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{{quote|''"I'd rather listen to ''a recording'' of [[Jim Ross|JR]] than ''a live'' you for one more second!"''|'''[[Edge]]''', to Michael Cole}}
Michael Sean Coulthard (born December 8, 1968), better known by his stage name Michael Cole, is a play-by-play announcer for [[WWE]]. He is best known for announcing ''[[WWE Smackdown]]'' for nine years, from its launch in 1999 until 2008; in 2008, he was switched over to ''[[WWE Raw]]'', where he has been ever since.▼
▲Michael Sean Coulthard (born December 8, 1968), better known by his stage name [[Michael Cole]], is a play-by-play announcer for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]. He is best known for announcing ''[[WWE Smackdown]]'' for nine years, from its launch in 1999 until 2008; in 2008, he was switched over to ''[[WWE Raw]]'', where he has been ever since.
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* [[Arch Nemesis]]: [[Bryan Danielson]], and The IWC<ref>or at minimum, most of the [[Smark|smarks]] in it</ref>.
* [[Ascended Meme]]:
** Cole asked Josh Mathews if he been playing [https://web.archive.org/web/20130517170450/http://nodq.com/features/233368977.shtml Michael Cole Bingo] during an episode of the first season of ''NXT''.
** His Slammy acceptance speech, wherein he gives a [[Shout
** Two Slammys were named after Michael Cole; 2009's "Oh My" award and 2010's "And I Quote." Naturally he won both.
* [[Author Avatar]]: Of [[Vince McMahon]], or his evil "Mr. McMahon" character at least.
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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]:
** In an episode of Smackdown Heidenreich abducts Michael Cole in the middle of a match and carries him trough the crowd. Afterward, we see Heidenreich has Michael Cole in a locked room pressed up against the wall, talking directly into his ear about "having the same desires", "wanting the same things" and "giving him what he wants" now that he's alone with him. Thrusts him repeatedly against the wall as he says it all while Cole has a painful and frighten expression on his face. It can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-wsO2sjNgg here]
** On a latest episode of NXT Season 3, shortly after Cole woke up from his sleep during the arm wrestling competition, Josh Matthews received a text message from Yolanda Coulthard (Cole's wife) stating that she knew what it was like to [[
* [[The Dog Bites Back]]: In [[Kayfabe]]. Think about it: Cole put up with JBL constantly calling him a sissy for nearly a year and a half. It's remarkable he didn't snap long before now.
* [[Face Palm]]: His reaction to {{spoiler|[[Jim Ross]]}} returning.
* [[Fan Boy]]:
** Of [[The Miz]], Alex Riley, and pretty much anyone who ''isn't'' [[Bryan Danielson]].
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* [[Flanderization]]: He actually used to be quite good during his early run with Tazz on Smackdown (WWE follows a pattern of having one technical commentator and one color commentator. Cole was the technical, Tazz was color commentary.) He had a lot of energy and passion, and if you watch him in a match from 2003 or 2004, the difference is staggering. However, with time, he has fallen backward and began endlessly repeating catchphrases, like the "Vintage!" mentioned above. Part of it isn't his fault (likely corporate is forcing him to endlessly shill the "longest running episodic" thing as a form of boasting,) but it doesn't make listening to him call a match any less frustrating.
** He started the "vintage" line when referring to the Undertaker's leg drop on the apron (and it made sense back then because Undertaker had just brought back his Deadman gimmick and thus was using moves he hadn't used in a long time), and it slowly spread from there.
** His [[Troll]] persona has gotten more and more exaggerated as the months go on. He's gone from just having a problem with
* [[Happily Married]]: Cole's reason for [[Ignore the Fanservice|ignoring the fanservice]] when his broadcast partner brings it up.
* [[Humiliation Conga]]: [[Jerry Lawler]], Eve Torres, [[Jim Ross]], and [[Bret Hart|Bret "The Hitman" Hart]] joined forces to give one to Michael both during and after his "Kiss My Feet" match at ''Over The Limit''. It continued the next night on ''RAW'' with Eve and Jerry rubbing salt in the wounds. Booker T even got in on it that Friday on ''Smackdown'' by leading the crowd in a "Kiss My Feet" chant directed at Cole.
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* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: At the end of the 9/13/10 NXT, Michael Cole derided the competition, and stormed out of the arena.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: By [[Chris Jericho|another Hannibal]], ironically...and it was during one of his most hated catchphrases.
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'''[[Chris Jericho]]''': [[Crowning Moment of Funny|OF COURSE YOU HAVE AN EMAIL YOU IDIOT! JUST READ IT!]] }}
** Considering that Jericho was a Heel and he received some of the loudest cheers since his return, this doubles as a CMOA.
* [[Take That, Audience!]]: His [[Face Heel Turn]] character, read the troll entry below.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Troll]]: His current [[Face Heel Turn]] Character is essentially being a troll to both [[Bryan Danielson]] and the IWC as a whole.
** In the [[Bryan Danielson]]/Sheamus match for a spot on "Team Raw" at the 2010 ''Bragging Rights'' pay per view, Cole said no-one should want Bryan on the team because he was on "Team WWE" at Summerslam against [[The Nexus]], and Team WWE lost that match. ''Except that didn't happen'', Team WWE won, with Bryan getting two eliminations & actually being the longest lasting member of his team, second only to ''[[John Cena]]''.
** On the 11/15 three-hour "Old School" Raw, [[Jim Ross]] came out to call the Bryan Danielson/Jack Swagger match. Cole ''attempted'' to troll JR (and the match itself, pretending to fall asleep during it) the entire match; Ross [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|finally had enough]] and slapped Cole with his cowboy hat.
** From NXT season 4
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** It's not just the IWC he trolls, as on the finale of NXT Season 3 after they called the soon-to-be-debuting Season 4 Rookie Brodus Clay a "Human Suplex Machine," stating in a [[Take That|tauntingly]] [[Smug Snake|smug]] voice "I know someone who's not gonna like that!" (Hint: It's Taz)
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With several of his commentating partners; Taz, Josh Matthews, and [[CM Punk]].
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