| Jonathan Coachman | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Jonathan Coachman (The) Coach |
| Billed height | 6 ft. 3 in. (191 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 235 lb. (107 kg)[2] |
| Born | August 12, 1972 [1] Kansas City, Missouri[3] |
| Billed from | Wichita, Kansas[4] |
| Debut | December 23, 1999 |
Jonathan William Coachman[2] (born August 12, 1972) also known as "The Coach" is an American professional wrestling personality, former college basketball player, football play-by-play announcer and color commentator. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action An announcer is a Voice actor who works in Television, Radio or Film, usually providing Narrations News updates Station A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play He is best known as an on-air personality with World Wrestling Entertainment where he most recently served as color commentator on Friday Night SmackDown!. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing
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Before embarking on an announcing career in pro wrestling, Coachman was a highly touted basketball prospect. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m After two state basketball championships at McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas, Coachman moved across town to continue playing for McPherson College. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m McPherson is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States, in the central part of the state Chartered in 1887 by leaders of the Church of the Brethren, McPherson College, Kansas, has a 120-year history of providing traditional Liberal arts and [1] During his four years at McPherson, Coachman became the school's career scoring, rebounding, and assists leader. He was also named McPherson's Athlete of the Year twice and was named conference Player of the Year twice.
While at McPherson, Coachman's interests included participating in theatre, serving as the sports editor for the school newspaper, and doing play-by-play and color commentary for the local football and basketball radio broadcasts. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively A student newspaper is a Newspaper run by Students of a University, High school, Middle school, or other school Play-by-play, in Broadcasting, is a North American term and means the reporting of a Sporting event with a Voiceover describing the details of the action A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
Jonathan Coachman also starred in many instructional videos used for technical education classrooms of middle schools and high schools. One set of videos featured "Coach" instructing people on flight navigation and the basics of airplanes. Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft.
Coachman also worked for local Kansas City news station KMBC, where he was a correspondent for Larry King Live's coverage of Owen Hart's death in May 1999. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages KMBC-TV, channel 9 is a television station located in Kansas City Missouri. Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. Owen James Hart (May 7 1965 – May 23 1999 As those attempts were unsuccessful he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him May 1999 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month [1]
Coachman's father is a retired United Methodist minister. The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination and the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States. In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs
Coachman began his WWF career as an interviewer, commentator, and presenter. [4] His first appearance was on the December 23, 1999 edition of Smackdown!, where he interviewed The Rock. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) From 2000 to 2003 he would become regarded as one of the top backstage interviewers and was even featured in wrap up segments at pay-per-views, where he would conduct exclusive interviews with wrestlers shortly after their matches. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Coachman would also be involved in occasional segments with The Rock, that saw The Rock attempt to humiliate Coachman in any form possible, whether it was forcing him to sing, dance, or smile for the camera. The Rock also accused Coachman of performing rather lewd activities with farm or wild animals. However, The Rock's ridicule worked in favor for both men, as their backstage confrontations and interviews became highly anticipated.
In 2001, Coachman was the sideline reporter for the XFL professional football league. The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001 He worked on the second-team broadcasts with Matt Vasgersian, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, and Dick Butkus. Matt Vasgersian (born 1968) is an American Sportscaster and Television host, known for his versatility and Humor. James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling Richard Marvin "Dick" Butkus (born 9 December 1942) is a former American football player widely regarded as the greatest Linebacker
The Coach made a heel turn against Shane McMahon on August 24, 2003 at SummerSlam. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. Shane Brandon McMahon (born January 15 1970 Shane has served as Executive Vice President of WWE Global Media overseeing International Television Distribution Live Event bookings Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. SummerSlam (2003 was a Professional wrestling Pay-per-view (PPV event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE which took place on August 24 [5] After this he would have an on-screen role as the "lackey" to then General Manager of RAW, Eric Bischoff. Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27 1957) is an American Entrepreneur and former Professional wrestling booker, producer [6]
Coachman would continue to work as a heel and later teamed up with his fellow WWE Heat announcer Al Snow to kayfabe feud against the RAW announce team, Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross. WWE Heat (formerly known as WWE Sunday Night Heat and capitalized as WWE HEAT) was a Professional wrestling show for Allen Ray Sarven (born July 18 1963) is a professional wrestler and Actor better known by his Ring name of Al Snow In Professional wrestling, kayfabe (ˈkeɪfeɪb KAY-fayb) refers to the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" that is the portrayal of professional Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J This feud would even see the pair win the right to announce the main show from the Ross and Lawler at one point. [7] Later, Coachman would achieve a singles victory on pay-per-view at Backlash 2004, defeating Tajiri (albeit with the assistance of Garrison Cade). Backlash (2004 was the sixth annual Backlash Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE is a Japanese Professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the United States with Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Lance K McNaught (born March 2 1981 Cade and Danielson worked as a tag team for a while before they went their separate ways Cade stayed in FMW and faced off against ECW wrestler [8]
Coachman would go on to host the 2004 and 2005 RAW Diva Searches which were won by Christy Hemme and Ashley Massaro, respectively. The WWE Diva Search is a former talent competition held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Christina Lee " Christy " Hemme (born October 28 1980 but she grew up in Temecula California. Ashley Marie Massaro She was a contestant on the fifteenth season of Survivor in the People's Republic of China, but was the second contestant Later, Coach would gain his own column in the now defunct RAW Magazine ("Coach's Corner") and his own webcast on WWE. com ("CoachCast"). Throughout his success in the company, Coachman's character would remain mainly disliked by superstars and fans alike.
Coachman was officially added as the third member to the RAW broadcast team and signed a multi-year contract with WWE in 2005.
During October 2005, Coach was involved in an angle involving the McMahon Family publicly firing Jim Ross due to the actions of Ross' friend, Steve Austin. PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. James William "Jim" Ross (born January 3 1952 in Fort Bragg California He is known affectionately as "good ol'" J Steven Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18 1964 This defiance was often shown by Austin flipping McMahon off and incapacitating him with the The firing of Ross gave Coach the position of lead announcer on RAW. [9] The storyline would culminate in a match at Taboo Tuesday where Austin would face Coach in a match with both Austin's and Jim Ross' jobs on the line. Taboo Tuesday (2005 was the second annual Taboo Tuesday Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment
Though the match was originally scheduled to be Austin versus the Coach, Austin refused to participate because of issues he had with the storyline (the original story is said to have called for Austin to lose following a run-in by the returning Mark Henry). Mark Henry (born June 12 1971 Career World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment WWF debut (1996 Henry was billed as the " World's World Heavyweight Champion Batista was renamed the opponent to play up the SmackDown! vs. The World Heavyweight Championship is a Professional wrestling world championship in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional WWE Friday Night SmackDown is a Professional wrestling Television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE that is currently airing RAW storylines. On the October 31, 2005 edition of RAW, Batista came out and accepted the match only to be attacked by Coach's backup, the returning Goldust and Vader. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dustin Patrick Runnels (born April 11 1969 is an American professional wrestler. [10] At Taboo Tuesday, Batista faced off against Coach in a Street Fight. Vader and Goldust tried to interfere in the match, but Batista ended up getting the win. [11] However, no mention of the Jim Ross stipulation was ever mentioned after the match.
WWE officials soon became dissatisfied with Coach's performance as RAW's lead announcer, either because of his perceived lack of skill at doing wrestling play-by-play or because play-by-play announcers in wrestling have historically had babyface sympathies. In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains Former ECW announcer Joey Styles replaced Coach in a move that became permanent despite Coach's on-air protestations that Styles' presence was temporary. Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW) was a Professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1992 by Joseph Carmine Bonsignore On the May 1, 2006 edition of RAW, Styles announced that he was quitting by delivering a worked shoot promo in which Coach retained a prominent role on the RAW announcing team as the heel representative of a three-man booth with Styles, the play-by-play man, and Jerry "The King" Lawler, the babyface color commentator. Jerry Lawler (born November 29 1949 is an American Musician, Film Actor, Politician, professional wrestler and wrestling A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the Broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the Play-by-play Coachman did often seem to have the opposite view of the other two announcers.
On the January 23, 2006 edition of RAW Coach defeated Lawler to win the last RAW spot in the Royal Rumble Match via interference from the debuting Spirit Squad. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Royal Rumble (2006 was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment The Spirit Squad was a five member stable who wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment on the Raw brand, as well as in developmental territory [12] Coachman would enter 7th during the match only to be eliminated by The Big Show. Paul Randall Wight (born February 8 1972 in Aiken South Carolina) better known by his Ring name, (The Big Show, is an American [13]
During the April 24, 2006 edition of RAW, after Coachman hosted a Divas bikini contest, Viscera would come down to the ring and perform the Viscagra on Coachman. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Nelson Frazier Jr Throughout his career he has held championships in a number of promotions, including the top titles of the United States Wrestling [14] Coachman disappeared after this, not appearing on WWE television for several weeks. WWE converted this into an angle. WWE. com reported that nobody, not even friends or family, knew of Coachman's whereabouts. On the May 5, 2006 edition of HEAT, broadcast partner Todd Grisham claimed that Coachman had quit, saying, "We've got announcers quitting left and right. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Todd Grisham (born January 9 1976) is an American presenter/announcer working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE on its ECW It was Coach two weeks ago, Joey Styles this past week. "
On the May 29, 2006 edition of RAW, it was revealed that Mr. McMahon had hired Jonathan Coachman under the new position of McMahon's Executive Assistant; to aid McMahon in the daily runnings on the RAW brand, and actually acted as the General Manager when the McMahons are absent. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr This is a list of authority figures, people who hold on-screen power in selective Professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America [15] While Executive Assistant, Coachman, along with the McMahons, would feud with the reformed D-Generation X, and also have issues with John Cena. D-Generation X (also known and spelled as Degeneration X, DX and D-X) is an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team (formerly John Felix Anthony Cena (born April 23 1977 In his WWE career Cena has been a three time WWE Champion, He has also made appearances on television shows
On June 18, 2007, Coachman was officially named Interim General Manager of RAW by the McMahon Family following the kayfabe death of Vince McMahon in a limo explosion. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [16]
On the August 6, 2007 edition of RAW, William Regal became the new General Manager on the RAW brand after winning an over the top rope battle royal featuring other participants from the RAW roster. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Darren Kenneth Matthews In WWF/E he is a former Intercontinental Champion, 4 time European Champion, a 5 time Hardcore Champion This is a list of authority figures, people who hold on-screen power in selective Professional wrestling promotions or brands within North America This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is The World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E Brand Extension was a process first used in 2002 by said Professional wrestling promotion as a means In Professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type As a result, Coachman was removed from his position as Interim General Manager and became Regal's new assistant. [4] However, following a vicious kayfabe assault by John Cena on Regal during the September 3 edition of RAW, Regal had to be temporarily relieved of his duties as General Manager at which point Coachman was once again named interim General Manager of RAW until Regal was fit to resume his role. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius On the October 1 edition of RAW, Regal returned as General Manager which resulted in Coachman being once again demoted to his prior rank. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
In addition to his WWE assignments, Coachman calls various sports events on College Sports Television, a cable and satellite network owned by CBS. CBS College Sports Network (usually promoted with the "Network" portion excised from the branding is a multimedia network and the first dedicated exclusively to CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. [2]He also calls college basketball for CN8. The Comcast Network (also known as CN8) is a cable television station that is shown mostly in parts of Comcast Cable services in the Eastern part of He will also be a reporter and presenter for the MSG Network's sports and entertainment show MSG, NY. The Madison Square Garden Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the Mid-Atlantic and focused on New York MSG NY is a Television Newscast that airs on MSG Network. It airs nightly at about 10 or 1030 p [17]
On the December 3, 2007 edition of RAW, Coach was in a No DQ Handicap match with Carlito against Hornswoggle, who he had been having problems with. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hardcore wrestling is a form of Professional wrestling that eschews traditional concepts of match rules in favor of matches that take place in unusual environments using Carlos Edwin "Carly" Colón Jr Currently he is one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions with his brother Primo Colón on SmackDown However Hornswoggle had paid the APA to protect him during the match. The Acolytes Protection Agency ( APA) was a Professional wrestling Tag team that consisted of John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Coachman ended up being pinned by Hornswoggle after a Clothesline From Hell and a Tadpole Splash. Attacking maneuvers are offensive moves in Professional wrestling, used to set up an opponent for a submission hold or for a throw. Aerial techniques are spectacular maneuvers using the ring and its posts and ropes as aids used in Professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler
Coachman became Michael Cole's new SmackDown! broadcast partner on January 4, 2008. Michael Sean Coulthard Due to his war zone experience in 1995 he was also selected to cover the aftermath of the bombing of the Alfred P Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common He was replaced by Mick Foley at Backlash on April 27, 2008. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Backlash (2008 was the tenth annual Backlash Professional wrestling Pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
"Coach" is also the part-time play-by-play announcer for the WNBA's New York Liberty on the MSG Network, as is the studio host for New York Knicks games. The New York Liberty is a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA team based in New York City. The Madison Square Garden Network, now shortened to simply MSG, is a regional cable television and radio network serving the Mid-Atlantic and focused on New York He currently hosts the weekly MSG program MSG, NY.
On November 5, 2007, he appeared on an episode of Family Feud with Ric Flair, Batista, Mr. Kennedy, King Booker, Queen Sharmell, Layla, Candice Michelle, Maria, Michelle McCool. WWE Wreckless Intent is a compilation Album released by WWE on May 23, 2006. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Family Feud is a popular Television Game show that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type Richard Morgan Fliehr According to WWE and PWI Flair is an eight-time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion David Michael Bautista Jr (born January 18 1969 commonly known by his Ring name, simply Batista, is an Filipino / American professional Kenneth Anderson (born March 6 1976 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional wrestler and Actor, better known by his Ring Robert Booker Tio Huffman (born March 1 1965 better known by his wrestling persona Booker T, is an American professional wrestler. Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman (born November 2 1974) is an American professional wrestling valet currently working for Total Nonstop Action Layla El (born June 25 1978 is a British Dancer, model and Professional wrestler of North African heritage Before joining Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich (born September 30 1978 better known as Candice Michelle or just Candice, is an American model actress, and Maria Kanellis (born February 25 1982 is an American professional wrestler and model of Greek heritage currently signed to World Wrestling Michelle Leigh McCool is an American professional wrestler currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on the SmackDown brand [18]