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Are JR and the King just as important to the Attitude Era as The Rock and Stone Cold? Discuss
No. Fans don't watch for the annoucers.Are JR and the King just as important to the Attitude Era as The Rock and Stone Cold? Discuss
Vince would be the only one as important as the Rock or Austin
Didn't Michael Cole start taking over for JR during the Attitude Era while JR worked more backstage
IIRC, Cole and JR worked side by side for a bit (something like JR/Cole for the first hour of Raw, then King replaced Cole for the 2nd hour). The only real "taking over" was Cole covering PbP when JR went through his Bell's Palsy in late '98 to early '99 and then when JR returned and instead of going back to the desk, spent a few weeks as a heel manager for Dr. Death Steve Williams.
A few months later, Cole would get the Smackdown PbP job while JR stayed on Raw.
For all the hate Cole gets now, his call of Foley's title win was perfect
What's odd is the one thing I always remember about that call was that on Foley's "Greatest Hits" DVD from like 20 years ago, he praises Cole but laments that it wasn't JR making the call.
IIRC, for WM15, Austin demanded that JR call the main event, so he replaced Cole and temporarily paused his heel gimmick to make the call.
I always found him creepy as hell. Cringe and vulgar only works for some. For most, like Lawler, it leaves you wanting a hot shower.I said this is another thread a few days ago but Lawler sucked as a commentator in the attitude era.
He was good pre-Attitude at commentary before his gimmick became being a perverted old man.I always found him creepy as hell. Cringe and vulgar only works for some. For most, like Lawler, it leaves you wanting a hot shower.
I said this is another thread a few days ago but Lawler sucked as a commentator in the attitude era.