Jonathan Coachman Speaks Out Against New WWE Lawsuit, Defends Vince McMahon and Says He “Hates” What Former WWE Stars Are Doing

July 21, 2016

Former WWE star and ESPN anchor Jonathan Coachman recently appeared on ESPN’s “First Take”, and you can watch Coachman’s appearance in full in the video player below. During the appearance, Coachman addressed the recent lawsuit filed against WWE by over 50 former WWE wrestlers alleging WWE failed to care for wrestlers’ repetitive head injuries “in any medically competent or meaningful manner.

Below is a quote from Coachman on the subject of the lawsuit:

“This is a very, very close topic for me. 2003 was the first time I got in the ring to train to be an in ring participant. The very first day I was in there I suffered a concussion. There’s a very good chance, I didn’t get them all evaluated, but probably between 10 and 20 concussions during my time from 2003 to 2008. The one thing I’ve always said about Vince McMahon is this – he is more loyal than any person, boss or human being I’ve met in my life, and it’s not just because he signed my paychecks for nearly a decade. I don’t like it, in fact I hate it, when a certain group of people, and this was always the case when stars would leave to go somewhere else or they’d get fired because of something stupid they did, then they would blame Vince for whatever issues they had.”

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.