Michael Cole (wrestling)

This article is about the WWE announcer. For the professional wrestler, whose real name is Michael Cole, see Mikael Judas. For other people, see Michael Cole.

Michael Cole
Cole in November 2010
Born
Sean Michael Coulthard

(1966-12-08) December 8, 1966 (age 57)[1]
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Alma materSyracuse University
OccupationJournalist
Years active1988–present
Employer(s)CBS Radio (1988–1997)
Titan Sports/WWE (1997–present)
TKO Group Holdings (2023–present)
Spouse
Yolanda Coulthard
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(m. 1987)​
Children2
Ring name(s)Michael Cole
Billed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Billed weight176 lb (80 kg)[2]
Billed fromAmenia, New York
Debut1997

Sean Michael Coulthard (born December 8, 1966), better known by his ring name Michael Cole, is an American professional wrestling commentator and journalist. Since 1997, he is signed to WWE, where he serves as the play-by-play commentator for the SmackDown brand and as the vice president of announcing since 2020.

Coulthard began his career in journalism in 1988 for CBS Radio before being hired by the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1997 (WWF was renamed WWE in 2002). He has performed multiple on-screen hosting and commentary roles across his two-decade-plus-long career.[3]

  1. ^ "Michael Cole Considers when He'll Retire from WWE, Wants Another Run with Pat McAfee". May 3, 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1125 [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Michael Cole profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved August 6, 2022.