Cole welcomed Byron Saxton as the color commentator for Raw, replacing Booker T. On the January 15, 2018 episode of Raw, Cole was attacked by Braun Strowman due to Strowman's anger at being fired by General Manager Kurt Angle and was subsequently replaced by Tom Phillips for the remainder of the broadcast. Return to SmackDown commentary (2019–present) Three days later after Raw, on September 26, 2019, WWE announced as a part of their "WWE Premiere Week" that a new commentary team would be on SmackDown. Cole returned to SmackDown as a full-time commentator for the first time in six years, appearing alongside former Raw commentators Corey Graves and Renee Young. He was joined on commentary with Pat McAfee on April 16, 2021, and the two were universally praised for their chemistry, with Cole stating working with McAfee was the highlight of every week for him. McAfee would take a break to work for ESPN's College Gameday, and Cole would be joined by Wade Barrett on commentary. Reality of Wrestling (2013) In December 2013, Cole served as a special guest announcer for fellow WWE employee Booker T's professional wrestling promotion Reality of Wrestling, along with Rich Brennan (formerly known as Anthony Pratt and Rich Bocchini). Legacy Arn Anderson has praised Cole stating, "I think he does a very good job. I think he is very professional. He can call a wrestling match very well". Legendary professional wrestling commentator, WWE Hall of Famer and former broadcast partner colleague Jim Ross has also praised Cole stating, "Michael works his ass off. He's a good family man, he's a company man, he works diligently to do his job. I respect him for all those things. I've always liked him, he's a good dude, and folks won't understand that. They only judge him for his television persona, rightly or wrongly. It's kind of frustrating". Other media Cole has appeared as a commentator in numerous WWE video games, providing his voice. He has also appeared as a non-playable character in several and is a playable character in WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, WWF No Mercy as an unlockable character and WWE '12 as a downloadable character. Cole appeared on the September 12, 2012 episode of Fox & Friends to address fellow WWE commentator Jerry Lawler's heart attack that occurred during the September 10 live broadcast of Raw. Personal life Coulthard has been married to Yolanda