Trials By Fire? About Michael Cole? Huh?

[darkpower]

I was looking through www.obsessedwithwrestling.com when I came across this photo.





Imagine my WTF look when I saw the words that were on this photo.

So what is it about Cole that we should be surprised about? He used to be a radio news reporter that covered the Waco Texas thing in 93, and WWE.com has a whole mess about him in his bio (not to mention the fact that some wrestling fans tend to hate the guy for whatever reason they may have).

So what is up with this whole "Trials By Fire" thing?

[Mr. JL]

HOLY SHIT! Mad respect for Michael Cole for being in Sarajevo during that time.
My aunt was shipped there as a peace maker around 1994 and she had a lot of horror stories to tell when she came home.

[Gerard]

Originally Posted by darkpower So what is up with this whole "Trials By Fire" thing?

Jbl stuck his finger up his ass when they were showering.

[Dave Youell]

I don't really have a problem with Cole, he can stay................for now

I like Cole.

[Zen v.W.o.]

Cole looked better when he wasn't working out trying to look bigger. Like in that pic.

He got a super atomic wedgie from Chyna and HHH once too.

[jerichoholic169]

wow i never realised Michael Cole had done stuff like that - i just thought he was some random announcer that WWE plucked out of nowhere...but a news correspondent who's been involved in all of that - wow! No wonder he complains about wanting to be the A-team ahead of JR and King.

[darkpower]

Here's that bio incase you don't want to give WWE.com any hits:

Name: Michael Cole From: Amenia, N.Y. Career Highlights: Voice of SmackDown! To succeed as a WWE play-by-play announcer, it takes more than just vast knowledge of sports entertainment. It takes the ability to put a whole series of events into a few words. It takes a voice that can relay to millions of fans the emotion of an event. Most importantly, it takes the courage to describe a series of actions that dramatically change and re-develop with each passing second. All of these qualities describe exactly why Michael Cole is a success as the voice of SmackDown! While working for CBS Radio in 1993, Cole covered the entire 51-day standoff at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas that led to tragedy when more than 80 residents of the compound perished in a fire that erupted during a shootout between them and federal agents. In 1994, he traveled to Sarajevo for what was supposed to be a six-week assignment covering the siege of the city by Serbian forces. The assignment turned into a nine-month life-changing experience when he reported daily from the war-torn city, ducking snipers and mortar shells at every turn. His documentary, “Voices of Bosnia” was critically acclaimed and won several major awards. Experienced in the face of tragedy, Cole was dispatched to Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995 to cover the horrific bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, where 168 people were killed. Cole also covered three presidential elections—1988 with Michael Dukakis, 1992 with Bill Clinton, and 1996 with Steve Forbes and Bob Dole. In 1997, Cole brought his talents to WWE where he hosted the syndicated Livewire show, along with Shotgun Saturday Night with Jim Cornette. By the end of that year, he was an announcer on RAW. From 1997-99 he held regular stints as a RAW announcer and when SmackDown! made its debut in 1999, Cole was chosen for the lead play-by-play announcing role. Today, Cole enjoys his spot alongside Tazz every Thursday night and his talent and ability to describe all of the action World Wrestling Entertainment has to offer has earned him as much praise in sports entertainment as he earned in the news world.