Wrestlemania 27: Expert Predictions For Michael Cole And Jerry Lawler Match

What Does One Wrestling Expert Think Will Happen When Michael Cole And Jerry Lawler Meet At Wrestlemania 27?

One of the more interesting feuds of Wrestlemania 27 is between two announcers, Michael Cole and Jerry "The King" Lawler. Despite how ridiculous the idea of these two having a match on the biggest wrestling show of the year might sound, they have actually had a pretty strong build.

In fact, you could make a case that if it weren't for last week's pretty lukewarm angle, this match would have had the best build of any match on the show.

Cole has been verbally attacking Lawler for months, he cost him the WWE championship in a surprisingly great ladder match with Miz and has been transformed into one of the top heels in the company.

Lawler is a legend in wrestling. He has worked for over 40 years, but this will be his first ever Wrestlemania match. He has turned in some strong performances, both in the ring and on the mic, in the last three months with Cole and in two different matches with Miz.

So what should we expect from this match?

Don't anticipate the best wrestling match on the show, but so long as Lawler gives Cole a piledriver and drinks a beer with special referee Stone Cold Steve Austin, I think everyone will be happy.

Here's what Dave Meltzer from Wrestlingobserver.com expects:

"Nobody expects a classic match out of the battle of television announcers. It’s been one of the best put together angles the company has done and seems to have peaked at the right time. What’s probably more important long-term is what they do with Cole, and with Lawler, after WrestleMania. The basic feeling is Cole has been a fantastic heel, but it’s been at the expense of getting the talent, particularly new faces, over. The gimmick of Cole announcing from the “Cole Mine” while Lawler is sitting there will be past its peak unless they come up with something creative out of this. Jack Swagger at ringside likely ends up being stunned in the final scene by referee Steve Austin when he tries to interfere."

I don't think there's anything wrong with what they have done with Cole, so long as they don't keep it going. He is not a wrestler - up until three months ago, he wasn't even a performer - he is an announcer, and he should be returned to his announce post full-time after this.

I believe that they wanted to get Lawler, who has been with the company for nearly 20 years, into a match at Wrestlemania and this is what made the most sense. It's not a long-term, big money feud, but it's been entertaining. So long as they do the right ending, order can be restored to the announce table on Raw.

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