Michael Cole speaks out about embarrassing “struggle for a decade” in WWE

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Speaking in an interview on What’s Your Story? With Steph McMahon, Cole explained that he had struggled to find his specific style as a commentator for almost a decade, emulating Jim Ross in the beginning. He said:

“It was a struggle for a decade of trying to figure out what my voice was and how that voice was different from Jim Ross’. Early on in my career, you can go back and hear some stuff; it’s all over YouTube, it’s embarrassing. You’ll hear me screaming, ‘Stomping a mudhole in him the size of Texas!’ Doing stuff that Jim used to do. I’m saying to myself, ‘This is embarrassing. What can I do to differentiate it?’ It took me a long time to really find my voice.”

You can check out his comments below:

Michael Cole also talked about how he stepped into the shoes of WWE legend Jim Ross

From the very start, Michael Cole knew that he was being prepared to replace Jim Ross.

In the same interview, the WWE veteran stated that it was tough to fill the void left behind my Jim Ross. He said:

“But listen… they were tough shoes to fill because JR was a lifer in this business. He started out as a teenager. I came into this at thirty years old. Didn’t know what I was getting into. They were pretty mighty shoes to fill, and for many years, I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to do that. Vince [McMahon] believed in me. Kevin Dunn believed in me. I’m not sure I believed in myself until one day when the lightbulb went on, and I said, ‘I think I may belong here.’”

Cole is now a stalwart of the company, and is likely to continue in the role for years to come.

If you use any quotes from the article, please credit the source and give an H/T to Sportskeeda for the transcription.

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