Jonathan Coachman on backlash of working for WWE

Hutchnews.com is featuring an interview with former WWE and now current ESPN personality Jonathan “The Coach” Coachman where he talks about the backlash of being associated with wrestling when he came to ESPN.

“It really held me back for a while. There were certain people (ESPN executives) that were fearful of some negative backlash that they hired a guy best known for wrestling. It was frustrating. I knew where I should be, at and I knew where I wasn’t. But I also knew the reason.”

Editor in Chief of Wrestleview.com since 2009, Wrestleview.com reporter and co-webmaster from 2001-2008, podcast host (Wrestling News Live from 2002-2009, Wrestleview Radio from 2009-2013, The Trey and Adam Show from 2014-present)

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