| 1 | 26.06.2025 | arminamin | | |
| 2 | 20.06.2025 | Matzen | 7.0 | |
| 3 | 13.06.2025 | Desmond33 | | |
| 4 | 09.06.2025 | TallNick2 | 4.0 | |
| 5 | 06.06.2025 | Lucha Robin | 7.0 | In the ring (well, metaphorically speaking), Michael Cole excels at being the voice of WWE's brand voice. He knows when to hype up Roman Reigns, when to gasp in disbelief at a finisher, and when to awkwardly segue into a sponsor plug for Snickers or Mountain Dew Pitch Black. He's mastered the art of WWE-approved excitement--a skill that's as impressive as it is occasionally robotic. Of course, we can't forget Heel Michael Cole, that weird phase when he was paired with The Miz and a glass box during the height of his villain arc. Watching him cheer for the bad guys was like seeing your high school principal suddenly start skateboarding--it didn't quite fit, but you couldn't look away. |
| 6 | 06.06.2025 | Pinkd56 | 4.0 | Has a very good run alongside Tazz on Smackdown in the 2000s, but ultimately very unconvincing as a lead commentator for a major television show. |
| 7 | 22.05.2025 | HBKY2J | 7.0 | Micheal Cole is fine. He ain't the worst play by play guy like people make him out to be. Cole was sadly restricted to say whatever Vince thought was right. Cole before the PG Era alongside Tazz was underrated imo. Then came the PG Era, the time when Micheal Cole became the worst heel character who had a huge boner whenever The Miz decided to grace the WWE Universe with his presence. Also, never underestimate Michael Cole's abilty to ruin a surprise return with his trademark "OHHH MYYY" and "HOLY COW". But once you overlook these, Michael Cole overall work is very solid. Nowadays, he is enjoying his job and I can't be more happy for him |
| 8 | 20.05.2025 | PolnaRequiem | 7.0 | |
| 9 | 19.05.2025 | sanjuro | 7.0 | For years and years, the cliche went "Cole would be great if he didn't have Vince yelling in his ear." Well, not only has that borne out to be true in the last few years but it also overlooks how solid he was even during the worst dregs of Vince's megalomania. No one can hope to escape the shadow that JR casts over WWE commentary, but when you look at all the other face and play-by-play guys since WWF/E went national, he's pretty easily the second best and maybe the only person outside of Nigel McGuinness's NXT tenure who brought any real investment in the work once you set aside mandated hashtag boosting and repetitive phrases. Subtly witty and quick-thinking and able to forge a good rapport with nearly anyone else at the table, Cole is a good meat-and-potatoes commentator whose worst attributes are largely not his fault. |
| 10 | 07.05.2025 | 1coldscorpio | 4.0 | |
| 11 | 02.05.2025 | maaxon | 5.0 | He had that really rough spot in the PG era, and Triple H really helped him improve again, until I started to hate his work again. At his best, he's able to call matches in such a great way, being one of the highlights of WWE commentary. But at worst, he's so annoying. Especially now that he's been with Pat McAfee; I know they love each other and they're charismatic, but they're so obnoxious together and sometimes ruin the commentary for me. |
| 12 | 29.04.2025 | yamom | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 28.04.2025 | Sakki | 9.0 | I would give him a higher rating, but I have to write a longer review for that, and I don't have that much to say besides this: Cole has gotten so much better under HHH; even before that, he's had legendary calls such as "The heist of the century" and "A miracle on Bourbon Street." Nowadays, we get one of those almost every month. His hate for Dominik is hilarious, and the part he played in Cody's story was legendary. |
| 14 | 22.04.2025 | Chubibs | 5.0 | |
| 15 | 21.04.2025 | Rassle Fan | 4.0 | Has he gotten better? Sure. It was such a low bar to clear he had nowhere else to go but up. He can still be robotic and monotonous at times and now with all the corporate shilling he's got that bland cadence like Jon Anik in the UFC. Michael Cole's best is like Jim Ross' worst. |
| 16 | 20.04.2025 | Nikito222 | 7.0 | |
| 17 | 19.04.2025 | trexyyy | | |
| 18 | 13.04.2025 | Lerds | 4.0 | |
| 19 | 10.04.2025 | Xthebarkingcat | 7.0 | |
| 20 | 01.04.2025 | Shainy | 7.0 | |
| 21 | 26.03.2025 | LinguisticLasagna | 9.0 | Michael Cole is an amazing commentator and has shown true passion in his work. The hard part though was saying some bizarre lines and Vince McMahon chewing him out regardless of the delivery. While most like Michael's current commentary, I think his best work was on Smackdown from 2002 to 2008 as he shined with Tazz and JBL. The heel run was a major disappointment and a dark mark on his career. However, he never lost a match at WrestleMania so there's that I guess. |
| 22 | 21.03.2025 | Justdawg | 6.0 | |
| 23 | 18.03.2025 | eetasa2 | 6.0 | |
| 24 | 18.03.2025 | sonchey | 7.0 | His work before 2008 is amazing but with an out of touch Vince, Cole wasn't forced to be himself until the early 2020s. His commentary after so much control has been getting out of its rust but Cole will for sure age better as his commentary grows into harmony after years of being blocked by Vince. |
| 25 | 12.03.2025 | lukasmgc | 7.0 | |
| 26 | 05.03.2025 | Vicarly | 5.0 | |
| 27 | 04.03.2025 | Josh76 | 9.0 | I am very surprised the low rating for Michael Cole. I would think he would be at an 8 or 7 at least. The guy goes out of his way to commentate for World Wrestling Entertainment for around 25 years and hasn't missed more than 4 shows. He is quick on the mic and has said some very memorable lines. |
| 28 | 03.03.2025 | Mister Cute Face | 2.0 | He's clearly talented, but man is Michael Cole a tough voice to listen to every week for 20 years. I hate the stuff Vince has him say and how shilly he is. I get that's part of the job, but we never hear him talk about lower card matches as they happen. He's telling you what hashtags to use, talks about the main event story, and reminds you to tune in for the next event. Again so much of this is out of his control, but the overexposure has ruined him for me. Cole also doesn't seem to know how to work with McAfee the obnoxious frat bro. |
| 29 | 28.02.2025 | piotrusjasigma | 7.0 | |
| 30 | 28.02.2025 | JediSaiyanMaster1203 | 4.0 | |
| 31 | 21.02.2025 | MEDamine | 7.0 | I understand the Michael Cole hate, but he is not entirely to blame, he was sadly held hostage by Vince during most of his career, screaming in his ear. But now after he left he showed his true talent, and he showed that he is really good, in the last few years, he managed to redeem his whole career |
| 32 | 11.02.2025 | AhmedHosssam23 | 4.0 | |
| 33 | 11.02.2025 | zacharymahabir | 7.0 | |
| 34 | 09.02.2025 | Cappone-ceraio | 7.0 | |
| 35 | 03.02.2025 | Nard190 | 7.0 | |
| 36 | 29.01.2025 | wrestlingswiftie | 7.0 | He gets a lot of flack from smarks, but the truth is, without Vince in his ear -- he's really good. He has his own unique way of calling action, and is the voice of modern WWE. |
| 37 | 23.01.2025 | TPG | 8.0 | I understand the hate towards Michael, especially when he was basically being held against the wall by Vince, but before 2009 and after 2020, we saw so much of how great he actually is without as much of that direction. And even in that dark period, when he was more free in DVD commentaries alongside Mick Foley, we got to see a more introspective side. He's good at putting over silly moments, serious moments and epic moments. Glad he dropped that "OH MY! " thing, though. |
| 38 | 22.01.2025 | samot | 6.0 | |
| 39 | 22.01.2025 | Personano | 6.0 | |
| 40 | 06.01.2025 | NotEastsport | 7.0 | |
| 41 | 03.01.2025 | CoRdel | 9.0 | I absolutely don't understand the hate towards Cole's commentary. I think he is great, I don't really remember a period where he was really bad, surely there were times where it wasn't awesome. But he was here for a very very long time, you can always count on him. |
| 42 | 02.01.2025 | IKEisOnline | 7.0 | |
| 43 | 01.01.2025 | YuuRiTK | 4.0 | |
| 44 | 25.12.2024 | GonzoAppreciator | 4.0 | I used to be really down on Cole as a commentator but ever since Vince left Cole has shown he can be a pretty okay commentator. It's a shame he wasn't able to show that talent for the majority of his career but I'm glad he's finally getting the chance to redeem himself somewhat in the eyes of fans. Sadly I can't really give him that high of a score since his run during the 2010s was one of the worst of any commentator I've ever seen. And the whole feud with Lawlor was downright unwatchable. |
| 45 | 23.12.2024 | TripleCrown | 9.0 | For a long time, Michael Cole was the whipping boy of wrestling fans. I believe a lot of that stems from him replacing JR in the 90s (for a short while) and permanently in 2008. I really enjoyed his work on SmackDown, he was great alongside Taz and later JBL. At that point, he obviously wasn't amazing but he did have great chemistry with those two and really added to the show. His move to Raw in 2008 was pretty awful, I must admit. Doesn't help the matter that WWE was about to start an awful period (PG era) and Cole had to go into clown mode every week alongside a clearly past it Jerry Lawler. He became absolutely unbearable, and whilst I thought his heel turn was a little fun at the start, it clearly went on too long and became an absolute slog to listen to. However, once you realise he was only doing what Vince asked of him, then you begin to feel a little sorry for the guy. There's a clip online somewhere of him complaining about having to repeat the same thing over and over again, so you could tell even Michael Cole was sick of the constant bs Vince was feeding into his ear. He began to improve quite a bit in the mid 2010s after the whole heel turn being over, and since Vince left, he has taken his commentary to a different level. He had shown signs of what he was capable of doing on commentary whenever Vince wasn't around (Japan show) and you could definitely tell the guy knew wrestling and cared about it, but Vince and whoever else was in his ear really made him a poor commentator. Now, he is pretty damn fantastic and dare I say, iconic of this generation. Sure, he doesn't sound like the great JR (nobody ever will) but he definitely has that ability to make the shows that little bit better with his ability as a commentator. Will go down as the voice of WWE from 2010 until he retires. Really happy to see how he turned things around. |
| 46 | 18.12.2024 | Fakhruddin Hawari | 10.0 | Michael Cole is a legendary commentator. He has been the color commentator since I watch WWE for the first time until now as I'm about to go to university. He is the voice of WWE. One thing I love about Cole is the fact that he always improve even after more than 20 years in the business. He also gives excitment for the match and his reactions for the OMG moments has been one of the most vital thing in WWE. Since Triple H took over WWE, Cole has been doing his best work and he is really enjoying it. |
| 47 | 16.12.2024 | Ice | 7.0 | |
| 48 | 16.12.2024 | Leth99 | 7.0 | |
| 49 | 16.11.2024 | ShaneSpear | 5.0 | |
| 50 | 13.11.2024 | veroon | 10.0 | I stopped watching WWE back in 2018 because of the slob that was put out on a weekly basis, and Michael Cole's robotic commentary was a part of that slob. I tuned back into pro wrestling as a whole in 2022 WrestleMania season, and saw how much a lot of things had changed. Especially after Vince left and HHH took creative control, you could see the delight and passion in Cole's commentary. I have loved his chemistry with Corey Graves, Wade Barrett and especially Pat McAfee; and his ability to get wrestlers, items or storylines over to the audience watching on TV.He is at the top of his game right now as the Undisputed Voice of WWE, for me at least. |
| 51 | 02.11.2024 | 704eb | 7.0 | |
| 52 | 06.10.2024 | Tomm211 | 7.0 | |
| 53 | 17.09.2024 | maven lover | 6.0 | I will say, this guy has really, really, REALLY improved now that he doesn't have McMahon screaming in his ear. You can tell that he has a new desire to work now that he no longer answers to Vince, & his commentating has vastly improved, & he just seems like a generally overall happier worker. He was pretty cringe in the mid 2000's & we just won't mention any times he's ever wrestled, but once Vince left, he really did just get gobs better. |
| 54 | 15.09.2024 | TrueJugoBetrugoNo1 | 8.0 | Michael Cole hat sich in seinen vergangenen Jahren enorm gesteigert und ist zurecht die "Stimme" der WWE. Zugegebenermaßen hatte er in seiner Vergangenheit Phasen, welche eher anstrengend waren (insbesondere seine Heel-Phase im Rahmen seiner Fehde gegen Jerry Lawler sind ein Negativ Highlight), jedoch macht er seine Arbeit heute sehr gut. |
| 55 | 13.09.2024 | EG96 | 7.0 | |
| 56 | 08.09.2024 | A Lex | 7.0 | |
| 57 | 03.09.2024 | Aquila Heliaca | 7.0 | |
| 58 | 23.08.2024 | lebronjames236 | 9.0 | An all time great commentator, from 2022 on (triple H taking over) He's been great, good at putting over serious moments, and even comedy especially with pat, much improved from before turns out maybe he wasnt all that bad, more blame on vince than him |
| 59 | 20.08.2024 | onionknight | 10.0 | Just to be clear this rating is only for Cole as a commentator. Especially since Vince has left Cole has been on top of his game. His chemistry with Mcafee is great too and really has reinvigorated his career. Looking back now you can see the influence of Vince in the past, but I think you have to respect that he has been the voice of our generation, one of the most consistent people in wrestling, being there every night, and putting up with some absolute nonsense. I think that right now, he's the best he's ever been |
| 60 | 12.08.2024 | RyanKras16 | 6.0 | |
| 61 | 04.08.2024 | Filip Silva | 4.0 | |
| 62 | 17.07.2024 | Dragonlee | 7.0 | |
| 63 | 17.07.2024 | Exist 2 Inspire | 7.0 | |
| 64 | 29.06.2024 | Quack7183 | 10.0 | Now that Vince isn't screaming in his ear, he actually is fun to listen to. Him & Pat is a perfect combo. They work so well together. Those 2 are amazing together. He's been commentating for over 20 years, and he deserves to get inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. He's probably the most overhated commentators of all time. He's great at his job. No Michael Cole slander allowed from me. Absolutely nobody can disrespect this man. He's been one of the most loyal commentators in the WWE. He's great. 10/10 |
| 65 | 28.06.2024 | ultravioletshiroi | 8.0 | He is a good commentator. Obviously nowhere near Jim Ross's level as a commentator, but good. I appreciate his voice and energy. Sometimes he botches lines, and repeats the same phrases too often but I think that was Vince's fault. He's still better than a lot of other commentators. |
| 66 | 22.06.2024 | hiddenblvde | 7.0 | |
| 67 | 21.06.2024 | boymeetsworld | 4.0 | |
| 68 | 21.06.2024 | Madmanfunaki14 | 10.0 | Since Vince left, you can tell Cole has fallen in love with wrestling again, he no longer has to say what Vince tells him. His commentary with Pat has been well received by everyone, understandably so. Being with Wade was a bit odd at first but it has been great, and still has great chemistry with Corey as well. He's one of the very best, believably on par with Good Ol' JR and Bobby Hennan and I'm happy he's been given his flowers by the community, throughout the last handful of Vince-free years. |
| 69 | 18.06.2024 | Judestar | 7.0 | |
| 70 | 13.06.2024 | GameBoyAbyss | 8.0 | I speak only as someone who started watching in the last third of 2023 - Michael Cole is fantastic, easily the best announcer in WWE at the moment. His genuine passion for the industry - now seemingly free of Vince - makes him the real voice of the company. Whilst I'm not as fond of him as the announcers over at AEW, I'm never sad to hear to his voice on Raw or any of their PPVs. Though, considering how bad I hear 2010-2020 Cole is, makes me have a bit of trepidation about watching WWE's back catalogue. |
| 71 | 06.06.2024 | perconflncns | 10.0 | The average for cole on this website is blasphemous, his commentary is some of the most passionate and enthusiastic in the entire history of wwe. Unparalleled energy that consistently elevates matches and I'm glad at least the more recent comments on here are at least more understanding of the legend status he obtains. I think cole has especially reached a peak point in his recent years on monday night raw with pat macafee and calling ple's, but even before then he's always been incredibly consistent. There's nothing bad i can say about michael cole |
| 72 | 02.06.2024 | S0L1D SNA3K3 | 8.0 | Most of Coles' issues stem from Vince McMahon's direction of him. Now that Vince is no longer directing him, I think it's safe to say that Michel Cole is a good commentator. Most of Coles' issues stem from Vince, and it certainly shows nowadays. His chemistry with McAffe and Graves is, at the very least, solid. Even his dynamic with Taz and JBL back in the Ruthless Aggression Era was solid. While he is not as good as Jim Ross in his prime, he's not godawful. |
| 73 | 29.05.2024 | MMSultan | 4.0 | |
| 74 | 26.05.2024 | WrestlingGuru | 7.0 | |
| 75 | 21.05.2024 | CSTLW | 6.0 | |
| 76 | 17.05.2024 | akithq | 4.0 | |
| 77 | 13.05.2024 | CoolNameGuy91 | 7.0 | |
| 78 | 05.05.2024 | dlcfy | 2.0 | I apologize but I really dislike Michael Cole as a commentator, I know people really enjoy him nowadays but I can't with him and Corey, they just talk way too much and don't bring any insight like you'd want from a solid announcing team. Cole just doesn't know the moments where to let the atmosphere of the arena speak for itself. |
| 79 | 03.05.2024 | MarkMcMarkington2 | 4.0 | My trauma from listening to Cole from 2010-2020 is too deep to say hes a great announcer, hes improved but the revisionist history is crazy. He was good with Tazz but thats about it. Nowhere near JR in his prime despite what WWE might tell you. |
| 80 | 01.05.2024 | MAGICIAN | 7.0 | |
| 81 | 30.04.2024 | colinmcev | 6.0 | |
| 82 | 27.04.2024 | chaqudemus | 4.0 | |
| 83 | 25.04.2024 | jcheng777 | 7.0 | |
| 84 | 09.04.2024 | EthanBenfield | | If this was 2020 I would have agreed with most of the negative comments. However, with Vince no longer being in his ear all night, and with his chemistry with McAfee, I have come to realize how good he is when he is allowed to be himself. |
| 85 | 08.04.2024 | TCMDN | 7.0 | |
| 86 | 07.04.2024 | Wllfriedzaha | 1.0 | Horrific commentator with an awful voice. Recently began breaking kayfabe which is just strange. The oh my and can it be nonsense for every great return. The voice of the worst era of wwe and now parades himself around like some legend. Awful. Its hated but he peaked as a heel commentator as a miz fanboy as he could actually get some heat and wasnt painful to listen t. now he just reads the internet and says that in order to get brownie points. Does have a tough job following Jim Ross to be fair to him but theres so many better |
| 87 | 04.04.2024 | YellowJournalism | 9.0 | Michael Cole is great. Michael Cole was great even when Vince McMahon was yelling in his ear. He made it to the top for a reason, he knows how to convey what's going on int he moment while also bringing his own personality into his commentary. In my opinion, his work with Jerry Lawler holds up just as well as the work he is doing today. |
| 88 | 03.04.2024 | glhrams | 7.0 | |
| 89 | 01.04.2024 | Darshan Joshi | 7.0 | |
| 90 | 29.03.2024 | LordSodaPop | 5.0 | |
| 91 | 16.03.2024 | MarshalAtlantic | 5.0 | |
| 92 | 13.03.2024 | jace783 | 7.0 | |
| 93 | 08.03.2024 | TrashBoat182 | 6.0 | |
| 94 | 06.03.2024 | nerdjames | 7.0 | |
| 95 | 02.03.2024 | 2pt0EcoBoostFusion | 6.0 | Michael Cole is like NASCAR on NBC's Rick Allen (I know it's like comparing apples to oranges when it comes to the different topics they cover, but I feel like both are similar in commentary style), you are either going to love his commentary or dislike it a lot. I feel like Michael Cole can come off annoying at times, but he is very solid for the most part, he's even better when he gets excited about something, like his commentary when Rey Mysterio was hitting Dominik with a belt at Wrestlemania 39, that was a pure gold reaction from Michael. His obsession with heel Miz in 2011 was not really that good but it was somewhat funny, but also obnoxious at times. Overall, Michael deserves a 6, but he isn't close to the best commentator in Pro Wrestling history. |
| 96 | 25.02.2024 | new era lover | 10.0 | He is the most consistent commentator of all time. I dont get the hate, I never did, he fits his character perfectly. He never lets, like, blank scenes without commentating, cause there are commentators who just dont talk all the time. He always knows what to say and makes a show entertaining by himself. Why do you think raw suddenly started getting better in 2022-2023. I think he is the best example of a play by play commentator. I really dont know what to say bad about him. Maybe sometimes he gets too into not breaking the 4th wall but thats just how his character is |
| 97 | 02.02.2024 | KEI | 7.0 | |
| 98 | 28.01.2024 | mugglegoldfinch | 6.0 | |
| 99 | 19.01.2024 | MaximilianBerner | 7.0 | |
| 100 | 09.01.2024 | emixcx | 7.0 | |
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