4 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE SmackDown (Dec 13)

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4. Michael Cole Crapping On The Latest Wild Card

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Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Cole going deep.

At one point on SmackDown, Cole said it was ridiculous that Sami Zayn was able to show up on Raw and justify it by saying he had secured a fresh manager's license. That prompted Corey Graves to put on his heel hat and defend Sami as a powerful motivator who deserves to do as he pleases. Cole wasn't buying that, and he shouldn't have.

He went on another rant about Zayn "manipulating the system", and put him over as someone who has been able to weasel his way out of accepted practice for years. That was a highlight of the show. It was also a rare foray into territory beyond spouting WWE's party line for MC.

When he's not asked to shill insurance brands or speak as WWE's puppet, he's a damn good announcer who has fire, conviction and something meaningful to say. If he did this more often, he'd get a lot less flak from fans.

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