#2 Vintage
Ah, it wouldn’t be an irritating catchphrase feature without Michael Cole being mentioned. He wasn’t always terrible. In his early days, him and Tazz and then JBL, were actually a good commentary team for “SmackDown” for a while. But since moving to RAW, Cole has just gotten worse and worse and here’s a key example as he pulls out the line “vintage” whenever a wrestler does an old move.
I think Cole needs to look-up the word “vintage” because it’s not meant to mean a classic move, especially not a move a wrestler pulls out in every match. “Vintage” Undertaker is one thing, but “Vintage” for a five-knuckle shuffle or RKO? It just makes no sense.
By that logic, we would be hearing “Vintage” Sheamus on our T.V.’s soon. It makes you cringe every time you hear it being used in the wrong context.