Jonathan William Coachman[3] (born August 12, 1973), also known as "The Coach", is an American sports analyst and former professional wrestling personality.

While at McPherson, Coachman's interests included participating in theatre, serving as the sports editor for the school newspaper, and doing play-by-play and color commentary for the local football and basketball radio broadcasts.

Coachman was also a sports reporter/anchor at KAKE in Wichita, Kansas, and also lived for a time in Newton Falls, Ohio, frequently attending Youngstown State Penguins basketball games.

Coachman also worked for local Kansas City news station KMBC-TV, where he was a correspondent for Larry King Live's coverage of Owen Hart's death in May 1999.

Coachman began his World Wrestling Federation (WWF) career as an interviewer, commentator, and presenter on SmackDown!

During winter of 2001, Coachman was pressed into service as a sideline reporter for regional telecasts of the WWF-owned XFL, initially serving on the same broadcast team as WWF commentators Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler.

[7] Later, The Coach achieved a singles victory on pay-per-view at Backlash, in 2004 by defeating Tajiri (albeit with the assistance of Garrison Cade).

On the October 31, 2005 edition of Raw, Batista came out and accepted the match only to be attacked by The Coach's backup, the returning Goldust and Vader.

The Coach retained a prominent role on the Raw announcing team as the heel representative of a three-man booth with Styles, the play-by-play man, and Jerry "The King" Lawler, the babyface color commentator.

[17] On the October 1 edition of Raw, Regal returned as General Manager which resulted in Coachman being once again demoted to his prior rank.

On the January 4, 2008 episode of SmackDown!, Coachman would replace John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), who rejoined Raw the previous week, on commentary alongside Michael Cole.

On March 25, 2016, Coachman made a special appearance during WWE's live event held at Madison Square Garden.

On the March 28 episode of Raw, Coachman returned to WWE television for the first time in almost 8 years, cutting a promo with The New Day.

On January 29, 2018, Coachman re-signed with WWE, joining the Raw commentary team alongside Michael Cole and Corey Graves, replacing Booker T as color commentator.

As WWE has a television deal with NBCUniversal, in 2018, he was named play-by-play announcer for the NBC-owned World Long Drive Championship.

Coachman is also a commentator for PGA Tour Live, which is an NBC Sports Gold subscription service providing additional coverage of golf tournaments.