Jonathan Coachman (@thecoachrules) is a broadcaster and commentator known for his time in WWE and also ESPN's SportsCenter, the PGA Tour and CBS Sports. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Aliso Viejo, CA to talk about his stints in WWE as a backstage interviewer, commentator and on-air personality, turning heel, his hilarious promos with The Rock, being trained to wrestle by Chris Benoit, working with John Cena, why he is so impressed by MJF, his current job hosting "The Early Edge" podcast on CBS Sports, his advice for aspiring broadcasters, why he would never work for WWE again and much more! ZBIOTICS: Get 15% off with the code CVV and have a better morning after you drink at http://zbiotics.com/cvv 00:00 Intro 00:32 His son being a professional golfer 02:19 Wrestling fans not getting golf 03:53 Taking care of himself and staying positive 06:17 His first day meeting The Rock 07:58 The end of his wrestling career 10:39 How wrestling has changed over the years 12:41 Making his WWE Debut 14:14 Difference between Jonathan Coachman and The Coach 20:23 Being associated with sports betting 22:08 Why he won’t go back to WWE 27:04 Being an action figure and video game 28:04 His entrance music by the Yin Yang twins 28:54 Does he watch any wrestling now? 30:45 The biggest misconceptions wrestling fans have 32:31 The Rock returning on RAW in 2004 35:40 Social Media taking priority 37:18 WWE having to adapt to being a public company 38:28 Being impressed with MJF 42:11 Having more competition in wrestling 43:03 Impressing Vince McMahon 45:54 Being trained by Chris Benoit 48:40 John Cena drinking story 53:00 Not being afraid to make fun of himself 55:28 What was it like working with the The Rock 57:38 Storytelling while broadcasting 59:49 Practicing to get better at content creation 1:03:42 What he enjoys about his work 1:05:06 Vince McMahon yelling on WWE commentary #wwe #espn #jonathancoachman #wrestling 1:07:54 Having to add emphasis at commentary 1:09:00 Best advice he gives broadcasters 1:10:55 Getting In trouble with Vince 1:13:55 Will Vince ever retire? 1:16:08 Does Vince do anything normal? 1:19:17 Giving it 100% at whatever you do 1:24:35 3 Things Jonathan Coachman is thankful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Subscribe to my podcast: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet