Michael Cole names his all-time favorite broadcast partner
Michael Cole has named his all-time favorite broadcast partner.
During an interview with WFAN, Cole named Taz, who previously worked at the station, as his favorite. Cole and Taz were the broadcast team on SmackDown from 2001 until 2006, when Taz moved to the newly revived ECW brand.
Cole also mentioned Corey Graves, Pat McAfee, and JBL, but noted that he and Taz were the best announce team in wrestling for a number of years.
Cole said:
“I’ve had a lot of great partners over the years. JBL was a great one, Corey Graves, Pat McAfee. But to me, my favorite partner of all time was Taz. Taz and I really took over SmackDown, under the tutelage of Paul Heyman. And we, to me, became the best announce team in the business there for a few years.”
Cole also gave his thoughts on WWE SummerSlam as a two-night event during the interview:
“I love the two-night format, especially for our big shows, WrestleMania and SummerSlam, because we were getting to the point on these big shows where we were going five, six, sometimes seven hours. That is viewer fatigue. I think now we’re able to get more of our talent on the cards. We can keep the shows to three and a half to four hours.“
Taz worked primarily in radio after departing TNA Wrestling in 2015. In addition to hosting a show on CBS Radio, Taz also occasionally hosted shows on WFAN in a fill-in role. He also hosted a special post-WWE Survivor Series show on the station in 2018. He later joined AEW in 2019 and began working on the AEW Dynamite commentary team in June 2022.
Cole’s full appearance on WFAN, where he also gives his thoughts on his New York Mets, is available below. His thoughts on Taz begin around the 16:25 mark.
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