Jonathan Coachman On Why He Would Never Return To WWE

Former WWE announcer and backstage interviewer Jonathan Coachman talks why he left WWE in wake of his experience with the XFL.

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[AxEWorlD]

My mouth dropped when he said he had his check bounced and that they ghosted him. This man wore a thong on national TV, took bumps as an untrained non wrestler, traveled all across the world for them and they screwed him. That’s freakin WILD!

[wastelander]

That's brutal. The level of disrespect is crazy. Vince supposedly values loyalty over anything else, but then he turns his back on a guy that worked for his company for 20 years.

[Deeplycloseted]

I once worked at a place for about 7 years. I knew everyone, and everyone knew me. I wasn’t the boss, but was part of leadership. Had almost everyone to my house for annual parties. I was well liked/respected. I had a serious health scare, and had to take time off to address it. When I returned 4 weeks later, the attitude towards me, was that I now owed everyone for covering me. Like I was off traveling the world or something. When my disease flared up again 3 months later, they asked me to resign. I was so offended I signed the paper in anger and left. NOT ONE person reached out to me to see if I was okay, or if I was even alive, until about 3 years later via an email. It was several paragraphs of some things that needed my signature, followed by a last line about “hoping I was doing better”. I told them to FK OFF, and take me to court if they want my signature on anything.

Your coworkers are not your friends or your family, no matter what they say. Good people are rare. Seek them out.

[PETEYWEEDY]

"Sometimes the things you love don't always love you back"
- Dolph Ziggler

[billtyrrell]

It’s a shame that Mr. Coachman got treated that way. He was such a great on screen persona.

[OneOfDaKine]

Some people aren’t loyal to you, they are loyal to their need in you. Once their need changes so does their loyalty

[jaweiss]

My mom worked for a nursing home for 30 years. A model employee went multiple years with perfect attendance, did the job of 3 people, skipped lunches and breaks to get work done, truly cared about the residents, and had ood relationships with her coworkers. She switched to a less physical job that paid better cause she physically couldn't do it anymore. They didn't even throw her a going away party. She had organized countless going away parties for others. They didn't do anything for her and nobody even stopped by to wish her luck or say goodbye. She never got any appreciation for what she did there. Hearing her cry while saying all of this broke my heart and taught me an important lesson: your employer doesn't give a crap about you, you're there to work and that's it.

[rafalladysz]

Massive respect to Jonathan for not naming names or lashing out, despite being entitled to after such a disgraceful incident. Way to be the bigger man.

[bethovenrazul]

I can’t believe they treated Jonathan like that. His loyalty to the company can’t be denied and yet they still treated him like he doesn’t matter. I can relate to him.

[JammCo]

This man was put through the wringer after being loyal and kind to the company for years. And still in this interview he’s still kind to the company; he’s expressing concern, bad business etc. in a way that’s still respectful. Class act.

[MdIslam-kprf]

This guy never gets old. He looks the same as he was 20 years ago. Hats off to him.

[DreQueary]

Remember guys, companies do not give a damn about you. No matter how small or big they are. No matter how many years you put in. Your loyalty means nothing.

[augiedelgado]

After hearing this experience from Jon I don't blame him not wanting to go back

[DukeDarkshadow]

It's disgusting how corporate will treat people. Coach is a legend in his own right. He wasn't even a wrestler, yet he was always one of the most entertaining parts of the show on a weekly basis.

[rayflanagan]

Learned a LONG TIME AGO that I could die on a Monday, be replaced by Wednesday and completely forgotten by Friday. Don’t get me wrong. I work hard at my job, but I also know I’m not that important in the grand scheme of things.

[King_RamZ]

I absolutely lived for The Rock and Coach segments as a kid. It was the most entertaining form of comedy in the world. Coach is a legend in his own right who needs to be respected. I didn't like the character he played (which we weren't supposed to) but I appreciated the man who went through the efforts to put that character on.

[Nothereman]

This is exactly why you should NEVER show unbridled loyalty to any employer. No matter what you think, the employer is only loyal to the business, not the people who help them run it. 99.9% of the time, an employee or contractor is nothing more than an expendable asset.

[BajaChalupas]

Coach came into my bar in Nashville sometime in the mid 2000s. I recognized him instantly and got him a round. Chatted very briefly, I didn’t want to impose on his time. He was a class act. Nothing but love for the Coach.

[JayBlastGaming]

Coachman was an important piece in the wrestling business of the WWE. Coachman definitely has bigger blessings on the way!

[riveroutlaw]

Coach entertained me so much growing up. Hearing this is crazy. He deserved more.