— Veteran WWE play-by-play commentator Michael Cole was a guest on Logan Paul’s “Impaulsive” podcast where he talked about a variety of topics, including the recent situation with Corey Graves where Graves went public with his unhappiness at being effectively demoted:
“I still don’t understand all the dynamics of it. I know that he sent something out on social media that was pretty critical of the company. He tried to explain to everyone that he was trying to generate some interest in maybe a type of a storyline. I don’t think the company saw it that way. I think he and the company are working that out. I love Corey to death, he’s an unbelievable commentator. Beside McAfee, he’s probably the best partner I’ve ever had.”
— Cole also spoke of the differences in his job with Vince McMahon no longer around and instead having Paul Levesque and Leet Fitting running the production side of things:
“I’ll never disparage the man but Vince was very heavy-handed. It was his company, his sandbox, whatever he wanted. So, I was never really able to break out and be myself, with the exception of a little bit of a heel run I had over a decade ago. But when Vince left and Paul came and was in charge, Triple H, he really changed things. Then we brought in Lee Fitting, who came from ESPN. Lee coming from ESPN, where the talent is the announcer, he came here and said, ‘I don’t understand why our guys at the desk aren’t bigger and have bigger personas and aren’t as respected as the people in the ring.’ What Lee and Paul have allowed us to do is bring our personalities out and you’re seeing the real Michael Cole now.”