Former WWE Announcer Claims They Were ‘Shut Out’ on Commentary Table

Jonathan Coachman had a great run with WWE from 1999 to 2008, when he decided not to re-sign with the company so he could go to ESPN. Years later, he did return to WWE, but his time wasn’t as fruitful that time around.

After a few cameos on WWE television, Jonathan Coachman re-signed with WWE on January 29, 2018, joining the Raw commentary team alongside Michael Cole and Corey Graves, replacing Booker T. He left the Raw commentary team on September 10 and was replaced by Renee Young, becoming the new pre-show panel host for pay-per-views.

While speaking to The Angle Podcast, Coach admitted that he was pushed off of commentary. He said that certain people didn’t want him there, although he didn’t name-drop them during the interview.

“Certain people didn’t want me there. When you have a three person announce booth it’s like a three-man weave in basketball, if you don’t work together it can come off as awful and when I was there it was I’m in business for myself, that’s what it was, they didn’t want to work with me, so I basically got shut out.”

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Coachman also served as the pregame host for the 2020 XFL. He left WWE and the XFL in 2021, stating he expected reimbursement for his travel expenses but never received it due to the XFL’s bankruptcy. He did not name Vince McMahon and Kevin Dunn during that portion, but he did admit that he is open to a return now that they’re gone.

Coach made it clear that he wouldn’t return to WWE if Vince and Dunn were still in control. Now that the two have no power in the company, we may see him make a comeback once again if things work out.

Do you miss having Jonathan Coachman on WWE television? Would you be bitter about the situation if you were him? Let us know what you think in the comments section!