With Stephanie McMahon,” Michael Cole detailed the chain of events that took him from CBS Radio to WWE. Cole has been with WWE for almost 30 years, and he said on the podcast that he only expected to be there 12 months. So when Todd was working here, he said, ‘Hey, I’m thinking of leaving, and I really would like to bring somebody in that I know.’ I know when I’m going to travel. I know, ‘Hey, I’ve got to go to New York on Friday, I’m going to be there till Monday, I’m going to be home Tuesday through Friday, so we can plan this.’