Jeff Cobb’s time as JC Mateo in WWE ended in May 2026 when he was released from the company less than a year after making his debut at the WWE Backlash 2025 Premium Live Event. Cobb had been on WWE’s radar for some time before he eventually agreed a deal with the company in the spring of 2025, and during a recent interview with Denise Salcedo, Cobb revealed the reasons he turned WWE down on three separate occasions.
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