ESPN anchor says he was held back due to WWE background

ESPN anchor Jonathan Coachman ("The Coach" in WWE) says he was held back by ESPN management due to his background as an on-air WWE commentator and wrestling heel prior to joining the sports network.

"It really held me back for a while. There were certain people (ESPN executives) that were fearful of some negative backlash that they hired a guy best known for wrestling," Coachman told the local newspaper in Hutchinson, Kansas. "It was frustrating. I knew where I should be, at and I knew where I wasn't. But I also knew the reason." Coach also talked about being in Kemper Arena when Owen Hart died at the Over the Edge 1999 PPV when he was a sports reporter for Kansas City's ABC affiliate...More?

source: hutchnews.com