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What is Michael Cole’s Net Worth and Salary?
Michael Cole is knowledgeable wrestling commentator and former journalist who has a net worth of $4 million. Signed to WWE, Michael Cole serves because the play-by-play commentator for the Raw model and the colour commentator for the SmackDown model. Earlier in his profession, Cole labored for CBS Radio.
Early Life and Education
Michael Cole was born as Sean Michael Coulthard on December 8, 1966 in Syracuse, New York. For his larger schooling, he attended the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, incomes his bachelor’s diploma in broadcast journalism in 1988.
Journalism Career
After graduating from Syracuse, Coulthard grew to become a journalist for CBS Radio. His first high-profile task was overlaying the 1988 US presidential marketing campaign of Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis. For the subsequent presidential election cycle in 1992, he lined the marketing campaign of eventual winner Bill Clinton. The 12 months after that, Coulthard lined the siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. He went on to report on the Yugoslav wars in 1994 and the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Coulthard returned to the presidential marketing campaign path in 1996 to cowl the campaigns of candidates Bob Dole and Steve Forbes.
Professional Wrestling Career
In 1997, Coulthard joined the World Wrestling Federation. Using the stage title Michael Cole, he began out by doing voiceovers for promotional movies. That June, he made his first look onscreen in an episode of “Raw is War,” and subsequently changed Todd Pettengill as a backstage interviewer. Later within the 12 months, Cole grew to become one of many three announcers throughout the first hour of “Monday Night Raw,” alongside Kevin Kelly and Jim Ross. After leaving the present in mid-1998, he grew to become the common play-by-play announcer for “Raw is War.” In 1999, Cole grew to become the play-by-play announcer for WWF’s new SmackDown program. Following the WWE model extension, he labored solely for the SmackDown model. Although he was seldom concerned in skilled wrestling storylines, Cole did have temporary roles in storylines with Heidenreich, Vito, and D-Generation X. In 2006, Cole’s broadcast accomplice Taz left SmackDown, and was changed by John Layfield. A pair years later, Layfield left to return to wrestling motion with Raw, and Cole’s new accomplice grew to become Jonathan Coachman. Not lengthy after that, Coachman was changed by Mick Foley.
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During the 2008 WWE Draft, Cole was drafted again to the Raw model, ending his tenure as a play-by-play commentator for SmackDown. He went on to make his in-ring debut as Jerry Lawler’s accomplice in opposition to the tag crew of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, with the latter duo in the end profitable. In 2010, Cole grew to become the lead commentator on the brand new present “WWE NXT,” a place he held for this system’s first three seasons. During that point, he turned heel for the primary time in his WWE profession. Also in 2010, Cole started a feud with Lawler. After the feud ended, he continued to wrestle, largely favoring heels. Despite having served as a heel commentator since 2010, Cole confirmed his compassion in a September 2012 episode of “Raw” when his accomplice Lawler had a coronary heart assault on the air. He constantly offered updates to viewers on Lawler’s situation, and earned reward for his class and professionalism in dealing with the emergency. Cole went on to hitch in commentary throughout numerous “Raw” and pay-per-view occasions. In November, he hugged Lawler within the ring when Lawler returned to “Raw.”
Return to SmackDown and Raw
In 2019, Cole returned to the SmackDown model as a full-time commentator, showing alongside former Raw commentators Renee Young and Corey Graves. Later, in 2021, he was joined on commentary by Pat McAfee. When McAfee was on break, Cole was joined by Wade Barrett. In the summer season of 2023, Cole returned to the Raw model as a commentator, alongside Barrett. Meanwhile, he continued his work with SmackDown.
Personal Life
Cole has been married to his spouse Yolanda since 1987; they’ve two sons collectively. Beyond wrestling, he’s a fan of the New York Jets, New York Mets, and Boston Celtics.
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