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Former NJPW star Jeff Cobb, now competing in WWE as JC Mateo, has clarified the timeline behind his transition to WWE in a new interview with <a href="https://youtu.be/M2E_8FgEqCQ?si=GatLy_XsIrK4_USD" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Kuam News</a>. 



Cobb revealed that his NJPW contract officially expired at the end of January 2025, but he continued appearing for the promotion under a handshake agreement while finalizing his WWE deal.



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&#8220;I still stayed with [NJPW] for two more months after, not under contract, but I had a handshake agreement kind of thing while my WWE contract was being finalized,&#8221; Mateo said. 
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&#8220;Then it went into effect April 21. My last New Japan Pro-Wrestling match was April 19. As you can see from a lot of the internet things, May 10 was my official debut with WWE.&#8221;
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Mateo’s WWE journey began with a tryout in 2014 and near-signings in both 2020 and 2021, but it wasn’t until discussions resumed in late 2024 that a deal was finally reached. 



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&#8220;[We] had a couple Zoom meetings and there were concerns that I had and whatnot. They pretty much just said, &#8216;Okay. Whatever you want, let&#8217;s do it.&#8217; Lo and behold, here I am a few months later,&#8221; he said.
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Now part of the SmackDown roster, he’s poised for a major run under the WWE banner.

JC Mateo (Jeff Cobb) Reveals WWE Signing Timeline

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