The relationship between Pat McAfee and Michael Cole is strong. The former punter often credits Cole with making his WWE dreams come true and their friendship is very real.
It is no surprise to anyone that watched the duo on Smackdown that Cole would be a part of McAfee’s birthday celebration.
During his appearance on Tuesday’s edition of The Pat McAfee Show, Michael Cole discussed previous comments that he did not want to hang on in the WWE into his 70s and 80s.
Michael Cole has been on the road for the majority of the last 26 years with the WWE. McAfee said it is hard to ever picture Cole choosing not to work that way.
“I’ve been married 30 years. If I want it to last longer than that, I’ve gotta slow down at some point,” the WWE’s VP of Announcing answered, “but it won’t be any time soon. I’ve still got a lot of work to do at this company.”
Pat McAfee has not been a regular part of Smackdown since joining ESPN’s College GameDay last fall. He hopes that will change at some point before Cole is ready to call it quits.
“You’re awesome at what you do,” McAfee said. “You’ve been a great person for me, man and you need to know that. Honestly, and not just for me, but for a lot of people. We need to work together again before you retire. But you’ve got ten years, fifteen years. Dude, you’ve got so much left.”
Michael Cole countered that with a proposition that likely excited a lot of wrestling fans.
“I’ll make a promise to you. I won’t get out of this full-time until you and I can have at least a little bit of a run left. Now, if you’re gonna push that off until I’m 75, we’re gonna have to re-talk.”
