It was reported last year by PWInsider that there was some talk that WWE Announcer Michael Cole could possibly be retiring as an on-air personality and moving to a backstage role instead.
In an update to last year’s report, in a recent audio update via PWInsider Elite, Mike Johnson reported that he has not heard anything as of late about Michael Cole stepping down as lead commentator for Monday Night RAW. Instead however, Johnson indicated in his report that Michael Cole has somewhat moved up to an advisory role, and is the Boss of the Announce Team. With that being said, it is very unlikely that Cole will be stepping down from his TV role anytime soon.
Regarding Michael Cole, Johnson said:
“He has moved up or I should say to more of a advisory role. He is the boss. Michael Cole is in charge of all the announcers. When Nigel McGuinness was signed or Vic Joseph was signed or Corey Graves was signed — their boss is Michael Cole. Obviously, Vince, Triple H and Kevin Dunn but Michael Cole is the guy they have to answer to.”
Johnson went on to add that eventually somebody will be pulled from their television role in due time, be it due to age or that they have someone better to fill the position. But that doesn’t appear to be the case, and shouldn’t be expected in the immediate future.
“Do I think at some point he will pull himself off TV? Listen, at some point someone is going to get pulled off TV due to age or the feeling that they got someone better. That’s just the way the wrestling world works. I have not heard anything about Michael Cole pulling himself off TV.”
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(H/T our friends at Ringsidenews.com for the transcriptions.)
