JC Mateo (Jeff Cobb) reveals what “turned him off” from signing with WWE in 2021

During an interview with Chris Van Vliet, former WWE star JC Mateo (Jeff Cobb) discussed turning down an opportunity with the company in 2021. Cobb reflected on his meeting with then-Senior Director of Talent Development Canyon Ceman…

“What turned me off was when I had the Zoom call with him. Well, the first thing that turned me off was that he was on the Zoom call in bed, just wearing a white T-shirt and shorts. I swear I was trying to take a screenshot, but I don’t know if he would have noticed. he called me, and he was in bed in boxer shorts and a T-shirt. I was like, ‘What the hell?’ Then it hit me. He looks 100% like Jeff Daniels. So I wanted to get that screenshot.

That and what he said. I think he told me there were three tiers in NXT at the time for pay structure. The one line that got me, that made me say no, was, ‘Well, you know, unlike other companies, we pay our talent during the pandemic.’ I said, ‘You didn’t have to say it like that.’ That turned me off. I was like, ‘Well, I don’t really want to work with somebody who’s going to make a statement like that.’ So I said no.”