Michael Cole reveals he's dealing with 65% hearing loss

[Chris]

Source: f4wonline.com

WWE's Michael Cole revealed today on The Pat McAfee Show that he is dealing with 65 percent hearing loss.

The revelation came after a commercial break on the program. Co-host AJ Hawk asked Cole's SmackDown broadcast partner what the two had discussed during the ad break. "Mike Cole's deaf, so he can't hear a f---ing thing we say," said McAfee.

Cole confirmed the fact. "I've said three words to him in the three commercial breaks," said Cole. "That is true, I'm actually, like, 65 percent hearing loss."

Cole went on to explain how he is able to continue doing his job as WWE's lead play-by-play announcer.

"They make these special in-ear pieces that go underneath my headsets on-air so I can actually hear," Cole said.

McAfee commended his broadcast partner for his dedication to WWE.

"I'm like, man, I appreciate your commitment to the entertainment, because that's 100 percent because of you having a headset on for 25 years," McAfee said.

Cole sat in for all three hours of the McAfee Show today. He discussed his role as lead WWE announcer, plus commented on the sports news of the day. A video replay of the show is available below. The section where Cole discusses his hearing loss begins at 1:48:36.

 

[Deezy]

Vince be yelling that loud?

 

[Chris]

"Mike Cole's deaf, so he can't hear a f---ing thing we say," said McAfee.

This quote knocked me out lmao

 

[Kiffy Lube]

To be fair havin' a job like that for that long would probably do that to ya. I was gonna make a Vince yellin' at him joke but Deezy beat me to that.

 

[Samoa Looch]

Yea... my first thought was "Vince yellin' that loud" too

 

[Y2Jayne]

I have been dealing with a slight hearing loss in one ear over the last five years and coincidentally, those have been my first years as a teacher. Noisy work environments are no joke.

 

[Cwalker]

Yeah the whole “Vince yelling at you for 20+ years” joke is right there but I won’t make it.

I wish him the best. As far as I know that’s irreversible but you always want to see people in the improve

 

[Chris]

Yeah the whole “Vince yelling at you for 20+ years” joke is right there but I won’t make it.

I wish him the best. As far as I know that’s irreversible but you always want to see people in the improve

It's irreversible but technology is getting a lot better at least, he even talks about a hearing aid of sorts he uses that works well