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Top female wrestler reignites old beef to take a jab at Michael Cole's flawed commentary

Top female wrestler reignites old beef to take a jab at Michael Cole's flawed commentary

Time of India4 days ago
Michael Cole finds himself in the deep water: Image via Getty
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botching the most iconic names in the history of the company from time to time is never foreign. Fans should, by now, adjust their ears to it, but unfortunately, the superstars didn't.
They are still very finicky about it. Say for the blue brand star Candice LeRae, who stands amongst a few who aren't that satisfied with how the All Women's Night, the second edition of WWE Evolution, went off air past Sunday.
The State Farm Arena was all jacked up, cheering for the crazy matches back to back, but out of nowhere,
Michael Cole
, the veteran commentator, pulled the rug, misnaming the 39-year-old Canadian star who took part in the Women's Battle Royal.
No, LeRae didn't move past it without making sure Cole feels the heat. A noteworthy inclusion, it dug out an old beef involving the lead announcer of the red brand and former Women's Champion, Bayley.
WWE superstar puts Michael Cole at gunpoint for a recurring mistake
During her appearance in the Evolution Battle Royal, WWE veteran commentator Cole accidentally referred to LeRae as former WWE Women's Champion Candice Michelle. The slip of tongue didn't limit to once. He botched it several times, most notably when NXT star Jaida Parker kicked her out of the battle.
It was more than a regular fiasco. Making the crowd confused between a comparative newbee to a retired Hall of Famer, and that too from the stage of a PLE, not only disregarded the respective names but also derogated the quality of the business to some extent.
LeRae, however, talked about her own through an all-inclusive post-Evolution IG update.
'How's life?'
, the not-so-frontline female wrestler asked, but didn't wait for an answer. She continued, '
Well….
Michael Cole keeps screwing up my name (@itsmebayley was right about him apparently), the NXT girls are super disrespectful bullies, and then I came home to my beautiful son…. Who kicked me in the nose and busted me open? Doing great. But hey! I have new merch sooooo…. If anyone is interested in cheering me up…. There's that.''
That one-liner jab seems to be enough for the internet to revisit the infamous inside jokes of WWE involving the Raw commentator and Bayley.
What did go wrong between Michael Cole and Bayley?
The equation between Bayley and Cole is more like an intense love-hate drama than an absolute rivalry. It's rather funny than ghastly. The members of the Four Horsewomen and the Voice of WWE have been coming for each other's necks for years. The latest one marked a Raw aw night at Cole's hometown, San Jose, California, where Bayley led a humiliating
''Michael Cole is an idiot chant''
It all dates back to the pandemic era of 2020, where the stadiums used to be empty and there were plenty of chances for the performers to closely observe their commentators and vice versa.
The SmackDown star started to trash-talk Cole during most of her matches and received engaging fan reaction. So, she kept it alive to date, calling Cole out even on the most random occasions to make it more fun.
But don't get it wrong. The duo gelled quite well off-screen. Bayley, in fact, handed the veteran commentator a flower, saying, he's the greatest at what he does. So, there's no real-life bad blood. But regardless, Cole's inclination to commit hilarious botches looks like a serious issue if not treated soon.
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