{"id":375113,"date":"2026-08-01T08:41:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T03:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=375113"},"modified":"2026-08-01T08:41:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T03:11:53","slug":"jeff-cobb-thought-hed-be-jeff-cobb-in-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/jeff-cobb-thought-hed-be-jeff-cobb-in-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Cobb Thought He’d Be Jeff Cobb In WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeff Cobb\u2019s WWE run began with a serious moment at Backlash 2025, where he made his surprise debut by helping Jacob Fatu successfully retain the USA Championship.<\/p>\n

After arriving in WWE, Cobb was repackaged as JC Mateo and aligned himself with Solo Sikoa\u2019s faction, which eventually became often known as The MFTs.<\/p>\n

During a recent appearance on the \u201cInstinct Culture\u201d podcast, Cobb revealed that he initially believed that he would give you the option to proceed wrestling under his well-known Jeff Cobb ring name after signing with WWE. As an alternative, the corporate introduced him to fans under the brand new JC Mateo identity, marking a fresh chapter in his profession. He said,<\/p>\n

\u201cI assumed I used to be going to be Jeff Cobb because Michael Cole called me that. \u2018For those who called me Jeff Cobb for the entire world to listen to, and next week it\u2019s a random change, that\u2019s a bit of weird.\u2019 I don\u2019t understand it. I get they need to regulate every thing. You need to use my name, that\u2019s totally high quality. I don\u2019t mind. The truth is, use my name. I attempted so hard. The week leading as much as Backlash, I used to be like, \u2018My name is Jeff. Cobb is gonna kill you.\u2019 They didn\u2019t wish to go together with that. I get it, but I don\u2019t understand why they said it on commentary, but the subsequent week it was totally different. It\u2019s whatever.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Throughout the same podcast, Cobb revealed that he desired to wrestle more in WWE. He said,<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t wish to sound like a bitter ex-employee. Could I even have done more? Yes. Could they’ve given me more stuff to do? Yes. At the identical time, \u2018maximize your minutes.\u2019 I attempted to try this. The primary couple of months, I used to be more, \u2018Yes, whatever you wish from me.\u2019 The last couple of months I used to be like, \u2018Can I do more? Can I talk more?\u2019 If I don\u2019t show my personality, then I\u2019m just Bodyguard #2. I desired to do more, wrestle more. That\u2019s what you signed me for, based off my wrestling. Recent Japan, we don\u2019t do an excessive amount of character stuff or vignettes. \u2018You hired me for wrestling. Let me wrestle. Put me on Major Event. Put me in dark matches.\u2019 \u2018We\u2019ll see.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cobb was released by WWE in April. He’s currently a free agent.<\/p>\n

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Jeff Cobb\u2019s WWE run began with a serious moment at Backlash 2025, where he made his surprise debut by helping Jacob Fatu successfully retain the USA Championship. After arriving in WWE, Cobb was repackaged as JC Mateo and aligned himself with Solo Sikoa\u2019s faction, which eventually became often known as The MFTs. During a recent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":375114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21056],"tags":[27985,11261,3668,6015,6221],"class_list":["post-375113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wwe-and-more","tag-cobb","tag-hed","tag-jeff","tag-thought","tag-wwe"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t