Michael Cole

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Cole
Occupation	TV Show Host
Date Of Birth	Dec 8, 1968(1968-12-08)
Age	56
Birthplace	Syracuse
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Michael Cole Biography

Michael Cole is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on December 8, 1968 in Syracuse, New York State, United States. Professional wrestling commentator for the WWE who appeared first on SmackDown, then on Raw. He is known for his antagonistic schtick.

He and Daniel Bryan carried out a riveting feud in 2010.

Coulthard 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. Coulthard 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, he 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.

Coulthard came to the World Wrestling Federation in mid-1997 after being recommended to company officials by Todd Pettengill, and started using the stage name “Michael Cole”. He provided voice-overs for promotional videos and later became the host of LiveWire show alongside Jim Cornette. Cole first appeared on screen at 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 late 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. In 1999, Cole became the regular play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Raw, subbing for Jim Ross when Ross was devastated by Bell’s palsy.

He grew up in New York. He’s married to Yolanda Cole.

Michael Cole Net Worth

Michael Cole is one of the richest TV Show Host from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Cole 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a legitimate journalist for CBS radio and covered Michael Dukakis‘ 1988 bid for the presidency, as well as the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.

He was praised for how he handled Jerry Lawler‘s on-air heart attack during the September 10, 2012 episode of Raw.

Sean Michael Coulthard (born December 8, 1968), better known by his stage name Michael Cole, is an American professional wrestling commentator and former journalist. He is signed to WWE, where he serves as the play-by-play commentator for the SmackDown brand, and since 2020, has served as Vice President of Announcing.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Michael Cole height 5 ft 9 in Michael weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Michael Cole Dating?

According to our records, Michael Cole married to Yolanda Cole. As of December 1, 2023, Michael Cole’s is not dating anyone.

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On the June 9 episode of SmackDown!, Cole’s broadcast partner Tazz left from SmackDown to ECW, leaving Cole at that moment without a broadcast partner. At ECW One Night Stand, John “Bradshaw” Layfield announced he would replace Tazz as color commentator. This proved true five days later when he appeared on that week’s episode of SmackDown! as Cole’s new broadcast partner. After JBL left the broadcast booth and returned to wrestling action on Raw, Jonathan Coachman became Cole’s new partner on January 4, 2008. Coachman was then replaced by Mick Foley beginning at Backlash on April 27, 2008.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Michael Cole celebrates birthday on December 8 of every year.

Cole was the lead commentator for WWE NXT for its first three seasons. During the first season in 2010, Cole began showing signs of arrogance and cockiness towards face wrestlers and WWE fans alike, turning heel for the first time in his WWE career. He also began to belittle Daniel Bryan and took a liking to The Miz, leading to confrontations with Bryan throughout the season. Meanwhile on the Raw brand, Cole was made the official spokesman for the Anonymous Raw General Manager beginning on June 21, 2010. Cole returned to SmackDown to join Matt Striker and Todd Grisham on commentary beginning on October 1, and branded himself the “Voice of the WWE”, stating that he should be on all WWE shows going forward.

Top Facts about Michael Cole

1. Sean Michael Coulthard, more commonly known as Michael Cole, is an American professional wrestling commentator.
2. He graduated from Syracuse University with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism.
3. He first gained fame in the WWF (now WWE) as the host of the Livewire show and one of the three announcers for the first hour of Monday Night Raw.
4. He was also the announcer for the SmackDown brand for 10 years starting in

1999. 5. Cole has appeared in various WWE video games as both an announcer and a playable character.
      6. He was also the special guest announcer for the Reality of Wrestling promotion owned by former WWE colleague Booker T.
      7. Cole famously called a match between Jerry Lawler and The Miz at Wrestlemania XXVII, only for the General Manager to reverse the decision.
      8. He received his first WWE heel turn in early 2010 when he took a dislike of Daniel Bryan and a liking to The Miz.
      9. He has been a commentator for WWE NXT for its first three seasons.
      10. Cole was put in a match with John Cena in June 2012 and was forced to apologize for all of his wrongdoings.
      11. After a legitimate on-air heart attack suffered by Jerry Lawler on the September 10 2012 episode of Raw, Cole provided updates to TV viewers on Lawler’s condition and was praised for his handling of the crisis.
      12. Arn Anderson has praised Cole stating, “He does a very good job. He is very professional. He can call a wrestling match very well”.
      13. Jim Ross has praised Cole stating, “He works his ass off. He’s a good family man, he’s a company man, he works diligently to do his job. I respect him for all those things.”
      14. Cole was drafted to the Raw brand in the 2008 WWE Draft and returned to the Smackdown brand full-time in September 2019.
      15. Coulthard has been married to Yolanda since 1987 and together they have two sons.

Where is Michael Cole now?

Currently, he serves as the play-by-play commentator for the SmackDown brand , and since 2020, has served as Vice President of Announcing. Syracuse, New York, U.S.

Is Michael Cole retiring?

Michael Cole reveals his plan to retire from active competition | WWE.

Who is Michael Cole's son?

Austin Kirk Jenkins (born July 5, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Adam Cole.

How old is Michael Cole now?

81 years (July 3, 1940)

Who is Michael Cole married to?

Yolanda Cole