While speaking on the Behind The Turnbuckle: The Last Word podcast, Jonathan Coachman talked about his second run with WWE and some issues he faced. He claimed Nia Jax hated him and pushed for Renee Paquette to take over his spot on the Monday Night RAW commentary team.

When Coachman returned to WWE after working at ESPN, he told Vince McMahon he had four golf events he couldn’t miss. Vince initially agreed, but after Coachman missed his second event, Vince McMahon became frustrated. WWE brought in temporary replacements, including Renee, who eventually took over his role full-time.

Coachman mentioned that some people backstage weren’t happy about his return, and Nia Jax led the effort to have Renee Paquette replace him. He didn’t know why Jax disliked him but believed her actions were a big part of the decision.

>“She hates me, by the way—Nia Jax hates me. No, years ago, when—and this shows how crazy it was at the time—when I left ESPN and came back to WWE, I told Vince, ‘I’ve got four golf events already on my schedule that I don’t want to miss.’ In my first 10 years in WWE, I missed one Monday night. So, when I came back 10 years later and told Vince I’d miss four events in that calendar year, how do you think that went over?

>He said, ‘No problem, Coach. We got you.’ Well, he had me…until the second missed event. Then he’s like, ‘This is some b*******!’ And I was like, ‘But I told you.’ So they started filling in. I remember they put Renee in my spot.

>Nobody liked the fact that they brought me back. For whatever reason—I’m not going to use the jealous word—it is what it is. But Nia Jax led the charge. Renee, Renee, Renee in Coach’s spot. She didn’t like me, for whatever reason.”

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