Michael Cole on His Excitement for Punk/Jericho at Payback, His Weight Loss Program, and More

WWE ringside commentator Michael Cole recently posted a new blog on LayfieldReport.com. In this post, Cole talks about a number of things, including his current weight loss challenge, hiking mountains with JBL, his excitement about the upcoming CM Punk and Chris Jericho show down at WWE Payback, and more. Here are some highlights from the blog:

On LayfieldReport.com: “First off I’d like to thank all of you for your continued support of Layfieldreport.com. The site is really growing and slowly moving toward the vision John and I have. We couldn’t do it without all of you and your support of our App and Newsletter. The same goes for our radio show. It has taken off since it’s debut in January and it has become one of the most downloaded shows on webtalkradio.net! We invite all of you in the Chicago area to join us for a “live” recording of our show at the 50/fifty restaurant and bar at 2047 west division st in Chicago this saturday night at 7pm. It’s the night before the “Payback” Pay per view event. We will be giving away a couple of pairs of tickets to the show.”

On the weight loss challenge that he and JBL are participating in: “Our weight loss challenge has three weeks remaining! I have one pound to lose and John has nine to shed. I have dropped 19 pounds to 205. But I don’t plan on stopping. I need to be in peak shape for our climb in 9 weeks of Middle Palisades Mountain in California. Where as John has climbed top peaks before, Frenchy (our audio guy for our radio show and WWE events) and I have never traversed a 14’er! (14,050 feet to be exact). I hope to lose another 20 pounds before the climb, but success will all be determined on how we handle the altitude and how our body responds to the thin air (it’s hard to train for altitude at sea level in McAllen). If we conquer this peak, more are definitely in our future (or my wife will be upset if all the gear I just bought joins all my other stuff in my “hobby” or “phase” room).”

On WWE Payback and what he’s most excited for: “I am getting excited for our brand new Pay per View known as “Payback” in the great wresting town of Chicago on Sunday Night June 16th. The All State Arena is one of the best venues we play. The WWE Championship match of John Cena versus Ryback in a 3 stages of Hell match will be intriguing, especially the way Ryback is coming around as a performer. My personal favorite however will be Chris Jericho versus CM Punk and I expect it to be the match of the night. Two of the all-time greats with such an awesome story to tell. Punk returning to the ring in his hometown for his first match since the incredible bout with the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. Jericho with a score to settle with Punk after last year’s great rivalry. This is going to be so great and I have the absolute honor and privilege to sit at ringside and call all the action. It is the opportunity to call bouts like these that we bust our rear ends all year!”

You can read the rest of Cole’s new blog post here.

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