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For a long period of time Michael Cole was never truly appreciated for his work in WWE, be it as a backstage interviewer or a commentator. But now, in this ‘Paul Levesque Era,’ the Voice of WWE seems to be finally being praised. Recently, NXT Commentator Vic Joseph shared his thoughts on the 25-year veteran.
Vic Joseph was recently interviewed by Scott Fishman for TV Insider. During the interview, Joseph opened up about Michael Cole. He claimed that the Monday Night Raw commentator is the greatest commentator of all time and everyone should want to learn from him.
“Michael Cole is the greatest of all time. I’ll say it again. He is the greatest of all time. I’ve learned so much from him. Here’s the thing about Michael Cole. He doesn’t want me to be Michael Cole. He doesn’t want Corey Graves to be Michael Cole. We all have our own distinct voices. It’s how you as a listener hear it. When I went to NXT, I didn’t want to be Mauro [Ranallo]. I don’t want to be Michael Cole. I want to be myself. But if you’re the greatest of all time why would you not want to pick a few things from them? There is no quarterback in the world that’s not looking at Tom Brady’s mechanics or Patrick Mahomes’ footwork. If you don’t study people who are the greatest, I think it’s foolish if you don’t. I will take as much as I can from Michael Cole and Corey Graves, for that matter, and mold it into my own. Then hopefully get to their level.”
Vic Joseph loves what he’s doing so it doesn’t feel like work to him
During the same interview, Vic Joseph provided some insight into his work ethic. He also mentioned that he is passionate about his job.
“A lot of it comes down to passion for me. Passion for what I’m going to say. Passion for how I’m going to feel. The emotion I’m going to put into it. Then it comes down to the talent itself. I think every talent is so unique and has a story. So, it’s up to me to find out what that story is. A lot of it is conversations and research, reading. There is a superstar named Karmen Petrovic right now on NXT. I happened to go into a file and read about what she was doing, starting karate at the age of 5. There are stories I can find. Research I can do to help enhance who these men and women are. A lot of this is in my free time working because I love doing it, so it doesn’t feel like work to me. It’s fun,” Vic Joseph said.
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