When Will Michael Cole Retire From WWE?, Jacy Jayne News

Former WWE NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne has discussed how wrestlers with different athletic and wrestling backgrounds can learn from one another, explaining how their unique experiences contribute to the development of new moves and techniques.

Jayne leads Fatal Influence alongside Fallon Henley and Lainey Reid. During their time in WWE NXT, the group has crossed paths with several talented competitors, including Sol Ruca, Lola Vice, Tiffany Stratton, and Roxanne Perez.

Despite the rivalries between them, Jayne believes that wrestlers can benefit from working with people who bring different skill sets to the ring.

Speaking with Uncrowned ahead of WWE Money in the Bank 2026, Jayne praised Ruca and Vice for their athletic backgrounds in gymnastics and mixed martial arts, respectively, noting how quickly they can learn new techniques. She said,

“I feel like athletes [such as Sol Ruca and Lola Vice] have a way about them, about picking things up way faster. Like, you show them something once and then they’re doing it perfectly. It’s kind of crazy.”

“They’re able to see things and be like, ‘Oh, well, I can turn this into this,’ and they’re coming up with these crazy moves that probably an indie wrestler like me would have never even thought of, because we’ve never seen it done before.”

“I feel like indie wrestlers mimic what they’ve seen, whereas an athlete, they don’t have that experience, they haven’t seen that before, so they’re able to come up with new things. So whether it’s taking them under our wing and teaching them what we know, or they’re teaching us things that we don’t know, we just all work together. We’re all, in a way, a team.”

Michael Cole has revealed his target retirement age, explaining that he wants to step away from broadcasting while he is still performing at a high level.

Cole has been with WWE since 1997 and has become the company’s longest-tenured full-time announcer. Now approaching his 60th birthday, the veteran commentator has a timeline in mind for how much longer he wants to remain behind the microphone.

During a recent interview with OutKick, Cole discussed his current WWE contract, revealing that he signed a multi-year deal last year that will keep him with the company for the foreseeable future. He said,

“So, I signed a multi-year contract a year ago, so I’m here for a little bit longer.”

“I know some people will be happy about that; a lot of other people are going to be like, ‘Oh my god, more years of Cole.’ Listen, I’m 59, going to be 60 this week, actually. I want to get to retirement age; I’d like to get to 65 if I can.”

“One of the things that I’ve been very adamant about — and I’ve talked to Paul Levesque about this. I’ve talked to uh my producers, my boss Lee Fitting. And I’ve made sure I want them to know that if they believe that I that I’m slipping at all, I want to know. Because I want to get out at the top of my game.”

“I don’t want to hang on and do this till I’m 75 or 80 years old. There’s a lot of broadcasters out there that do that, not just in wrestling but in sports in general. And they’ve become shells of their self.”

“And I don’t want that, I want to go out and people saying, ‘Hey, he was a damn good commentator.’ I don’t want people to be remembering me for not being able to get through a show and really wearing out my welcome.”

“So, I’ve got a few more years left in this. I still enjoy it, I love it. I’m looking forward to this weekend. There’s so many different things I’ll be involved in; I’ll be hosting the countdown show on Saturday. Obviously, I’ll be at ringside calling all the action. When that red light goes on, it is still fun. And when it’s not fun anymore, then it’ll be time to hang things up.”

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