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He came to the World Wrestling Federation in [[1997]], where he became the host of the old ''[[WWF LiveWire|LiveWire]]'' show alongside [[Jim Cornette]]. He was also a backstage interviewer. From the end of 1997 to [[August 1999]], he was the host of ''[[WWE RAW|Monday Night RAW]]'' and when ''SmackDown!'' debuted, he was chosen to be the play-by-play announcer.
Unlike his ''RAW'' co-hosts, lead announcer [[Jim Ross]] and [[Jerry Lawler|Jerry "The King" Lawler]], Cole wrestled only one match (which he won against Heidenreich in 2005.) and is rarely involved in [[angle (professional wrestling)|storylines]] (however, he was involved in a [[running gag]], where his former partner Tazz made comments or asked questions about Cole's [[sexual orientation]]). In [[2001]], he was attacked by [["Stone Cold" Steve Austin]], leading his broadcast partner Tazz to defend him. In [[2004]], he held up a sign for [[battle rap]] between Cena and [[Kenzo Suzuki]], and ended up the subject of a cruel joke of Cena's. In [[2005]], he was [[kidnapping|kidnapped]] by the "crazy" wrestler [[Jon Heidenreich|Heidenreich]]. Cole had taken up the [[nickname]] "The Big Dog" as given by his commentary partner Tazz, but the name was immediately dropped after three weeks. Cole also claims to have a [[tattoo]] of a battleship on his chest, as said by Tazz.
Cole was in the ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' [[parody]] trailer in promotion of ''[[WrestleMania 21]]'' showing off his physique.
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