"Absolutely ridiculous"- Michael Cole gets called out by former WWE writer for his commentary during big match at WrestleMania (Exclusive)

By Manik Aftab

Modified Apr 20, 2025 08:54 GMT

Michael Cole was on commentary at WrestleMania 41 Saturday (Images via WWE.com).

A former WWE writer has called out Michael Cole for his commentary during a major WrestleMania match. The bout in question featured El Grande Americano and SmackDown's newest signing Rey Fenix.

Americano collided with Fenix in a back-and-forth match at WWE WrestleMania 41 on Saturday. During the match, Fenix's ankle made contact with the metal plate inside Americano's mask, allowing the latter to take advantage of the situation.

While reviewing the match on his post-WrestleMania podcast for Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Vince Russo called out Michael Cole for his call during the particular spot from the match.

"Bro, when Michael Cole's trying to say that the plate in the head effed up Rey Fenix's ankle. Bro, think about how the guy's got a plate in his head. Think about how hard he would have to hit you in the ankle to injure. That was absolutely ridiculous, bro, absolutely ridiculous."

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He continued:

"The one thing I did say about this I thought it was a great entrance for El Grande Americano, probably the best entrance of the night, which was really, really, really cool. But again, man, you you knew this was going to be a spot fest. But that one thing where he hurt his ankle with the metal plate. Come on, guys." [From 39:46 onwards]

Rey Fenix subbed for an injured Rey Mysterio aganinst El Grande Americano. Fans will have to wait what Triple H has in store for the masked luchadore following his WWE WrestleMania debut.

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Manik Aftab writes Exclusive articles for Sportskeeda Wrestling’s WWE division. A BA (Hons) in English Literature helped him improve his writing skills before starting his career as a pro wrestling writer.

Before joining Sportskeeda, Aftab worked for Ringside News and The Sportster, where his wrestling articles and feature pieces consistently ranked on the first page of Google SERPs.

He prioritizes accuracy, relevance, and ethics in his reporting by conducting thorough research, verifying sources, and adhering to professional journalistic standards.

While Aftab’s favorite wrestler in AEW is Hangman Adam Page, he doesn’t have a favorite in WWE yet. However, he considers Stone Cold Steve Austin to be the greatest professional wrestler of all time. His earliest memory of watching pro wrestling was when The Rock faced The New Age Outlaws in a handicap match, but it was the John Cena vs. Edge match from Unforgiven 2006 that got him hooked. If given the chance to manage a star from the Attitude Era, he would choose The British Bulldog, as he believes Davey Boy Smith was a terrific worker and could've benefitted from having a mouthpiece for his lack of mic skills.

When not watching pro wrestling, Aftab enjoys reading science fiction and watching anime.

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Edited by Arsh Das