Vince McMahon Fires WWE Star After Bouncing Check

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon had originally launched the XFL back in 2001 but it lasted only one season. He went on to launch a revamped version of the brand recently in 2020. It failed to take off and ultimately filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

 


 

Jonathan Coachman claims Vince McMahon terminated his contract after XFL failed

During a recent Q&A session on AdFreeShows’ Patreon, Coachman stated that he had to pay out of his own pocket to travel and do work for the XFL. But things got worse when it came time to pay as the company bounced a big check on him. One week after this incident took place, his contract with the WWE was also terminated. WWE Fired Star Leaks ‘Racist’ Attack
Here is what he said:

“So, from January to March, I flew coast to coast because I live in California. They didn’t have the expenses set up because it was technically a different company. So I paid my own expenses, which was between $8000 and $20,000. I was supposed to be reimbursed later. Because I had a 20-year relationship, I didn’t feel the need to turn in, you know, your invoices to get paid, that sort of thing. Because I’ve always lived up to my end of the bargain. I’ve never not come through on my end. They bounced a big check to me and to this day have not paid. It’s not a grand, it’s not two grand, it’s a lot more than that. I reached out and the week after they bounced that big check on the XFL side they cut my contract on the WWE side.

The XFL was a mess. It went into bankruptcy. A lot of people got stiffed. And when you treat people that way, and I’m a survivor, I was fine. They still owe me that money. But there were other people that was their full-time job and they got called on a Friday and told they were out of a job and they were not going to make any more money. Sometimes when you’re a leader, you are called on to sacrifice, not cash checks and stock for millions of dollars when you’re bouncing checks. I can only tell you what I know and if anybody wants to question me on it, I’ve got the receipts. When somebody does that and then somebody who has asked you many many many many times over the years to sacrifice time with your family, sacrifice your body, sacrifice a lot of other things, and then you’re treated that way on the back end, I’m not okay with that.”

Coachman currently works for CBS Sports and others and he is not willing to return to WWE.

Barry Russell
Barry Russell
A dedicated pro wrestling follower for more than a decade

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