Veteran WWE broadcaster Michael Cole appeared on the Pat McAfee Show earlier today.
Cole talked about McAfee taking a break from SmackDown to do College GameDay:
“When we had that phone call that night, I was incredibly excited for you because obviously GameDay is GameDay. I hung up that night and it was like I got kicked in my gut because we had developed this amazing chemistry. Then I thought about it for a little bit and I actually called my wife and she’s like, ‘You’re being incredibly selfish here to feel like that.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah. Pat’s my buddy and he’s a real close friend of mine and this is incredible for him.’ Then obviously we had the talk 24 hours later and we moved on and life is good and hopefully, we’ll see you back soon.”
Cole talking about no longer working with Vince McMahon:
“I worked under Vince for 25 years and I knew nothing else. He was like a second dad to me in many ways. I grew up in the company. It was a shock when it first happened. I think we’ve all settled in and we’ve realized, hey, the show must go on. That’s what Vince always said. The show is going on and we’re doing well.”
Cole was asked if he was worried about the threat near Saudi Arabia for Crown Jewel:
“Not at all. There was a threat, but we were in the capital city of Riyadh. We had assurance from a number of different places including the State Department.”
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