
After Raw last night, I exchanged a few tweets with Emilio Sparks, speaking on Michael Cole's role as a heel commentator, and my disdain for how he buries talent in that position. I always figured it made more sense for a guy like him, who knows how to talk and isn't afraid of taking a bump, to be more of a Bobby Heenan managerial role - that weasal who not only has the gift of gab and can speak for those who otherwise aren't great on the mic, but always has the right plan and a stable to back him up against a John Cena or whatever opposition are out there. For the time being, I don't see Michael Cole leaving either Raw or Smackdown to manage any superstar, but with the emergence of Abraham Washington as a player within the Raw show, we might have our guy. And he needs to make it.
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