Michael Cole (wrestling)
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Coulthard in 2010
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| Birth name | Michael Sean Coulthard |
| Born |
December 8, 1968 Syracuse, New York, United States |
| Residence |
McAllen, Texas, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Michael Cole |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 169 lb (77 kg) |
| Billed from | Amenia, New York |
| Debut | 1997 |
Michael Sean Coulthard (born December 8, 1968) better known by his stage name Michael Cole, is an American professional wrestling commentator, show host, voice actor and former journalist. He is signed to WWE where he serves as the play-by-play commentator on Raw and Raw pay-per-view events.
Coulthard began his career in the media as a journalist, working for CBS Radio. His first high-profile assignment was to cover the failed 1988 US presidential campaign of Democratic Party nominee Michael Dukakis. In 1992, he reported on the presidential campaign of Bill Clinton. Coulthard 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, he 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.
Coulthard came to the World Wrestling Federation in mid-1997 after being recommended to company officials by Todd Pettengill, and started using the stage name "Michael Cole". He provided voice-overs for promotional videos and later became the host of LiveWire show alongside Jim Cornette. 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 late 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 later in the year. In 1999, Cole became the regular play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Raw, subbing for Jim Ross when Ross was devastated by Bell's palsy.
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