Michael Cole to call both Raw and Smackdown with Tessitore out for college football

With Joe Tessitore out for the next couple of months due to college football duties, the Smackdown announce team going forward for the time being will be Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

Cole will be pulling double duty and will also be calling Monday Night Raw on Netflix and will be flanked by Wade Barrett, who until two weeks ago was doing commentary on Smackdown with Tessitore.

College football ends its season in mid-January 2026 so until then, Tessitore will be doing his work for ESPN.

Pat McAfee, who was with Cole on Raw until June of last year, is not expected to return to commentary full time due to his already packed schedule.