Jeff Cobb Says He Thought About Retiring After WWE Release

Jeff Cobb spent less than one year in WWE, wrestling as JC Mateo as part of the MFTs. Cobb had a total of 40 matches in WWE, with 19 on television. He was released by the company in May.

He eventually made his way back to NJPW, returning in August.

Speaking to Chris Van Vliet on Insight, Cobb was asked if he had always planned to return to NJPW.

“A part of me, yes, but then a part of me was kind of like, I don’t really like wrestling anymore. So May was rough. I didn’t work out. I didn’t do anything. I was just like, I didn’t like wrestling. The first time I have ever been like that, where I was like, man, what the hell? I’m not blaming WWE. I mean, you know, us as wrestlers, we’re kind of our biggest critics. If I do a match or something, and I come back and say, oh, that was good, and I was like, we could have done this a little bit better, whatnot. So, we’re always our harshest critic, right? So, I mean, I don’t know if that’s the same in your world.”

Asked if he thought about retiring, Cobb said, “Yeah, I was like, man, was that it? But then at the same time, I was like, I don’t want to really end on that note. So, I kicked out.”

Cobb would align with Unbound Co upon his NJPW return. He is currently one-third of the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Champions along with the Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice).

Elsewhere during the interview, Cobb revealed WWE plans he heard that never came to fruition. You can find his comments here.