{"id":126478,"date":"2021-09-09T15:14:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T20:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=126478"},"modified":"2021-09-09T15:14:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T20:14:42","slug":"wwe-pitched-adam-cole-to-be-keith-lees-manager-per-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/09\/wwe-pitched-adam-cole-to-be-keith-lees-manager-per-report\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE pitched Adam Cole to be Keith Lee&#8217;s manager, per report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1604735393\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE&#8217;s pitch to Adam Cole in an attempt to keep him with the company involved him being a manager.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/wrestling-observer-radio\/wor-hhh-aew-tv-report-ratings-danielson-and-cole-more-352896\">Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio<\/a> reported today that WWE pitched a heel manager gimmick for Adam Cole, slated to be the mouth behind Keith Lee.<\/p>\n<p>They indicated it would have been similar to the Lio Rush-Bobby Lashley dynamic from several years ago, notorious for Rush&#8217;s constant yelling of &#8220;Lashley!&#8221; into a mic during his matches and Lashley&#8217;s muscle poses. They indicated it was likely Cole&#8217;s name would have changed to avoid confusion with announcer Michael Cole.<\/p>\n<p>They also reported that either Vince McMahon or Bruce Pritchard pitched the idea and that it did not come from creative.<\/p>\n<p>Cole debuted Sunday for AEW at\u00a0<em>All Out<\/em> after the main event, siding with The Elite just before Bryan Danielson also made his AEW debut.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/09\/09\/wwe-universal-championship-match-set-for-extreme-rules\/\">WWE Universal Championship match set for Extreme Rules<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-668617337\"><div id=\"pwtor-1520117640\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>WWE&#8217;s pitch to Adam Cole in an attempt to keep him with the company involved him being a manager. 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