole has been with WWE since 1997, most often serving as the lead announcer for WWE Raw or WWE SmackDown. For the majority of those years, Vince McMahon was producing him through the headset.

JR had come to the WWE already a wrestling guy,” said Cole. “And I think me being new and fresh and not a wrestling guy, Vince was able to mold me how he wanted me to be an

Michael Cole admits that he’s never pretended to be a pro wrestling announcer throughout his 28-year career with the WWE. Since Vince McMahon left the company in 2022, Michael Cole has found a new lease on life.