BREAKING: Former WWE Star Returns After Health Scare; Suddenly Betrays Old Faction
A former WWE star who had a major health scare just recently had made his professional wrestling return. On his first night back, the star betrayed his old faction in a shocking turn of events.
A former WWE star who had a major health scare just recently had made his professional wrestling return. On his first night back, the star betrayed his old faction in a shocking turn of events. The star in question is Jeff Cobb (fkaJC Mateo) who is now back in New Japan Pro Wrestling for the first time in nearly a year. Jeff Cobb made a name for himself in Lucha Underground and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla before going to New Japan Pro Wrestling in 2017. The highlight of Cobb's New Japan run was his time as a member of the United Empire. He left NJPW last year to go to WWE, ending his 8-year tenure with the King of Sports. Cobb was packaged as JC Mateo in WWE and he debuted as a member of Solo Sikoa's MFT group. He didn't get to compete much in the company and was released in May this year. Herecently had a health scarefollowing his release, where he felt something was off and got a procedure done before there was any major damage. He finally returned to NJPW at the G1 Climax 36 Ryogoku event where he attacked Callum Newman and aligned himself with the Unbound Co. Expand TweetThis marked Cobb's first appearance in NJPW in nearly a year. Fans are excited to see him back and are looking forward to seeing him as a member of Yota Tsuji's stable now. Jeff Cobb's WWE run was very underwhelmingDuring his 8-year tenure with New Japan, Jeff Cobb had established himself as a major singles star. He had stacked singles wins over guys likeWill Ospreay, Zack Sabre Jr. and Tomohiro Ishii during his time there and won the NJPW Television and NEVER Openweight titles. However, during his WWE run he only got to have a few singles matches and was booked as another member of the MFTs. While he scored a win over LA Knight in his debut, the company never used him to his full potential. After losing to R-Truth and Damian Priest alongside Tama Tonga, he was released in May. It will be interesting to see if Jeff Cobb will be able to regain his momentum now that he's back in NJPW. Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clickinghereQuick LinksMore from SportskeedaEdited by Ishan Dubey