Since 1997, Michael Cole has been signed to WWE in which he has performed multiple on-screen hosting and commentary roles across his 2-decade plus long career, beginning with WWF LiveWire.
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Sean Michael Coulthard (born December 8, 1968, Syracuse, New York, United States) is an American professional wrestling commentator and former journalist who wrestles occasionally and is known by his in-ring name Michael Cole. Since 1997, he has been signed to WWE in which he has performed multiple on-screen hosting and commentary roles across his 2-decade plus long career, beginning with WWF LiveWire. Currently, Cole serves as the commentator for SmackDown and since 2020, has served as Vice President of Announcing.
Cole 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. He 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, Cole 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.
| Name | Sean Michael Coulthard |
| DOB | 8 December 1968, 53 years |
| Height | 175 cm |
| Weight | 77 kg |
| Occupation | Commentator, Journalist, Wrestler |
| Professional Debut | 1997 |
| Wife | Yolanda Coulthard |
| Professional Name | Michael Cole |
Michael Cole started working for WWE in 1997 after being recommended to company officials by Todd Pettengill. He provided voice-overs for promotional videos and later became the host of the LiveWire show. 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 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.
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Cole was drafted to RAW in the 2008 WWE Draft and that move effectively ended his 10 year run as SmackDown commentator in which he called every episode except for two. He was attacked by Kane in 2008 before being saved by Jerry Lawler. Cole made his in-ring debut as Lawler’s partner against the tag team of Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase which they lost after Cole was pinned by Rhodes. At the 2009 Slammy Awards, Cole won The “Oh My God” Moment of the Year award for vomiting on Chris Jericho at SmackDown’s 10th Anniversary show on October 2.
Cole interfered in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the WWE Championship between Jerry Lawler and The Miz, costing Lawler the match and helping Miz retain his title. This began a feud with Lawler that built towards a match at WrestleMania XXVII. At WrestleMania, special referee Stone Cold Steve Austin announced Lawler had won the match but the Anonymous Raw General Manager reversed the decision and declared Cole the winner by disqualification, due to Austin getting involved in the match. Lawler and Cole had a final “Kiss My Foot” match at Over the Limit which Cole lost. Bret Hart then came out and put Cole in his signature submission move, the Sharpshooter, to help Lawler make Cole kiss his foot.
Michael has been married to Yolanda Coulthard since 1987 and they have been living happily ever since then. There have not been any allegations regarding their marital status because they have led a peaceful life. The couple has two adopted children, namely Calvin Cole and Mark Cole. The couple shares a strong bond between themselves as well as with their children.
According to various sources on the internet, Michael Cole’s net worth is $5 million as of 2022. His engagements in journalism and more so in the WWE with different hats, especially as a commentator, have earned him all the vast wealth that he has. As a philanthropist, he has donated huge amounts of money to different charities around the world. Cole has also appeared as a commentator in numerous WWE video games, providing his voice. He has also appeared as a non-playable character in several and is a playable character in WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, WWF No Mercy as an unlockable character and WWE ’12 as a downloadable character. All this has added to his net worth.
