Daniel Bryan Continues to Do Jiu-Jitsu Training (Photo), New UFC Champion Crowned, Jonathan Coachman Talks WWE – ESPN, Possible WWE Return

May 15, 2016

Jonathan Coachman Talks WWE – ESPN, Possible WWE Return

Former WWE announcer and current ESPN anchor Jonathan Coachman recently appeared on The Ross Report with Jim Ross, and you can listen to the entire episode at this link.

During the podcast, Coachman says he has no plans to return to WWE full-time anytime soon, but he did say he would love to appear on Raw once a week as “The Coach.”

Coach then talked about the WWE – ESPN relationship, and he revealed when he first brought the idea up to ESPN it was met with heavy resistance for the better part of three year. He added that ESPN officials finally came around to understanding that WWE is a viable product to cover, and his Off the Top Rope segment showcases WWE stars as real people, and focuses less on WWE story lines.

New UFC Champion Crowned

For those of you interested, Stipe Miocic captured the UFC Title at last night’s UFC 198 when he knocked out previous champion Fabricio Werdum.

Daniel Bryan Continues to Do Jiu-Jitsu Training

As noted, Daniel Bryan has beeb doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu training as of late, and continued to do so at the Northwest High Intensity Training Center in Olympia, Washington:

Great day today at NW Hit Center. 6 min rounds! TOP level guys to grapple w/ and learn from. #Grateful #PlantStrong pic.twitter.com/vW8bbFgCpf

— Daniel Bryan (@WWEDanielBryan) May 14, 2016

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.