THE WWE have made big changes to their SmackDown live and RAW commentary teams.
On Saturday, the WWE announced that Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Kevin Patrick will commentate SmackDown.
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The WWE also announced that Cole and Stu Bennett will be part of the RAW commentary team.
Patrick and Graves were previously commentators for RAW.
And Cole and Wade Barrett were formerly the commentators for SmackDown.
The new commentator teams have gone into effect this week, with RAW on Monday and SmackDown on August 11.
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Both are the first episodes of their respective programs after SummerSlam.
According to Variety's Joe Otterson, the WWE believes Cole working with Cole will "benefit his growth."
"According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, WWE remains high on Patrick and thinks that pairing him with Cole will only benefit his growth as a broadcaster," Otterson wrote.
"Cole has been with WWE for more than 25 years.
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"Per WWE, he has only missed two shows in that time."
Cole has returned to RAW and will pull double duty with his continuation on SmackDown.
The icon first worked on RAW from 1997 to 1998 and worked with Jim Ross on several occasions over the years.
Patrick took over for RAW in 2022 alongside Graves.
Now both will pair with Cole, while the Smackdown team of Cole and Barrett is heading for RAW.
