Jc Mateo Leaves WWE After Less Than a Year

jc mateo is off WWE’s active roster after the company moved him to its Alumni section. The change ends a run that lasted less than a year and closes out a short stint built around faction work.

Backlash 2025 Start

Mateo debuted at Backlash 2025, where he aligned with Solo Sikoa and entered WWE under the JC Mateo name after wrestling internationally as Jeff Cobb. That launch tied him to the MFTs faction from the start, giving him a clear role but not a long solo runway on the main roster.

April 24 on SmackDown

His final match came on the April 24 episode of WWE SmackDown, where he teamed with Tama Tonga and lost to Damian Priest and R-Truth. That result is the last in-ring entry before WWE shifted his profile to the Alumni section on its website.

Sean Ross Sapp reported the move, and Fightful Select and Cory Hays from Bodyslam learned that Mateo is among a new group of WWE departures. The wording points to a broader roster shake-up, with Mateo one of several names moved out rather than a one-off departure.

Jeff Cobb to Alumni

Before signing with WWE in 2025, Mateo had already built a reputation internationally as Jeff Cobb, including work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling as part of the United Empire faction. In WWE, though, the push never stretched beyond support pieces and faction appearances, so the website move reads less like a surprise turn and more like the company closing a brief trial run.

For viewers who watched him arrive at Backlash 2025 and disappear from the active list before the year was out, the practical read is simple: the company has moved on, and the roster spot is gone with it.