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WWE’s Michael Cole says he is not a “professional wrestling” announcer

Aaron Rift

During an appearance on Logan Paul’s podcast, Michael Cole commented on his role as an announcer for WWE…

“I tell people all the time, I’ve never pretended in 28 years to be a professional wrestling announcer. I’m not. I’m a narrator. I’m a storyteller. I’m a pitchman. I’m a play-by-play announcer, somewhat. I embellish stories. I create characters. I’m a Jack of all trades.

I think that’s the one thing that when I first started my career here, one of the reasons the fans hated me because I wasn’t a professionally wrestling announcer. But I just think over the years, they’ve come to respect the work ethic, and they also understand that, to your point, I’ve been a soundtrack for a couple of different generations now, not only within the business, but also the fans watching at home. I think that people are beginning to understand now that, yeah, you know what? You don’t have to call every single move in a wrestling match.”