Jonathan Coachman has worked for WWE twice during his career, serving as an interviewer and commentator, as well as wrestling. His second WWE stint saw him join the Raw commentary team before it ended in 2018.
Coachman said on the Behind The Turnbuckle: The Last Word podcast that Women’s Champion Nia Jax advocated against him and urged Renee Paquette to replace him on the announced roster.
Coachman said, “She hates me, by the way, Rafael. Years ago when, and this shows how crazy it was at the time. When I left ESPN and I came back, I told Vince [McMahon] I’ve got four golf events that I already have on my schedule I didn’t want to miss. in my first 10 years in the WWE, I missed one Monday night, so now I come back 10 years later and tell Vince I’m missing four events in that calendar year. How do you think that went over? he said no problem, coach, we got you. Well, he had me until the second missed event, and he’s like, this is some bulls**t, and I was like, I told you. So they started filling in. And I remember they put Renee in my spot. Nobody liked the fact that they brought me back. They were, whatever the reason. I’m not gonna use the jealous word. It is what it is. But Nia Jax led the charge of Renee, Renee, Renee in Coach’s spot. She didn’t like me for whatever reason. I had no issues with Renee. I think Rene is terrific.”
Coachman has criticized Jax’s earlier performances, including her performance in the Survivor Series: WarGames match.
(h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription)
