Commentary done right isn't just words from a know-it-all. The way John Madden calls a football game actually enriches the experience for listeners because of John's colorful vocabulary and experience as a former head coach. Michael Sean Coulthard a.k.a. Michael Cole on the other hand simply calls it like it is. I don't mean he's being honest, I mean he literally states the obvious without the requisite attitude or sense of humor.
Cole is one of four main commentators for World Wrestling Entertainment. Two of his colleagues, Jerry "the King" Lawler and Tazz, both former wrestlers, throw personality and a rooting for the bad guy theme into their work. The last commentator, Jim Ross, possesses Dinosaur-aged knowledge about where the moves came from and who's utilized them throughout wrestling history. When I hear about wrestler John Cena giving someone his signature "fu," I don't want to hear from Cole, "It's the FU!" I'd prefer to hear something like "Cena's talking trash now. But his FU talks better trash and takes it out too." Viewers watching the matches can clearly see what's occurring, so they don't need a literal here's what happened to sap away their fun.
Cole started his career as a journalist which should have been the warning flag. We writers are a neurotic group of repressed people. We can't think of interesting things to say during the moment which accounts for why Cole is so drab. Even the name Michael Cole is simple. Perhaps if he went by his given name of Michael Sean Coulthard he'd evolve into someone who attempts lively commentary. Cole recently wrestled a match alongside his commentary partner Jerry Lawler where Cole took a match ending hit. Fortunately Cole couldn't provide commentary on his match so we were spared his "I got hit and lost," methodical stylings.
Commentary done right isn't just words from a know-it-all. The way John Madden calls a football game actually enriches the experience for listeners because of John's colorful vocabulary and experience as a former head coach. Michael Sean Coulthard a.k.a. Michael Cole on the other hand simply calls it like it is. I don't mean he's being honest, I mean he literally states the obvious without the requisite attitude or sense of humor. Cole is one of four main commentators for World Wrestling Entertainment. Two of his colleagues, Jerry "the King" Lawler and Tazz, both former wrestlers, throw personality and a rooting for the bad guy theme into their work. The last commentator, Jim Ross, possesses Dinosaur-aged knowledge about where the moves came from and who's utilized them throughout wrestling history. When I hear about wrestler John Cena giving someone his signature "fu," I don't want to hear from Cole, "It's the FU!" I'd prefer to hear something like "Cena's talking trash now. But his FU talks better trash and takes it out too." Viewers watching the matches can clearly see what's occurring, so they don't need a literal here's what happened to sap away their fun. Cole started his career as a journalist which should have been the warning flag. We writers are a neurotic group of repressed people. We can't think of interesting things to say during the moment which accounts for why Cole is so drab. Even the name Michael Cole is simple. Perhaps if he went by his given name of Michael Sean Coulthard he'd evolve into someone who attempts lively commentary. Cole recently wrestled a match alongside his commentary partner Jerry Lawler where Cole took a match ending hit. Fortunately Cole couldn't provide commentary on his match so we were spared his "I got hit and lost," methodical stylings.