5 Times Foul-Mouthed Announcers Dropped The F-Bomb

2. Michael Cole

Working on a show with Tazz during their SmackDown commentary heyday, Michael Cole led a radio broadcast with his announce partner on Howard Stern's '101 Network' in 2006 to see if the duo could ultimately be deployed there as well as on the blue brand every Friday night.

Steering conversation and taking calls, Cole unleashed what had to have been years of pent-up frustration with the fanbase when a caller complained about his continued presence as a WWE announcer. Tearing into the caller, Cole unleashed a string of expletives - safe for the Stern show but not at all in keeping with his then-mild mannered announcer demeanour.

Repeatedly calling the unsuspecting listener a "f*ckhead", he turned his bile back on him, noting that "You can put me on mute, You can turn the !*$% channel for all I care. All I know is I've been doing that show for 337 episodes so I must be doing something right. And what are you doing? What the f*ck are you doing? What the f*ck are you doing? I'm hosting a !*$% national television show and now I'm on a !*$% radio station on the invite of Howard Stern so obviously you didn't hit the f*cking mute button tonight a*shole."

Oh my.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett